[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Use Email Address as a Username ## - **[Renee.Imhoff](/forum/user/10375-renee-imhoff "View Renee.Imhoff's Profile")** - [![Renee.Imhoff's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/10375-renee-imhoff "View Renee.Imhoff's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/10375-renee-imhoff) Less More - Posts: 17 - Thank you received: 0 - - 13 years 11 months ago [\#77567](#77567) by [Renee.Imhoff](/forum/user/10375-renee-imhoff "View Renee.Imhoff's Profile") *[Use Email Address as a Username](/forum/4-how-to/75953-use-email-address-as-a-username#77567 "Hello, I would like to allow users to use an email address as a username. I don't want to remove the username field and force everyone to use an email, but if a person would like to enter an email address in the username field I would like it to be accepted rather than getting an error message. Is there any way to do that? Thank you, Renee")* was created by *[Renee.Imhoff](/forum/user/10375-renee-imhoff "View Renee.Imhoff's Profile")* Hello, I would like to allow users to use an email address as a username. I don't want to remove the username field and force everyone to use an email, but if a person would like to enter an email address in the username field I would like it to be accepted rather than getting an error message. Is there any way to do that? Thank you, Renee Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzc1OTUzLXVzZS1lbWFpbC1hZGRyZXNzLWFzLWEtdXNlcm5hbWU/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26394 - Thank you received: 4078 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 13 years 11 months ago [\#77616](#77616) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[Use Email Address as a Username](/forum/4-how-to/75953-use-email-address-as-a-username#77616 "Hello, I would like to allow users to use an email address as a username. I don't want to remove the username field and force everyone to use an email, but if a person would like to enter an email address in the username field I would like it to be accepted rather than getting an error message. Is there any way to do that? Thank you, Renee")* Hi, There is no restriction on the username. You can try in our demo website and create an account which have, as username, an email. It works. Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzc1OTUzLXVzZS1lbWFpbC1hZGRyZXNzLWFzLWEtdXNlcm5hbWU/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Renee.Imhoff](/forum/user/10375-renee-imhoff "View Renee.Imhoff's Profile")** - [![Renee.Imhoff's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/10375-renee-imhoff "View Renee.Imhoff's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/10375-renee-imhoff) Less More - Posts: 17 - Thank you received: 0 - - 13 years 11 months ago [\#77621](#77621) by [Renee.Imhoff](/forum/user/10375-renee-imhoff "View Renee.Imhoff's Profile") Replied by *[Renee.Imhoff](/forum/user/10375-renee-imhoff "View Renee.Imhoff's Profile")* on topic *[Use Email Address as a Username](/forum/4-how-to/75953-use-email-address-as-a-username#77621 "Hello, I would like to allow users to use an email address as a username. I don't want to remove the username field and force everyone to use an email, but if a person would like to enter an email address in the username field I would like it to be accepted rather than getting an error message. Is there any way to do that? Thank you, Renee")* It must be a restriction on Joomla, then, because I get a notice "Registration failed: Please enter a valid username." whenever I try to register a user with an email address as a username. Thanks for the info. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzc1OTUzLXVzZS1lbWFpbC1hZGRyZXNzLWFzLWEtdXNlcm5hbWU/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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