# Move optional "Name" to the bottom of the signup form
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-optional-name-to-the-bottom-of-the-signup-form/40359
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [February 29, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-optional-name-to-the-bottom-of-the-signup-form/40359 "2016-02-29T22:27:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-optional-name-to-the-bottom-of-the-signup-form/40359/1 "2016-02-29T22:27:59Z")
Is there any particular reason for the current order of the input fields on the signup form?
Can we move the optional “Name” to the last position?
I think it’s quite unusual that “Username” is followed by an optional field instead of “Password”.
Out of habit I’m _always_ entering the password in the “Name” field. Am I the only one who’s making that mistake again and again?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-optional-name-to-the-bottom-of-the-signup-form/40359/2 "2016-02-29T22:29:25Z")
Conceptually name and username belong together. Having a random field between them would be quite strange.
I suggest maybe hiding the username field via CSS if you don’t want it on the signup form.
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-optional-name-to-the-bottom-of-the-signup-form/40359/3 "2016-02-29T23:51:01Z")
> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Conceptually name and username belong together. Having a random field between them would be quite strange.
I agree with @gerhard, and your point as well. While they both belong together, it does seem odd that there is _anything_ between username and password, optional, connected, or not. What about putting full name above username?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-optional-name-to-the-bottom-of-the-signup-form/40359/4 "2016-03-01T00:02:30Z")
No – the mandatory field has to be first. Why would you put an optional field above (as in, “this is more important so fill it first”) a required one?
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-optional-name-to-the-bottom-of-the-signup-form/40359/5 "2016-03-01T00:03:44Z")
> [@codinghorror](#):
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> the mandatory field has to be first. Why would you put an optional field above (as in, “this is more important so fill it first”) a required one?
By that logic, why is full name above password? Password is required.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-optional-name-to-the-bottom-of-the-signup-form/40359/6 "2016-03-01T00:08:05Z")
I’mmmmm just gonna close this topic right now. Thanks everyone!
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-optional-name-to-the-bottom-of-the-signup-form/40359/7 "2016-03-01T00:08:08Z")