Title: Overwrite Username
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Overwrite Username

 *  Resolved [progresst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/progresst/)
 * (@progresst)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-username/)
 * I need to overwrite the usernames as they were incorrectly generated when I uploaded
   the file. The usernames and email where both uploaded as email addresses which
   is incorrect. I am only uploading these two values but want to keep the other
   meta-data the user has updated in their profile. How can I do this?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-username/#post-6834849)
 * progresst,
 * Sorry but you cannot. Username is the reference for each user with this plugin
   so it would use this as reference and it will create a new user and it will throw
   an error for existing email.
 * We would need to modify the plugin and you would need to support this.
 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-username/#post-6834965)
 * If you need this new feature tell us to contacto AT codection DOT com.
 * I close the thread.

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 * Last reply from: [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-username/#post-6834965)
 * Status: resolved