# User search always finds self

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-search-always-finds-self/347065
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** user-directory
**Created:** [January 14, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-search-always-finds-self/347065 "2025-01-14T13:31:12Z")
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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: [January 14, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-search-always-finds-self/347065/3 "2025-01-14T13:39:12Z")

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I think it has always been that way

> [@User search always has myself](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-search-always-has-myself/311948/2):
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> I think that’s by design. Though if you’re using the [User Card Directory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-directory/144479) theme component there’s the hide current user setting which may be of use to you?

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