# Handling user passwords when importing from another forum software?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-user-passwords-when-importing-from-another-forum-software/29324
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [2015年五月27日 19:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-user-passwords-when-importing-from-another-forum-software/29324 "2015-05-27T19:37:55Z")
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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: [2015年五月27日 19:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-user-passwords-when-importing-from-another-forum-software/29324/2 "2015-05-27T19:47:08Z")

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I think the importers that @michaeld wrote have this feature. We do not do it in ours.

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