# "Use name for username suggestions": no effect on signup form?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-name-for-username-suggestions-no-effect-on-signup-form/399499
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** signup
**Created:** [28 במרץ,‏ 2026,‏ 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-name-for-username-suggestions-no-effect-on-signup-form/399499 "2026-03-28T21:11:21Z")
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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [30 במרץ,‏ 2026,‏ 8:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-name-for-username-suggestions-no-effect-on-signup-form/399499/4 "2026-03-30T08:40:19Z")

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That setting only works for SSO/OAuth flows because

1. in those flows, the email is the “source of truth” and the only required information coming from the “login provider”
2. in the local login form, the name is usually at the bottom (cf. screenshot in @hawk’s post above)

I’ve updated the site setting’s description to hopefully make it clearer

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/38963](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/38963)

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