# How do people get badges to show on their profile? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 4, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633 "2025-04-04T17:45:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![melaniethewitch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melaniethewitch/32/18930_2.png) [@melaniethewitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melaniethewitch)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/1 "2025-04-04T17:45:44Z")
I already got a badge but it doesn’t show on my profile why is that? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/2 "2025-04-04T18:05:18Z")
I see your profile when I click your name. ---
**Author:** ![melaniethewitch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melaniethewitch/32/18930_2.png) [@melaniethewitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melaniethewitch)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/3 "2025-04-04T18:05:44Z")
oh! ok ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/4 "2025-04-04T18:07:48Z")
There is often a lag on the profile page for things like Badges, Top Topics (Threads Starts) and Top Replies. You’ll probably see them in a few hours and definitely by tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/5 "2025-04-04T18:13:23Z")
> [@melaniethewitch](#): > > I already got a badge but it doesn’t show on my profile why is that? When I click your name I see the First Emoji badge show up for you. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/6 "2025-04-05T14:31:25Z")
Interesting, I see 3 badges. I wonder if 2 are hidden from general users. This stuff almost always updates overnight. So it could just be 2 were lagging. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/7 "2025-04-05T14:39:21Z")
We should also mention that we have badges here because they’re an automatic feature of Discourse, but they’re not really part of the culture here. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/8 "2025-04-05T14:50:46Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Interesting, I see 3 badges. > > I wonder if 2 are hidden from general users. This stuff almost always updates overnight. So it could just be 2 were lagging. [Picard] "There are three badges!!! [/Picard] ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/9 "2025-04-05T14:52:55Z")
Well, except for the one after your username and mine. But, good point. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/10 "2025-04-05T14:54:51Z")
This is the first I’ve even heard of badges. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/11 "2025-04-05T15:01:44Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u8WbLU958Lg/maxresdefault.jpg "We Don't Need No Stinking Badges!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8WbLU958Lg) ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/12 "2025-04-05T15:07:51Z")
If you go to your badges page (`https://boards.straightdope.com/u/your_name/badges`), or find it in your preferences, you can “star” (favorite) up to 2 badges and they’ll show up in your profile. Mostly they’re just pointless junk that Discourse added early on, when they were trying to “gamify” the forum experience. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/13 "2025-04-05T16:03:30Z")
Pointless junk “Participation Trophy-Thank You For Breathing!” badges, for the most part. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/14 "2025-04-05T16:58:40Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Interesting, I see 3 badges. I do too. Now. At the time I posted, there was only 1. ---
**Author:** ![melaniethewitch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melaniethewitch/32/18930_2.png) [@melaniethewitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melaniethewitch)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/15 "2025-04-07T17:21:15Z")
thanks ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-badges-to-show-on-their-profile/1016633/16 "2025-04-07T22:41:56Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > We should also mention that we have badges here because they’re an automatic feature of Discourse, but they’re not really part of the culture here. What!? You mean my accomplishments were not the talk of the mod loop? I’m crushed… just devastated. I thought those badges were to be worn with pride. Ah, well, c’est la vie