User Naming Convention

itsbhanusharma (Bhanu Sharma) January 22, 2026, 10:01am 2

Convention is what works for you and your community!

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Topic		Replies	Views
Why don't discourse use email name to create username? Feature	2	2357	August 29, 2016
Feature request: make the "deduplication" of name vs. user name a site setting Feature	2	777	September 20, 2022
Profile, messages, bookmarks window: Include Full Name? UX	5	1688	December 20, 2015
Full name @mentions Feature mentions	62	13176	September 27, 2025
Generic “userN” usernames Product Support	12	2657	October 27, 2021