# WordPress

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## [Users unable to login using Wordpress SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-unable-to-login-using-wordpress-sso/103434)

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**Author:** [@samnazarko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/samnazarko)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-unable-to-login-using-wordpress-sso/103434 "2018-12-05T23:11:17Z")

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Hi there, Over the last couple of months, I’ve had some reports of issues when a user tries to login to the forums but had an account before. In January when we moved to WP based SSO; I know that existing user accounts…

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## [Adding Discourse avatar in WP menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-discourse-avatar-in-wp-menu/102193)

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**Author:** [@lovelysidhu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lovelysidhu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-discourse-avatar-in-wp-menu/102193 "2018-12-03T18:34:17Z")

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My WP site is SSO provider. But I want to add the Discourse avatar to the menu to replace the “my account” text in menu. When a user will click on the avatar, it will redirect to his account page. Is it possible? …

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## [SSO redirect fails for non latin chars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-redirect-fails-for-non-latin-chars/101632)

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**Author:** [@gerald](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerald)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-redirect-fails-for-non-latin-chars/101632 "2018-11-30T21:04:15Z")

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Enabling Discourse as SSO provider (in wordpress but that is unrelated) doesn’t work when setting the redirect paramenter to non-latin chars. for example this works: https://www.my\_wordpress\_website.com/?discourse\_sso=1&…

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## [WP-Discourse and "Quick Draft"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-quick-draft/88865)

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**Author:** [@Speck\_of\_the\_Cosmos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Speck_of_the_Cosmos)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-quick-draft/88865 "2018-11-24T03:11:04Z")

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I have a wordpress user who has latched onto the Quick Draft in the Dashboard, but when she makes a quick draft and then goes back later to edit it, the post to Discourse checkbox isn’t checked and the category isn’t cho…

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## [SSO login error + how to access WordPress now?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-login-error-how-to-access-wordpress-now/102096)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-login-error-how-to-access-wordpress-now/102096 "2018-11-17T14:16:05Z")

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Recently we fixed https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-app-fails-with-puzzling-error-message/101088 (a problem we believe was caused by a bug related to the SSO secret password) by creating a fresh Discourse install and …

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## [Post only certain WordPress categories or tags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-only-certain-wordpress-categories-or-tags/101611)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Feldstein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael_Feldstein)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-only-certain-wordpress-categories-or-tags/101611 "2018-11-08T16:44:40Z")

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Forgive me if I’m missing something obvious, but I’m a relative newbie to Discourse and am still struggling to understand how to find documentation of various features. I would like to only start new discussions for a p…

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## [Setting tags too while auto-posting from WordPress to Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-tags-too-while-auto-posting-from-wordpress-to-discourse/92522)

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**Author:** [@ronenbekerman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ronenbekerman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 6:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-tags-too-while-auto-posting-from-wordpress-to-discourse/92522 "2018-07-17T06:44:44Z")

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Hi, I set up my WordPress to autopost to Discourse and customized it so that the titles, and some of the content is modified during this process, but I can’t seem to be able to define a TAG automatically too. Any help …

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## [Wordpress SSO User Data Sync](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-sso-user-data-sync/100415)

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**Author:** [@agatehouse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agatehouse)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-sso-user-data-sync/100415 "2018-10-25T04:48:55Z")

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Hi everyone, This is more a matter of me seeking confirmation than anything else. I’ve got a primary membership website set up via Wordpress using SSO as a provider to Discourse on a subdomain (only members who have sig…

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## [Disabling SSO and allowing sign up to forum for anyone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-sso-and-allowing-sign-up-to-forum-for-anyone/99841)

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**Author:** [@joey88](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joey88)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-sso-and-allowing-sign-up-to-forum-for-anyone/99841 "2018-10-22T12:14:18Z")

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Hi, Our client currently is using the plugin with SSO enabled and their WordPress site controls the users. We have added some custom work to adjust user trust levels in Discourse to distinguish between members and non-…

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## [Why enable wordpress post comments?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-enable-wordpress-post-comments/97592)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 1:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-enable-wordpress-post-comments/97592 "2018-10-19T01:17:24Z")

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I really don’t want to enable Wordpress comments on posts in order to use Discourse for commenting. Is there any way we can bypass that requirement?

