# Does the XenForo to Discourse Converter also imports password?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-xenforo-to-discourse-converter-also-imports-password/49647
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [2 בספטמבר,‏ 2016,‏ 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-xenforo-to-discourse-converter-also-imports-password/49647 "2016-09-02T19:51:23Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [2 בספטמבר,‏ 2016,‏ 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-xenforo-to-discourse-converter-also-imports-password/49647/2 "2016-09-02T21:43:52Z")

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It does not import passwords.

Here’s what it pulls from the user field. You can have a look a the code [here](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/script/import_scripts/xenforo.rb). Even if you are not a programmer, you might be able to glean what is imported by looking at the names of the fields. For example:

```plaintext
       "SELECT user_id id, username, email, custom_title title, register_date created_at,
                last_activity last_visit_time, user_group_id, is_moderator, is_admin, is_staff

```

lets you see what gets pulled out of the XenForo database.

You might check out [this thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-user-passwords-when-importing-from-another-forum-software/29324/3), which describes a migrate-password plugin and how to write (or modify) an importer to migrate the passwords.

If you’d like someone to modify the XenFro importer, you can make an offer in the #Marketplace.

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