# Github Badges via Discourse ID?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-badges-via-discourse-id/390634
**Category:** Site feedback
**Tags:** github, discourse-id
**Created:** [December 7, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-badges-via-discourse-id/390634 "2025-12-07T16:21:19Z")
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### Author: ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-badges-via-discourse-id/390634/4 "2025-12-07T17:36:44Z")

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> [@Falco](#):
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> Given that the primary method is email match, it will work just fine.

Ah, cool. That’s the part I wasn’t clear about. Thanks for clarifying.

If I understand correctly now, directly associated accounts are only needed to automatically credit users that are using a different (or private) email address for commits.

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