# Can I exclude usernames from search

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-exclude-usernames-from-search/260480>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** search\
**Created:** [April 2, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-exclude-usernames-from-search/260480 "2023-04-02T02:31:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![DanFFA](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/danffa/32/300890_2.png) [@DanFFA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DanFFA)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-exclude-usernames-from-search/260480/1 "2023-04-02T02:31:44Z")

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Is there a way to remove a specific user’s posts from the search results? Currently, if a highly active user has a username that starts with or otherwise includes a popular term in a community such as…

Search term: ‘ABCD’  
Username: ‘ABCDAndUser…’

…Searching said term often brings up a list of the username’s posts, to the point where it can be near impossible to differentiate results of that user’s random posts from ones that are actually on-topic and simply include that user in the discussion. Ideally, most members would desire a list of on-topic posts over ones that only include said user posting without the term in active use.

Edit: Currently I’m not aware of a workaround for this other than changing said username and/or users blocking said username while conducting their search. Neither of these are ideal.

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