# Can't change post ownership to an email address

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-post-ownership-to-an-email-address/86478
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** staged-users
**Created:** [30 april 2018 om 20:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-post-ownership-to-an-email-address/86478 "2018-04-30T20:30:17Z")
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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: [14 oktober 2025 om 20:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-post-ownership-to-an-email-address/86478/6 "2025-10-14T20:15:26Z")

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The best way to create a staged user is to start a PM addressed to the email address for the staged user. Then once the staged user has been created you cna do whatever you need to do with it.

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