# Private users in Discourse **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-users-in-discourse/70878 **Category:** Feature **Created:** [27 בספטמבר,‏ 2017,‏ 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-users-in-discourse/70878 "2017-09-27T15:17:04Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 9
### Author: ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge) #### Post date: [29 באפריל,‏ 2024,‏ 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-users-in-discourse/70878/9 "2024-04-29T16:04:07Z")
> [@Earnie\_Baird](#): > > As an admin, I’ve been asked by a user to hide them from the member directory and there’s no way to do it. Unfortunately even if I turn off the **enable user directory** setting, they still appear in the member list for chat channels. Not by default I don’t think so. (Didn’t realize this was a bumped topic by a reply). There is a #Customization > Theme component that hides staff members on about page. > [@Hide staff from /about page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-staff-from-about-page/256994): > > information_sourceSummary Hide staff from about pagehammer_and_wrenchRepository [GitHub - literatecomputing/discourse-hide-admins-about: Theme component to hide some admin users from about page · GitHub](https://github.com/literatecomputing/discourse-hide-admins-about/)questionInstall Guide [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component This component will get no new updates and will soon be deprecated since it’s no longer ne… The DeV might be willing to make a similar component if you have a budget. Not sure if this could be done to add a user setting to preferences without a plugin. But otherwise an admin could add a user to a list in the component. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-users-in-discourse/70878)._