# Posting without signup?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-without-signup/299644
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 16, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-without-signup/299644 "2024-03-16T13:47:37Z")
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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-without-signup/299644/2 "2024-03-16T14:10:15Z")

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Welcome @bolt100 :discourse:!

You must have an account to perform pretty much all actions on a site such as posting. Therefore, allowing users to post without an account doesn’t exist.

Edit…

If you need some level of animosity you could use anonymous posting? Caveat is that it still needs users to sign up.

> [@Enable and configure anonymous mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-and-configure-anonymous-mode/155638):
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> bookmark This guide details #how-to enable and configure anonymous mode in Discourse for users who want to post without revealing their identity. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Anonymous mode allows logged-in users to switch from their normal account to an anonymous account. This allows users to create topics and replies without any details being displayed in the Discourse user interface to connect the anonymous user with its associated account. …

Or change the site setting `hide user profiles from public` and hide it from user preferences with css so users can’t unhide themselves? But as with any css a user can find a way around it eg. Using [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true).

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