# IP ban button within a profile

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-ban-button-within-a-profile/57301
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [13 Febbraio 2017, 7:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-ban-button-within-a-profile/57301 "2017-02-13T07:14:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![dylanh724](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dylanh724/32/119642_2.png) [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)
#### Post date: [13 Febbraio 2017, 7:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-ban-button-within-a-profile/57301/1 "2017-02-13T07:14:36Z")

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Everything’s so convenient within Discourse, however IP banning is a pain. I have to copy their IP, find the logs and screened IP’s to add their IP for a ban.

Can’t there just be a “IP Ban” button beside their name when viewing a profile from admin?

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### Author: ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [13 Febbraio 2017, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-ban-button-within-a-profile/57301/2 "2017-02-13T08:51:20Z")

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“Delete Spammer” bans the IP.