# Filling in discourse\_username when not using DiscourseConnect

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/filling-in-discourse-username-when-not-using-discourseconnect/212741>\
**Category:** WordPress\
**Created:** [December 21, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filling-in-discourse-username-when-not-using-discourseconnect/212741 "2021-12-21T03:24:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filling-in-discourse-username-when-not-using-discourseconnect/212741/1 "2021-12-21T03:24:03Z")

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This was a question on an old github issue, which is more easily tracked here on meta

[https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse/issues/237](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse/issues/237)

From @mattdm:

> We’re using OpenID for login, and it seems like that option is only available when using [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true). Is there another way? Filling them in manually is pretty annoying.
> 
> We _do_ allow users to edit their email address (distinct from the SSO) on the Discourse sites, but the user id is guaranteed to be the same.

My initial response (questions are still outstanding)

> Hey @mattdm, could you clarify a few things:
> 
> 1. A user’s email may be different between their accounts on wordpress and discourse?
> 2. What do you mean that “the user id is guaranteed to be the same.”? Which user id are we talking about?

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