# Embedding: "username for topic creation" is not required

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-username-for-topic-creation-is-not-required/34162>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [10월 5, 2015, 9:39오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-username-for-topic-creation-is-not-required/34162 "2015-10-05T21:39:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![michaeld](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/michaeld/32/1594_2.png) [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\
**Post date:** [10월 5, 2015, 9:39오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-username-for-topic-creation-is-not-required/34162/1 "2015-10-05T21:39:42Z")

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The “username for topic creation” is currently not a required field in the embedding settings.  
However, without that value, embedding will not work.

There is a check for valid username on that input field, it should be checking for not-empty as well ?

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [10월 6, 2015, 10:12오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-username-for-topic-creation-is-not-required/34162/2 "2015-10-06T10:12:09Z")

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Good point, @eviltrout can you have a look?

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**Author:** ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\
**Post date:** [10월 13, 2015, 8:36오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-username-for-topic-creation-is-not-required/34162/3 "2015-10-13T20:36:42Z")

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Nice find. Fixed here:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/780275730698b74671096bc52709dffa648c9941](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/780275730698b74671096bc52709dffa648c9941)

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [10월 13, 2015, 9:55오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-username-for-topic-creation-is-not-required/34162/4 "2015-10-13T21:55:31Z")

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