# Badge type is not really optional

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-type-is-not-really-optional/342639
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** badges
**Created:** [December 16, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-type-is-not-really-optional/342639 "2024-12-16T11:45:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-type-is-not-really-optional/342639/1 "2024-12-16T11:45:48Z")

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I noticed that the “Badge type” setting says it’s optional in the interface.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/7/d/c7d5bae12c41b1ef73bca3317e0f77b63d15b73e.png)  
However, you cannot submit the new badge you created because it actually isn’t optional.  
 ![A message box displaying an error message stating "An error occurred: Badge type can't be blank" with an "OK" button in pink. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/9/3/8/938808df37f5e50083f0361288928872c8b42ee8.png)

When you edit the type of a previously created badge to “none”, it becomes more confusing because saving is possible and confirmed, but the value is reset to the one that was chosen before.

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-type-is-not-really-optional/342639/2 "2025-10-09T21:44:46Z")

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Fixed 🎉

 ![Screenshot_20251009_234403_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/6/6/4663234bfb590f31be4761c83acd757a3c69590b.jpeg)