# Random users usernames not showing on posts

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 26, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594 "2023-06-26T03:17:52Z")
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### Author: ![jordan-violet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jordan-violet/32/281428_2.png) [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/1 "2023-06-26T03:17:52Z")

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Is there any setting I’m missing that would cause some users usernames to show on posts and not others? e.g. [SailPoint IdentityNow VS Code Extension Now Available - #9 by tranetechnologies - Announcements - SailPoint Developer Community](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/sailpoint-identitynow-vs-code-extension-now-available/4877/9)

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### Author: ![supermathie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/supermathie/32/507518_2.png) [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2023, 3:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/2 "2023-06-26T03:28:09Z")

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You’ll forgive me I hope for being unsure here, I’m not actually “working” at the moment 🤣

Do all of the usernames that are _not_ showing up match the `firstname_lastname` pattern?

IIRC Discourse suppresses display of usernames in the specific case where the Full Name “matches” the Username.

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### Author: ![jordan-violet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jordan-violet/32/281428_2.png) [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/3 "2023-06-26T03:30:35Z")

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> [@supermathie](#):
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> I’m not actually “working” at the moment 🤣

Then as far as I’m concerned, you’re just a regular like me 🙂

> [@supermathie](#):
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> Do all of the usernames that are _not_ showing up match the `firstname_lastname` pattern?

Yeah, wow I never noticed it did that…is that documented somewhere? and is it able to be disabled?

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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/4 "2023-06-26T03:53:02Z")

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> [@jordan-violet](#):
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> and is it able to be disabled?

this looks like the applicable code to override:

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/a183f14d0936bd272bcc67d381ffad2b1c8d6bac/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/plugin-api.js#L754C1-L762C4>

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### Author: ![jordan-violet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jordan-violet/32/281428_2.png) [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/5 "2023-06-26T03:58:36Z")

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I hope to one day find the time to learn to build theme components. For now I just hid all usernames for consistency’s sake.

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/6 "2023-06-26T06:33:09Z")

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They are hidden because it seems silly or noisy to display a name twice in a row. I believe that there There is a setting that you can change to have it display anyway.

There are some similar settings with “suppress” I in them that do similar things in other circumstances, but I can’t find the one you want on my phone right now.

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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2023, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/7 "2023-06-26T06:58:39Z")

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i think it may be `prioritize_username_in_ux` ? 🤔

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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/8 "2023-06-26T09:14:42Z")

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No, this setting doesn’t override this behavior 🙂  
I didn’t find a setting to display both the username and name when they are identical (minus spaces) and it might require a component or plugin.

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/9 "2023-06-26T09:33:18Z")

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I think this #Customization > Theme component could help

> [@Remove Name Suppression on Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-name-suppression-on-posts/86265):
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> discourse2Summary Remove Name Suppression on Posts disables the suppression of similar name / usernames on posts.eyeglassesPreview [Preview on Discourse Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Discourse/remove-name-suppression)hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/remove-name-suppression-on-posts](https://github.com/discourse/remove-name-suppression-on-posts)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 Features This tiny tiny theme component only adds: \<script type="text/discourse-plugin" versi…

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### Author: ![jordan-violet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jordan-violet/32/281428_2.png) [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/10 "2023-06-26T10:36:01Z")

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This was exactly it, thanks @Moin!

> [@pfaffman](#):
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> They are hidden because it seems silly or noisy to display a name twice in a row. I believe that there There is a setting that you can change to have it display anyway.

I agree with you, and at the same time it’s inconsistency UX to display most as name \> username \> title, and on seemingly random (to the uninitiated of this feature) not show some usernames and it just be name \> title.

I’m glad this feature exists for my use case! As usually, just showing how incredibly malleable this platform is to one’s needs in customizing their community.

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### Author: ![jordan-violet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jordan-violet/32/281428_2.png) [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/11 "2023-06-26T10:38:02Z")

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To anyone who finds this later, this is the answer to my question:

> [@Random users usernames not showing on posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/2):
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> You’ll forgive me I hope for being unsure here, I’m not actually “working” at the moment rofl Do all of the usernames that are not showing up match the firstname\_lastname pattern? IIRC Discourse suppresses display of usernames in the specific case where the Full Name “matches” the Username.

But this is the solution for adjusting the behavior:

> [@Random users usernames not showing on posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/9):
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> I think this #theme-component could help

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-users-usernames-not-showing-on-posts/269594/12 "2023-07-26T10:38:55Z")

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