diff --git a/inc/helpers/aksrt-identity.php b/inc/helpers/aksrt-identity.php
index eac33cd5..022b6709 100644
--- a/inc/helpers/aksrt-identity.php
+++ b/inc/helpers/aksrt-identity.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ if (!function_exists('aksrt_render_user_identity_chips')) {
 	 *
 	 *     @type bool $include_vip Whether to prepend VIP badge. Default true.
 	 *     @type bool $skip_level  Whether to omit the level chip (rendered inline elsewhere). Default false.
+	 *     @type bool $skip_badges Whether to omit badge signals from this row. Default false.
 	 * }
 	 */
 	function aksrt_render_user_identity_chips(int $user_id, string $context = 'author', array $args = []): string {
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ if (!function_exists('aksrt_render_user_identity_chips')) {
 			if (!empty($args['skip_level']) && $type === 'level') {
 				continue;
 			}
+			if (!empty($args['skip_badges']) && $type === 'badge') {
+				continue;
+			}
 			$tone     = sanitize_html_class((string) ($signal['tone'] ?? 'info'));
 			$icon     = sanitize_html_class((string) ($signal['icon'] ?? 'check'));
 			$icon_url = esc_url((string) ($signal['icon_url'] ?? ''));
diff --git a/inc/helpers/user-center-renderers/profile-header.php b/inc/helpers/user-center-renderers/profile-header.php
index 607a85ca..e41d298a 100644
--- a/inc/helpers/user-center-renderers/profile-header.php
+++ b/inc/helpers/user-center-renderers/profile-header.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ extract($context, EXTR_SKIP); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DontExtract.extract_
 			<h1 class="uc-header__name">
 				<?php echo esc_html($target_user->display_name); ?>
 				<?php if (function_exists('aksrt_render_user_identity_chips')) : ?>
-					<?php echo aksrt_render_user_identity_chips((int) $user_id, 'author', ['include_vip' => true]); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped ?>
+					<?php echo aksrt_render_user_identity_chips((int) $user_id, 'author', ['include_vip' => true, 'skip_badges' => true]); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped ?>
 				<?php endif; ?>
 			</h1>
 			<div class="uc-header__meta desc user-identity flex ac hh">
diff --git a/templates/parts/user/author-hero.php b/templates/parts/user/author-hero.php
index a532b9e4..75ddf43b 100644
--- a/templates/parts/user/author-hero.php
+++ b/templates/parts/user/author-hero.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ $pm_url = ($pm_enabled && $messages_url !== '')
 			<?php if ($show_name) : ?>
 			<h1 class="aksrt-author-hero__name">
 					<?php if (function_exists('aksrt_get_user_name')) : ?>
-						<?php echo aksrt_get_user_name(['id' => $user_id, 'class' => 'aksrt-author-hero__name-inner', 'vip' => true, 'medal' => true, 'auth' => true, 'level' => true, 'follow' => false]); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped ?>
+						<?php echo aksrt_get_user_name(['id' => $user_id, 'class' => 'aksrt-author-hero__name-inner', 'vip' => true, 'medal' => false, 'auth' => true, 'level' => true, 'follow' => false]); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped ?>
 					<?php else : ?>
 						<?php echo esc_html($user->display_name); ?>
 					<?php endif; ?>