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## ["Link to Comments Without Displaying Them" option not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-comments-without-displaying-them-option-not-working/98296)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-comments-without-displaying-them-option-not-working/98296 "2018-10-19T01:02:42Z")

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This feature is not working for me: Link to Discourse topics in Wordpress Without Displaying Comments If I select that option, it does hide the comments, but I don’t see the link to comments (or the “join the discussion…

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## [Is it possible to "join" an existing WordPress post with an existing Discourse topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-join-an-existing-wordpress-post-with-an-existing-discourse-topic/30498)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-join-an-existing-wordpress-post-with-an-existing-discourse-topic/30498 "2018-10-17T21:35:12Z")

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So, I have people created their “personal pages” in Discourse. I have also created their personal pages in WordPress. I now would like to let the topics found in Discourse become the “discussion topics” for the corresp…

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## [Imported Discourse -\> Wordpress Users Get Error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imported-discourse-wordpress-users-get-error/98903)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imported-discourse-wordpress-users-get-error/98903 "2018-10-11T16:53:32Z")

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I’m working on setting up SSO on my community at https://community.productivityguild.com where my Wordpress site at https://productivityguild.com is set as the SSO provider. Everything appears to be working correctly for…

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## [SSO and responses by email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-and-responses-by-email/98722)

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**Author:** [@Edward\_Weiss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Edward_Weiss)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-and-responses-by-email/98722 "2018-10-06T02:08:00Z")

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Hi all, Thanks for your help with my previous Wordpress/Discourse question. I had set up memberships with PaidMemberships Pro and was modifying the SSO payload to change group membership on Discourse based on PMP member…

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## [Connect Multiple WP Sites To 1 Discourse Installation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-multiple-wp-sites-to-1-discourse-installation/28652)

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**Author:** [@Adam\_Nolan1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Adam_Nolan1)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-multiple-wp-sites-to-1-discourse-installation/28652 "2018-10-05T00:51:37Z")

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Hi there; I was wondering if it was possible to connect multiple Wordpress installations (SSO) with 1 Discourse install? The reason I’m asking is that there are a lot of smaller private groups in my community and I want…

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## [Does a social login WP plugin address Discourse expectation for email verification? (with WP as SSO provider)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-a-social-login-wp-plugin-address-discourse-expectation-for-email-verification-with-wp-as-sso-provider/98071)

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**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-a-social-login-wp-plugin-address-discourse-expectation-for-email-verification-with-wp-as-sso-provider/98071 "2018-10-01T14:43:14Z")

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Continuing the discussion from WP Discourse plugin installation and setup: I’ve been looking at using a social login plugin for my WP site and was wondering if Discourse will recognized that user based on their social …

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## [Move the Discourse Username field out of WordPress Contact Info section](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-the-discourse-username-field-out-of-wordpress-contact-info-section/87492)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-the-discourse-username-field-out-of-wordpress-contact-info-section/87492 "2018-09-30T18:05:43Z")

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I’m having a problem with the “Do Not Display Discourse Name Field” setting. If I understand it correctly, I should be able to associate my user on WP with my user on Discourse, by setting the field in my Wordpress profi…

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## [Images broken in WP-Discourse after Discourse URL change](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-broken-in-wp-discourse-after-discourse-url-change/98281)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-broken-in-wp-discourse-after-discourse-url-change/98281 "2018-09-28T17:08:50Z")

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Some time ago I changed the URL of my Discourse instance. Since then, I get 404 errors on avatars on WP-discourse comments. They are still pointing to the old URL of Discourse. I’ve made the change in the WP-Discourse pl…

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## [Embedding Topic topic-map or Topic Summary on Other Site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-topic-topic-map-or-topic-summary-on-other-site/88445)

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**Author:** [@Curtis\_Kephart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Curtis_Kephart)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-topic-topic-map-or-topic-summary-on-other-site/88445 "2018-09-28T13:15:52Z")

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Related to discussions on embedding discourse comments into word-press sites and the discussion on “Embedding Discourse Comments via Javascript”, I am curious if you could advize me on embedding a topic topic-map into a…

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## [Best Practice: Wordpress or Discourse as SSO provider](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practice-wordpress-or-discourse-as-sso-provider/97974)

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**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practice-wordpress-or-discourse-as-sso-provider/97974 "2018-09-25T00:08:27Z")

