# Show only first name

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-only-first-name/90512
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 22, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-only-first-name/90512 "2018-06-22T20:22:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Jane\_Jojo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jane_jojo/32/119485_2.png) [@Jane\_Jojo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jane_Jojo)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-only-first-name/90512/1 "2018-06-22T20:22:07Z")

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I know this was added some time back

> [@Allow site operators to control full name suppression on posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/51):
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> Sorry, I did not full qualify the above I do not want to add another site setting for “never do any suppression”, but the theme component above is fully supported and will work if you really want to unconditionally show both username and name

but I am still confused about how to enable this.

Is this a theme only way or is there another way?

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### Author: ![HAWK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hawk/32/86627_2.png) [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-only-first-name/90512/2 "2018-06-25T02:39:30Z")

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> [@Jane\_Jojo](#):
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> Is this a theme only way or is there another way?

You need to install this theme component

> [@Remove Name Suppression on Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-similar-username-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: ![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 10, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-only-first-name/90512/3 "2021-01-10T20:56:59Z")

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