Is it possible to change a user’s displayed name? I can, as administrator, change their username, but I can’t seem to find a way (short of jumping into the database) of changing the displayed name. I’m wanting to ensure that staff have appropriately consistent names, and I worry that that will quickly turn into a cat-herding exercise.
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barryvan asks if it’s possible to change a user’s displayed name, noting that while they can edit the username in the admin area, they can’t find a way to change the displayed name without accessing the database. sam clarifies that the displayed name can be changed on the user’s preferences page, not in the admin area. barryvan appreciates the clarification and suggests that adding the ability to edit the displayed name directly from the admin area would be more convenient, especially for managing new users. sam responds that a pull request would be welcome to implement this feature.
Thanks @sam! 
I was looking for it in the admin area, not on the user’s profile. From the admin area, I can edit their username (and just about everything else), so I assumed that it’d be there that I’d be able to edit the displayed name as well. I didn’t think to look at the “preferences” page at all, tbh. Appreciate the clarification, and that I can, in fact, edit these names.
What are your thoughts on making it possible to edit this field from the user admin area as well? If someone’s just signed up, it’s easier to just edit their details there; otherwise, I have to open their admin area, view their public profile, go to preferences, and make the change…
Fine if you send a pr