# Admin / Mod post in different color

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-mod-post-in-different-color/165473
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 26, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-mod-post-in-different-color/165473 "2020-09-26T19:59:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![MidnightCheesePizza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/midnightcheesepizza/32/195297_2.png) [@MidnightCheesePizza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MidnightCheesePizza)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-mod-post-in-different-color/165473/1 "2020-09-26T19:59:19Z")

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Hey I was wondering if by default, Discourse has a way to highlight admins, mods and selected folks of the community to display their posts in a different color or style.

I’m thinking along the longs of Blizzard’s “Blue Posts” on the new Warcraft forums. (one of the main reasons I wanted to use discourse).

 ![Screen Shot 2020-09-26 at 12.55.19 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/f/ef94554ff0a9009bcf384660afe89325869a28e3.jpeg)

I’m sure they have tons of custom stuff on theirs but I just wanted to ask if it was possible for regular users.

If not, still cool and thanks!

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### Author: ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-mod-post-in-different-color/165473/2 "2020-09-26T23:42:08Z")

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I’m recategorising this as #Support as a guide already exists suggesting lots of ways to add emphasis to staff users and their responses:

> [@Make staff users more recognizable with customized avatars, posts, and mentions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-a-staff-user-more-recognizable/142794):
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> There are various methods that can be used to make a staff user immediately recognizable to other users. Show moderator shield Any staff user who is moderator, or admin and moderator, will have the moderator shield next to the username. left_speech_bubble Tips: the shield will not appear if the staff user has the role of admin but not moderator. CSS to change color of the shield play_button Change color for all Staff usersplay_button Change color differentiating ADMIN users from MOD users CSS to h…

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-mod-post-in-different-color/165473/3 "2020-09-26T23:56:51Z")

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