Title: Prevent role update/overwrite
Last modified: September 9, 2016

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# Prevent role update/overwrite

 *  [hbmacp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hbmacp/)
 * (@hbmacp)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-role-updateoverwrite/)
 * I use the “Import users from csv with meta” plugin to bulk update specific Usermeta
   fields for existing users. I do not use it to create new users. Unfortunately,
   it is overwriting the user role for the users affected by the update. How do 
   I stop the plugin from modifying existing roles during the update?
    -  This topic was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by [hbmacp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hbmacp/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-role-updateoverwrite/#post-8168145)
 * Currently this cannot be done 🙁
 * I have just seen your message, we talk using mail.
 * Thanks.

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prevent-role-updateoverwrite/#post-8168145)
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