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I’m sure there’s not a catch-all answer for this but I’m hoping to get some thorough advice as to when one should use Wordpress (WP), or Discourse as the SSO provider. I’ve read several posts on Meta and also taken into …

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## [Two wordpress, one Discourse - how to set SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-wordpress-one-discourse-how-to-set-sso/97740)

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**Author:** [@gerald](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerald)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-wordpress-one-discourse-how-to-set-sso/97740 "2018-09-21T11:45:56Z")

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Is it possible to configure 2 WordPress sites sharing a Discourse forum to also share one SSO? I thought perhaps setting both WordPress sites as sso clients and the discourse as provider. But if there is an option to us…

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## [Users losing group status?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-losing-group-status/96790)

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**Author:** [@Edward\_Weiss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Edward_Weiss)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-losing-group-status/96790 "2018-09-14T12:32:05Z")

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Hi all, I’m currently using Discourse as a successor to a MailMan listserv. It’s been working very well so far. Membership is handled through a Wordpress site and the PaidMembershipsPro plugin. Group membership is sent …

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## [WP Discourse and custom post types in Wordpress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-custom-post-types-in-wordpress/96804)

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**Author:** [@dirkprimbs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dirkprimbs)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-custom-post-types-in-wordpress/96804 "2018-09-10T05:12:25Z")

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Hi I’m trying to configure Discourse as commenting system for my wordpress based podcast pages (e.g. this one) For my podcast posts I use a plugin called podlove which creates a custom post type called “episode” for pod…

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## [Topics link back to staging site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-link-back-to-staging-site/96525)

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**Author:** [@handythinks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/handythinks)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-link-back-to-staging-site/96525 "2018-09-06T17:06:45Z")

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Hello you, We publish posts to a staging site and then deploy it to our live account. Our discussion topics are linking back to the staging version of our URL. Any ideas on how to force linking back to the real URL?

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## [Keeping user deletion in sync with SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keeping-user-deletion-in-sync-with-sso/96233)

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**Author:** [@Sridhar\_Katakam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sridhar_Katakam)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keeping-user-deletion-in-sync-with-sso/96233 "2018-09-04T16:53:05Z")

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I am new to Discourse so please excuse me if I am missing something basic.. I’ve installed and set up the WP Discourse plugin with WordPress acting as SSO source. I see that when a new user logs into the WordPress site…

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## [Login not returning to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-not-returning-to-discourse/95914)

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**Author:** [@anon29908737](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon29908737)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-not-returning-to-discourse/95914 "2018-08-31T21:15:57Z")

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Is there a way to return the user to where they were at in discourse when they hit the login button? Right now they login on WordPress (using woocommerce) and stay on the login page.

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## [WordPress and wishlist member](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-and-wishlist-member/51560)

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**Author:** [@anon29908737](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon29908737)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-and-wishlist-member/51560 "2018-08-29T21:10:05Z")

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I am looking for a forum for a community website running WordPress, wishlist member, and wp courseware. According to wishlist member, WishList Member uses the WordPress database to create members so no extra member accou…

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## [Non-logged-in commenting on WP but must log in to forum - possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-logged-in-commenting-on-wp-but-must-log-in-to-forum-possible/95835)

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**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lee_Ars)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-logged-in-commenting-on-wp-but-must-log-in-to-forum-possible/95835 "2018-08-29T13:26:21Z")

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Evaluating Discourse as a replacement for WP’s built-in commenting system and I’m having a difficult time judging if my customer’s desired use case is possible. I’d like to be able to allow blog post readers to comment …

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## [Member able to login and post as someone else?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-able-to-login-and-post-as-someone-else/95794)

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**Author:** [@anon29908737](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon29908737)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-able-to-login-and-post-as-someone-else/95794 "2018-08-28T12:57:56Z")

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I had a member be able to login and post under another members username and password. Somehow it autopopulated because they certainly don’t know who or what their password is. And, the logout button doesn’t log them out …

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## [Only paid members access to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-paid-members-access-to-discourse/95157)

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**Author:** [@PatrickH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PatrickH)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-paid-members-access-to-discourse/95157 "2018-08-22T08:04:06Z")

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At this time i’m testing Wordpress with discourse. This works good. Only with SSO i want to have only customers accessing the forum who only have a paid membership with Paid Memberships Pro. Is this possible ?

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