# Backend code

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/backend-code/257537>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [March 8, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backend-code/257537 "2023-03-08T20:29:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backend-code/257537/9 "2023-03-08T22:34:27Z")

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I’d welcome a PR to the Locations plugin (as a site setting) to determine a User’s location automatically and set this in their profile which in this mode could be read only (another setting) to prevent them changing it themselves (but might be by admin on request).

Then, as a bonus, you would be able to see everyone on a map 🙂

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