# Allow site operators to control full name suppression on posts
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [2월 18, 2015, 10:48오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378 "2015-02-18T22:48:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@ky\_metro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ky_metro)
#### Post date: [6월 27, 2015, 11:02오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/41 "2015-06-27T23:02:44Z")
> [@sam](#):
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> Option b exists, it’s a single CSS rule
Do you mean `span.username {display: none;}` ?
That doesn’t cover cases where Discourse suppressed the full name - there’d be no name at all.
However, once option A is provided then option B will be a single CSS rule.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [6월 27, 2015, 11:31오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/42 "2015-06-27T23:31:02Z")
`.topic-meta-data .username {display: none;}`
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### Author:  [@ky\_metro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ky_metro)
#### Post date: [6월 28, 2015, 3:00오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/43 "2015-06-28T03:00:13Z")
> [@sam](#):
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> .topic-meta-data .username {display: none;}
Try it on this page using Firebug. Tom\_Newsom, kensims, nighware, cpradio, dmitry\_fedyuk (etc) display no names at all.
Like I said, once we have option A (no fullname suppression), then option B can be done via CSS… except for cases where no fullname is provided. I can live with that though, as we now have the option to require full names.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [6월 28, 2015, 3:22오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/44 "2015-06-28T03:22:08Z")
I am fine to add an option to unconditionally disable suppression pull request welcome
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### Author:  [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)
#### Post date: [7월 1, 2015, 11:10오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/45 "2015-07-01T23:10:09Z")
> [@Tom\_Newsom](#):
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> We’re also a community of real-world people based round a real-world place/resource so it doesn’t make sense to have two identities.
[From version 3.0](https://meta.discourse.org/t/real-name-plugin-version-3-0-2015-07-02/30487/4), my [Real Name plugin](https://discourse.pro/t/topic/27) has an optional `Real Name only` mode not only for topic pages but for profile pages and usercard popups (mini-profiles) too. It also supports [Real Name only mode for Accepted Answer plugin](https://discourse.pro/t/topic/37).
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [7월 1, 2015, 11:26오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/46 "2015-07-01T23:26:42Z")
This is out of control @dmitry_fedyuk we agreed on a simple solution here, add the site setting and submit a PR, in the future plugging a paid plugin in these kind of spots will be simply deleted
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [8월 11, 2015, 8:27오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/47 "2015-08-11T08:27:08Z")
Planned per @ky_metro’s options, if anyone wants to take this, let me know.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [4월 27, 2018, 1:53오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/49 "2018-04-27T01:53:11Z")
OK this can now go off my list:
1. We already amended it so if you prefer name, then name is unconditionally displayed on posts.
So, if `prioritize_username_in_ux` is **false** AND … Name is `Sam Saffron` AND Username is `sam.saffron`
We will display `Sam Saffron`
1. For people who do not like the similar username / name suppression I added [Remove Name Suppression on Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-similar-username-name-suppression-on-posts/86265)
So, now I will celebrate and close this req on Monday. 👨🏼💻🍷
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### Author:  [@Jane\_Jojo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jane_Jojo)
#### Post date: [4월 27, 2018, 3:03오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/50 "2018-04-27T03:03:20Z")
Will this be an option?
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [4월 27, 2018, 3:05오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/51 "2018-04-27T03:05:30Z")
Sorry, I did not full qualify the above
I do not want to add another site setting for “never do any suppression”, but the theme component above is fully supported and will work if you really want to unconditionally show both username and name
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [4월 30, 2018, 8:00오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/52 "2018-04-30T08:00:03Z")
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