Is there a way in Trello to automatically display the card creator?

Question

I would like Trello cards to, by default, show the creator's username.

The Custom Fields power-up allows for a user-editable text field which is displayed on the card front. Trello's Butler allows for automated filling-in of Custom Fields. However, it's unclear if there's a Butler action to fetch the username, which is the break in the chain.

Does Trello provide a way to identify who created a card? shows how to grab the username from an API query, but that doesn't help from inside the interface.

Answer 1

I have a board that I use to track my current projects and requests. I got tired of seeing cards appear and having no idea who added them. Using Butler, I created a rule that uses the variable @{username} to add a member that creates a card to the card they created.

when a card is added to the board by anyone except me, move the card to the top of the list "Open Requests," and add member @{username} to the card.

There are a bunch of variables you can use when writing rules. The Butler is pretty nifty. 1