How do I get Rails to use a custom string label for form

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I have a User model that has a Name attribute, but I plan to use it more as a username. In the standard for label usage it has :name for the label, so Name shows up when the user sees the form. How can I force it to use a customer string "Username" label for this attribute in the form so that the :name attribute in the model actually contains the user's username. Thanks, Edward

Possible duplicate of [Custom text for rails form\_for label](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13003626/custom-text-for-rails-form-for-label) — Sharjeel, Jan 20 '18 at 18:29

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 21 '18 at 05:08

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You just need to add it after the :name field like this

<%= form.label :name, "Username" %>

answered Jan 21 '18 at 05:08

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