# How to display the shield icon on topics and on the admin profile to all members

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-the-shield-icon-on-topics-and-on-the-admin-profile-to-all-members/303661
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 13, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-the-shield-icon-on-topics-and-on-the-admin-profile-to-all-members/303661 "2024-04-13T11:41:55Z")
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### Author: ![romano97002](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/romano97002/32/544993_2.png) [@romano97002](https://meta.discourse.org/u/romano97002)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-the-shield-icon-on-topics-and-on-the-admin-profile-to-all-members/303661/1 "2024-04-13T11:41:55Z")

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Hi all,

I’m trying to find out how to display the shield icon on topics and on my forum administrator member profile to all members.

Thank you in advance for your help.

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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: [April 13, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-the-shield-icon-on-topics-and-on-the-admin-profile-to-all-members/303661/2 "2024-04-13T11:57:27Z")

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When you are a moderator, the shield is automatically added.

> [@Make staff users more recognizable with customized avatars, posts, and mentions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-staff-users-more-recognizable-with-customized-avatars-posts-and-mentions/142794):
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> There are various methods that can be used to make a staff user immediately recognizable to other users. Show moderator shield Any staff user who is moderator, or admin and moderator, will have the moderator shield next to the username. left_speech_bubble Tips: the shield will not appear if the staff user has the role of admin but not moderator. CSS to change color of the shield play_button Change color for all Staff usersplay_button Change color differentiating ADMIN users from MOD users CSS to h…

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-the-shield-icon-on-topics-and-on-the-admin-profile-to-all-members/303661/3 "2024-04-13T17:36:18Z")

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Maybe you want [Automatically add group flair to members’ avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-add-group-flair-to-members-avatars/82700)?