# Allow modifying the e-mail address during SSO registration

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-modifying-the-e-mail-address-during-sso-registration/416268>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [31 באוקטובר,‏ 2026,‏ 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-modifying-the-e-mail-address-during-sso-registration/416268 "2026-10-31T21:14:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/roke_julian_lockhart/32/540179_2.png) [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\
**Post date:** [31 באוקטובר,‏ 2026,‏ 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-modifying-the-e-mail-address-during-sso-registration/416268/1 "2026-10-31T21:14:58Z")

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When I register for a Discourse account via OAuth2 SSO, I am forced to register with the e-mail address that was assigned to the account that I am registering with. However, this is antithetical to how I utilise e-mail addresses:

 ![Screenshot_20261031_195736](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/0/c/40c60f2345e94efffeef44816d9b42c88c0d6ba4.png)

> ****
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> [https://superuser.com/questions/1848533/can-e-mail-messages-be-sent-from-a-plus-address-via-thunderbird-smtp#comment2926854\_1848540](https://superuser.com/questions/1848533/can-e-mail-messages-be-sent-from-a-plus-address-via-thunderbird-smtp#comment2926854_1848540)
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> > ****
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> > #### As Of 2026-11-01
> > 
> > > [@URI previews for Stack Exchange have failed across all Discourse instances](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uri-previews-for-stack-exchange-have-failed-across-all-discourse-instances/415999/2):
> > >
> > > they are behind Cloudflare and blocking all “bots” from reaching their site now.

Consequently (but — also — _regardless_), I should be able to choose the e-mail address that I register with.

The reason that I care about this is that I create a lot of accounts at `try.discourse.org.`, \[1\] because:

> [@Where can I test Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-test-discourse/257782/9):
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> 1. Upon reset not only posts, but also accounts themselves, will get deleted

…so SSO saves me some time, by pre-filling some information. However, if I choose Discourse ID, a rather undesirable e-mail address is utilised, because:

> [@I am unable to register for a free Discourse site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-am-unable-to-register-for-a-free-discourse-site/400900/3):
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> it indeed works with `.*\+DiscourseId@PM.Me`.

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I wonder whether this relates to:

> [@Change email for SSO user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-email-for-sso-user/32010/38):
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> disable `auth_overrides_email`

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1. [`linuxcommunity.io/t/13115`](https://linuxcommunity.io/t/onebox-preview-images-do-not-render/13115?u=rokejulianlockhart)

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