# FYI: Display Name Changes (and Pronoun field)

**URL:** <https://community.wftda.org/t/fyi-display-name-changes-and-pronoun-field/1349>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [January 23, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/fyi-display-name-changes-and-pronoun-field/1349 "2025-01-23T01:14:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![ump](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.wftda.org/ump/32/3_2.png) [@ump](https://community.wftda.org/u/ump)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://community.wftda.org/t/fyi-display-name-changes-and-pronoun-field/1349/1 "2025-01-23T01:14:15Z")

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We’re going to make a change to the way users’ names are displayed when they post / comment. Currently only User ID gets displayed. If you click on someone’s User ID or icon, you’ll see a pop-up screen [called the User Card] with a summary of that user’s profile, including their “Full Name”, league affiliation, etc.

The change will be to display the users’ Name field (in addition to User ID) on each post / comment. Users have easier control of changing their Name (as opposed to their User ID), more flexibility in length and allowable characters, and can embed more information\*.

- We also recently added a new field to capture users’ Pronouns. That field is visible on users’ cards, and you can change / update in your profile.

One of the reasons I want to call out this change is that some users registered their account using their civil name (“government”, “real-world”, or whatever you want to call it). It’s a personal choice, but you can absolutely make the Name field your derby name.