# "display name on posts" should apply to quotes, too

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-name-on-posts-should-apply-to-quotes-too/175990
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [January 13, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-name-on-posts-should-apply-to-quotes-too/175990 "2021-01-13T15:32:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![mattdm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mattdm/32/216484_2.png) [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-name-on-posts-should-apply-to-quotes-too/175990/1 "2021-01-13T15:32:55Z")

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A screenshot is going to be worth a thousand words here. We have `display name on posts` enabled, and that works fine, but notice how when I quote to reply, just the username is given. There’s _plenty_ of room on that line; please make the name setting also apply here. Thank you.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/d/7d54a567e664fd7e851a39410a908c2ac3fc0680.png)

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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: [February 25, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-name-on-posts-should-apply-to-quotes-too/175990/2 "2026-02-25T22:28:34Z")

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I think this was #completed here

> [@Display full name not username when attributing quote or reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-full-name-not-username-when-attributing-quote-or-reply/203533/8):
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> I have [added](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/16078) the pieces necessary to prioritize full names when: prioritize\_username\_in\_ux = false display\_name\_on\_posts = true for the cases described in the OP. Thanks for @JonathanShaw for pointing this out slight_smile

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-name-on-posts-should-apply-to-quotes-too/175990/3 "2026-02-25T22:37:12Z")

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