# Make anonymous mode button less prominent, less likely to be pressed accidentally?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-anonymous-mode-button-less-prominent-less-likely-to-be-pressed-accidentally/99856
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** anonymous-mode
**Created:** [18.Октябрь.2018 11:51:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-anonymous-mode-button-less-prominent-less-likely-to-be-pressed-accidentally/99856 "2018-10-18T11:51:42Z")
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [18.Октябрь.2018 11:51:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-anonymous-mode-button-less-prominent-less-likely-to-be-pressed-accidentally/99856/1 "2018-10-18T11:51:42Z")
I’m at a workshop in 🇰🇪 where I just trained up a bunch of people on using discourse. One of the things that came up is that one person (who is an active smartphone user) accidentally entered anonymous mode. It was only later that we realized it, after he liked and wrote posts, and wrote some PMs.
I was able to merge the anonymous account into the main account using the rake command, and I think there was no bad after affect to it.
However, it seems to me that this button, which is rarely used, should maybe sit somewhere less prominent so an errant finger doesn’t accidentally land you in anon mode. Near the bottom of the hamburger menu seems to make sense.
Another thought is that maybe a modal could pop up to explain what it’s for and allow the user to cancel and go back, in case they accidentally select it.
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### Author:  [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [18.Октябрь.2018 12:09:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-anonymous-mode-button-less-prominent-less-likely-to-be-pressed-accidentally/99856/2 "2018-10-18T12:09:11Z")
The anonymous feature is very niche, we know of only a small handful of sites actually using it.
Is it actually required on this site? Or has it just been enabled “because it’s an option”? The best way to reduce confusion is to not have it at all 😉
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [18.Октябрь.2018 12:10:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-anonymous-mode-button-less-prominent-less-likely-to-be-pressed-accidentally/99856/3 "2018-10-18T12:10:25Z")
I am aware that it’s a niche feature. But it is something we considered and decided to keep because many of our members work in human rights. It has not been used much but we want to make sure it’s available for those who feel the need to use it.
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### Author:  [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [18.Октябрь.2018 12:12:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-anonymous-mode-button-less-prominent-less-likely-to-be-pressed-accidentally/99856/4 "2018-10-18T12:12:29Z")
You could probably add a confirmation popup fairly easily using a theme component. The relevant code can be found here:
> [@Help! with the Anonymous feature on discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-the-anonymous-feature-on-discourse/70135/2):
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> This is the code that runs in the user menu to switch to an anonymous account You need to replicate that code when the anonymous button is clicked. How you do that will depend how you’ve implemented the bottom bar.
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### Author:  [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)
#### Post date: [07.Март.2025 19:50:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-anonymous-mode-button-less-prominent-less-likely-to-be-pressed-accidentally/99856/5 "2025-03-07T19:50:27Z")
В последнее время я несколько раз случайно включал анонимный режим. По моему мнению, в нормальных условиях возможность анонимной публикации или анонимного ответа должна быть разрешена для определённых категорий. Конечно, ещё одним прямым решением было бы появление всплывающего окна подтверждения после включения анонимного режима.
Кроме того, я столкнулся с проблемой, когда временные анонимные аккаунты получают значки SQL, особенно ограниченные тиражом, что вызывает у меня серьёзные трудности.