# Need discourse tips
**URL:** https://together.weall.org/t/need-discourse-tips/456
**Category:** Site Feedback
**Tags:** tips-and-tricks, en\_GB
**Created:** [17 October 2024 13:56 UTC](https://together.weall.org/t/need-discourse-tips/456 "2024-10-17T13:56:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@AdamHardy](https://together.weall.org/u/AdamHardy)
#### Post date: [17 October 2024 13:56 UTC](https://together.weall.org/t/need-discourse-tips/456/1 "2024-10-17T13:56:04Z")
I hope this is the right place to get support with Discourse. My first question would be how to tell Discourse that I want to see other people’s names and not their usernames.
Currently I’m concerned everyone will see me as “ahardy42” instead of “Adam Hardy”.
There doesn’t appear to be any option in the preferences for this.
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### Author:  [@Ana](https://together.weall.org/u/Ana)
#### Post date: [29 October 2024 11:20 UTC](https://together.weall.org/t/need-discourse-tips/456/2 "2024-10-29T11:20:37Z")
@Aamirah-WeAll including you in here just in case you already know the answer.
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### Author:  [@AdamHardy](https://together.weall.org/u/AdamHardy)
#### Post date: [20 March 2025 10:45 UTC](https://together.weall.org/t/need-discourse-tips/456/3 "2025-03-20T10:45:21Z")
Any progress on this anyone?
I’m just having a quick check-up on what’s going on here after receiving the weekly update email.
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### Author:  [@Oliver](https://together.weall.org/u/Oliver)
#### Post date: [20 March 2025 11:38 UTC](https://together.weall.org/t/need-discourse-tips/456/4 "2025-03-20T11:38:40Z")
Hi Adam, we can all see your real name if we click your avatar. I think the only way to have it displayed as your user name would be to create a new account and user name…
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### Author:  [@Kathleen\_C](https://together.weall.org/u/Kathleen_C)
#### Post date: [10 May 2025 11:51 UTC](https://together.weall.org/t/need-discourse-tips/456/5 "2025-05-10T11:51:07Z")
This page has a lot of information for newcomers or those who have questions about discourse.
> **[Discourse New User Tips and Tricks](https://blog.discourse.org/2016/12/discourse-new-user-tips-and-tricks/)**
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> Getting going in an online community can be overwhelming, especially if you’ve never used the platform before. If you’re new to Discourse, here are a few quick tips and tricks to get you started:
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### Author:  [@thobile](https://together.weall.org/u/thobile)
#### Post date: [15 May 2025 10:15 UTC](https://together.weall.org/t/need-discourse-tips/456/6 "2025-05-15T10:15:15Z")
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing Kathleen!