# Migrate FROM discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-discourse/178941
**Category:** WordPress
**Created:** [February 8, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-discourse/178941 "2021-02-08T18:35:56Z")
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### Author: ![omarfilip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/omarfilip/32/208019_2.png) [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-discourse/178941/2 "2021-02-08T18:59:05Z")

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> [@MaxDL](#):
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> the discourse user id don’t match the user in wordpress

The Discourse user’s `external_id` will match the WP `user_id`.

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