# Shield icon for Admins (in discussion threads)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/shield-icon-for-admins-in-discussion-threads/287863
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 7, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shield-icon-for-admins-in-discussion-threads/287863 "2023-12-07T13:58:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![haydenjames](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/haydenjames/32/255678_2.png) [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shield-icon-for-admins-in-discussion-threads/287863/1 "2023-12-07T13:58:06Z")

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Does this icon not show up for Admins? Or only shows in topic threads for Moderators?  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/2/6/52604caa77e0b75d182b12fb3b3d9baece34632a.png)  
(shield icon displayed for a Moderator in a topic thread)

I’ve been searching for a related setting. I think I probably disabled it when it was myself and 5 other people on the forum. Is there a setting to enable/disable the display of that shield for admins in discussion threads?

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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: [December 7, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shield-icon-for-admins-in-discussion-threads/287863/2 "2023-12-07T14:07:53Z")

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The shield indicates moderators

> [@Make staff users more recognizable with customized avatars, posts, and mentions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-staff-users-more-recognizable-with-customized-avatars-posts-and-mentions/142794/1):
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> ## Show moderator shield
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> Any staff user who is moderator, or admin **and** moderator, will have the moderator shield next to the username.
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> ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/0/801c1ad0871d19001bfae0aba5b3efe3df5ba6aa.png)
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> > 🗨 **Tips** : _the shield will not appear if the staff user has the role of admin but not moderator._

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### Author: ![haydenjames](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/haydenjames/32/255678_2.png) [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shield-icon-for-admins-in-discussion-threads/287863/3 "2023-12-07T14:09:35Z")

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Thanks. So looks like a solution would be to add the admins to moderator group?

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### Author: ![Jagster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jagster/32/192154_2.png) [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shield-icon-for-admins-in-discussion-threads/287863/4 "2023-12-07T14:23:18Z")

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That’s right (and if an admin works as a moderator that is only logical move)

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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: [January 6, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shield-icon-for-admins-in-discussion-threads/287863/5 "2024-01-06T14:24:15Z")

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