# Problem linking Discourse forum to WP Discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-linking-discourse-forum-to-wp-discourse/79824>\
**Category:** WordPress\
**Created:** [February 5, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-linking-discourse-forum-to-wp-discourse/79824 "2018-02-05T14:39:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-linking-discourse-forum-to-wp-discourse/79824/2 "2018-02-05T16:03:39Z")

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The first thing to sort out is the issue on the Connections tab. The plugin won’t work until you establish a connection with Discourse.

What have you set for the Publishing Username on that tab? It should be set to either the Discourse username of the system user (‘system’ by default) or the username of an admin user from your forum.

What version of WordPress are you using?

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