Showing Real Name instead of Username

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The discussion is about showing real names instead of usernames on a forum. AveyBD wants to display their full name, “Debashish”, instead of their username “deb”. omarfilip suggests enabling the display name on posts and enable names settings, while unchecking prioritize username in ux.

However, mattdm is still having issues despite having these settings in place. omarfilip points out that the display name on posts setting can be found in the posting category of site settings, and suggests checking this setting to resolve the issue.

It’s also noted that names do appear on usercards, but not on posts.

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Merry Christmas Guys.
Currently my forum showing username in topic view section. Is there any way to show real name like this forum ?
for example My forum is currently showing my username “deb” but I want to show Debashish, Which is my full name.

2

enable names and display name on posts should be checked and prioritize username in ux unchecked. You can also select full name required to force at registration.

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Thank you, I was looking for the option.

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Hmmm. I have these set that way:

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but I’m still seeing posts like this:

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(sorry for the screenshot Inception).

What do I need to do to make my site act this way?

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And it’s not that names aren’t there, by the way… on usercards, they show up primary, like this:

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Check the display name on posts setting:

/admin/site_settings/category/posting?filter=name

I’ve updated my post #2 above with this, too.