# Profile picture on a topic
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-picture-on-a-topic/336712
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 18, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-picture-on-a-topic/336712 "2024-11-18T13:02:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Arijit\_Sengupta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arijit_Sengupta)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-picture-on-a-topic/336712/1 "2024-11-18T13:02:58Z")
I just had an suggestion regarding how the profile picture is displayed for topics. Currently, the PFP of a topic changes to match the latest user who replied and it sometimes looks a bit messy or confusing .Most people would definitely agree that this platform is amazing for starting conversations and using it for many reasons but I think it would be more consistent and just overall an better experience if the topic’s PFP was the same as the user who originally made it.
This change could make it easier to identify who started the topic at a glance and maintain a sense of ownership for the creator.
Hope it’s not to difficult to implement this feature but it would be nice 😃
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-picture-on-a-topic/336712/2 "2024-11-18T13:07:35Z")
Welcome to Meta 👋
There are some #Customization > Theme component s that admins can install and add to the theme, which customize which author is shown.
Desktop and mobile:
> [@Topic List Author](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-author/269910):
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> information_sourceSummary Makes the topic author appear instead of posters and allows changing the placement of the author column in topic list pages.hammer_and_wrenchRepository [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-topic-list-author](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-topic-list-author)eyeglassesPreview [Preview on Discourse Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Discourse/topic-list-author)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 …
Only on mobile:
> [@Show Original Poster Avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-original-poster-avatars/171346):
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> discourse2Summary Show Original Poster Avatars is a simple theme component that shows the profile picture of the original poster (OP) on the mobile topic list, rather than the latest reply.eyeglassesPreview [Preview on Discourse Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Discourse/show-op-avatars) (mobile only)hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-mobile-op-avatar-component](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-mobile-op-avatar-component)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 Featu…
> [@Show both OP and last reply on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-both-op-and-last-reply-on-mobile/267944):
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> information_sourceSummary This component show topic OP and last reply on mobileeyeglassesPreview [Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Lhc_fl/op-and-reply)hammer_and_wrenchRepository [Lhcfl/discourse-mobile-topic-op-and-last-reply (github.com)](https://github.com/Lhcfl/discourse-mobile-topic-op-and-last-reply)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 theme component is heavily inspired by @awesomerobot’s [Show Original Poster Avata…](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-original-poster-avatars/171346)