# Request for help on finding a user's full name in a theme component context

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-for-help-on-finding-a-users-full-name-in-a-theme-component-context/87128
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [May 10, 2018, 3:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-for-help-on-finding-a-users-full-name-in-a-theme-component-context/87128 "2018-05-10T03:05:50Z")
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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-for-help-on-finding-a-users-full-name-in-a-theme-component-context/87128/2 "2018-05-13T23:41:34Z")

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This is going to have to go in the serializer or you are going to be doing the worst kind of N+1 which is a Network+1

I am ok with last poster including name if the site has prioritize full names in the UI.

Otherwise you are going to need a plugin.

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