# Displaying a Custom User Field on a post

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-a-custom-user-field-on-a-post/266321
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [May 26, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-a-custom-user-field-on-a-post/266321 "2023-05-26T14:18:53Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-a-custom-user-field-on-a-post/266321/7 "2023-05-26T14:55:09Z")

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> [@MikeNolan](#):
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> We have a custom user field for member ID that we would like to have show next to the member’s username on a post on our Discourse-hosted site.

here’s how to do this part:

> [@Ability to place custom fields in post header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-place-custom-fields-in-post-header/106928/1):
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> I have a use case where I would like to add the content from a custom user field next to my username in the post header: not sure the best way to go about this? very new to discourse and all its wonders

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