Title: Wrong entry deleted
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Wrong entry deleted

 *  [rwrose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rwrose/)
 * (@rwrose)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-entry-deleted/)
 * While testing a new entry method I added a new member using pdb_sign-up. I created
   a new member with a phony name etc. The email address was that of an existing
   database entry. The member was created. I then entered the database and selected
   that new name for deletion. After I deleted the record I found that the record
   with the email address used in this test entry was deleted. It appears that instead
   of a new entry being entered an existing record was updated. Is that the way 
   it is supposed to function?
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 *  Plugin Author [xnau webdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-entry-deleted/#post-7370815)
 * That is one of the ways it can work. Take a look at the settings under the “signup
   form” tab, there are several settings that have to do with what to do with a 
   new record that matches one in the database already.
 *  Thread Starter [rwrose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rwrose/)
 * (@rwrose)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-entry-deleted/#post-7370837)
 * Thank you. My fubar. With a single entry duplicate record check there are a lot
   of possible duplicate records that are not. Can a second field be added to the
   check field? One case a last name, multiple people, lots of possible duplication
   that are not duplicate. Just trying to reduce the manual checking of entries.
   How could a Record_ID be used to compare a existing to a new member to add or
   update?
 *  Plugin Author [xnau webdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-entry-deleted/#post-7370896)
 * Without setting up a custom filter, you can only test one field at a time for
   a duplicate. It has to be a field that is included in the form (so Record ID 
   won’t work) and should be a unique field. Email is usually a good choice, but
   if you need to have multiple records with the same email, then you’ll need to
   use another field to prevent duplicates.
 *  Plugin Author [xnau webdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-entry-deleted/#post-7370927)
 * If you’re interested in checking more than one field for a match, I’ve just written
   a tutorial on setting that up.
 * [Checking Multiple Fields for a Match](https://xnau.com/checking-multiple-fields-for-a-match/)

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