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How to Change a User’s Public Display Name

Learn how to update a user's public display name. Follow our step-by-step guide to search, edit, and save name changes in your Indie Website's user dashboard.

Whether you need to update a staff member's title or simply change how your own name appears on a post, updating the Display Name is a quick process handled within your Indie Website's user settings.

Follow these steps to change how a user's name appears publicly on your website.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Navigate to the Users on your left-hand dashboard menu and select All Users. Use the search field in the upper right-hand corner to find the specific person you wish to edit.

  2. Hover over the username of the individual and click the Edit link that appears directly below their name.

  3. Scroll down until you find the field labeled Display name publicly as.

    • Note: This field usually allows you to choose between the user's nickname, first name, last name, or a combination of both.

    • If the name you want doesn't appear in the "Display name publicly as" dropdown, make sure you have filled out the First Name, Last Name, and Nickname fields first!

4. Once you have selected the desired name format, scroll to the very bottom of the page and click the Update User button.