# "Powered by Discourse" should be on by default **URL:** \ **Category:** UX\ **Tags:** completed, powered-by-discourse\ **Created:** [April 7, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/powered-by-discourse-should-be-on-by-default/302752 "2024-04-07T07:11:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**Author:** ![ernestdefoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ernestdefoe/32/118137_2.png) [@ernestdefoe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ernestdefoe)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/powered-by-discourse-should-be-on-by-default/302752/21 "2024-04-14T15:02:20Z")
I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. The end user has no reason to know what version of whatever forum software that’s being used. I have read where on certain forum software they used to include the version number in the footer with the copyright and come to find out certain versions had a security hole and people were targeting sites running that particular version of said software. I myself have no problem with the users knowing what software I’m using even though I’ve bought copyright removal on pretty much every forum software I’ve used in the past not because I wanted to hide what I was using but because I think it should be the customer’s choice to display that. If a member of my community was to ask what software I was using I had no problem telling them. I love the fact that even being free to self host that Discourse doesn’t show the copyright by default just like another forum software I’m using. I hate that when I’m paying hundreds of dollars for something I’m made to show the copyright unless I pay hundreds more but alas that is how things work I guess. Again back on topic I haven’t used this forum software long enough yet to know if there are any potential vulnerabilities but I don’t think version numbers should be shown on the member facing side of the community. That’s something only Admin and such need to know when they are needing support on something. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/powered-by-discourse-should-be-on-by-default/302752)._