# "use email for username and name suggestions"

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-email-for-username-and-name-suggestions/318791>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** invites\
**Created:** [July 27, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-email-for-username-and-name-suggestions/318791 "2024-07-27T18:23:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![southpaw](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/southpaw/32/79352_2.png) [@southpaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/southpaw)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-email-for-username-and-name-suggestions/318791/7 "2025-01-21T18:22:08Z")

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Hi @CaptainJ,

We’ve made [an update](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/30845) to how usernames are automatically suggested, and I believe we’ve resolved the bug you reported. When you invite new users, the suggested username will not be based on the email address.

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