# Any options for over-riding the username restrictions?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-options-for-over-riding-the-username-restrictions/96356>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [04.Сентябрь.2018 21:15:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-options-for-over-riding-the-username-restrictions/96356 "2018-09-04T21:15:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![jezra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jezra/32/105986_2.png) [@jezra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jezra)\
**Post date:** [06.Сентябрь.2018 18:35:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-options-for-over-riding-the-username-restrictions/96356/14 "2018-09-06T18:35:55Z")

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For what it is worth, creating a plugin is a viable option for over-riding the username restrictions. Unfortunately, Discourse uses the username as an identifier for the user in various URLs, so changing the username to something containing a non-url appropriate character will break Discourse. [hella-sad-face]

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