# Wordpress / discourse integration not connecting **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-integration-not-connecting/284744 **Category:** WordPress **Created:** [November 7, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-integration-not-connecting/284744 "2023-11-07T20:00:19Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 11
### Author: ![angus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/angus/32/341715_2.png) [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus) #### Post date: [November 8, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-integration-not-connecting/284744/11 "2023-11-08T07:17:13Z")
Glad you got it sorted @Jacob_Peebles. > [@Jacob\_Peebles](#): > > I guess I have to create another admin in discourse with a more generic name then correct? As mentioned in the connection video and documentation, the simplest course of action is to just leave the username as the default `system`. > [@Connect WP Discourse to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-wp-discourse-to-discourse/223490): > > After you’ve [installed the WP Discourse Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-the-wp-discourse-plugin/223489) you need to connect it to your Discourse. When you’re ready to go, watch this short video, or follow the instructions below. Next Step Once the plugin is connected, head over to the topic describing the feature you want to set up: [Publish posts to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-publishing-posts-to-discourse/223492)[Use Discourse for Wordpress Comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-commenting/223493)[Log in to Discourse with Wordpress (DiscourseConnect)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-discourseconnect/223494)Instructions Steps When you’re looking at the Connection tab of the [WP Discourse](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse) plugin settings,… If you choose to change this, you do need to use another username. > [@Jacob\_Peebles](#): > > It would be helpful if in the documentation in the discourse plugin it was more clear about the discourse username I’ve added an extra line to the documentation about where to find a user’s username. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-integration-not-connecting/284744)._