# Can an admin create a staged user?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-an-admin-create-a-staged-user/382844
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 16, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-an-admin-create-a-staged-user/382844 "2025-09-16T15:55:53Z")
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### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-an-admin-create-a-staged-user/382844/4 "2025-09-16T18:09:45Z")

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You can also create a staged user by simply sending them a PM, and pasting in the email address as the recipient. If they are not a member already then they will have a staged user account. If they log in later using the same email address, their account will transform magically and they will see their PMs on the site.

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