Title: Deactivate “temporary email address” function…
Last modified: June 24, 2017

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# Deactivate “temporary email address” function…

 *  [brianyhearne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianyhearne/)
 * (@brianyhearne)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-temporary-email-address-function/)
 * Wordpress no longer requires an email address for users right?
 * If I create a registration form on UM and do NOT include an email address the
   plugin creates a “placeholder” email address for the user eg. [nobody1@mydomain.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-temporary-email-address-function/nobody1@mydomain.com?output_format=md)
 * How might I disable this feature?
 * Thanks.

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 *  Plugin Support [Ultimate Member Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ultimatemembersupport/)
 * (@ultimatemembersupport)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-temporary-email-address-function/#post-9273425)
 * Hi [@brianyhearne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianyhearne/),
 * Unfortunately, it is not possible in the current version of the Ultimate member
   and would require customization. We will see if we can add this feature in the
   future updates.
 * Regards.
 *  Thread Starter [brianyhearne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianyhearne/)
 * (@brianyhearne)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-temporary-email-address-function/#post-9273471)
 * Great stuff. Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [brianyhearne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianyhearne/)
 * (@brianyhearne)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-temporary-email-address-function/#post-9407675)
 * UPDATE :
 * This problem still exists however now the plot thickens… 🙂
 * I’m using UM on a multisite and I have a registration form on each of the sites.
 * Each registration form begins the “count” on the temporary email addresses independently
   of the other forms and so we get the situation where the first user to register
   on Site A gets the email address of [nobody3@domain.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-temporary-email-address-function/nobody3@domain.com?output_format=md)
   and the first user to register on Site B also gets [nobody3@domain.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-temporary-email-address-function/nobody3@domain.com?output_format=md)….
 * Problem is we cant have the same email address for 2 different users so the system
   throws and error……
 * SIMPLEST SOLUTION : Disable the feature entirely as WP no longer required the
   email address in the first place….
 * Can anyone assist with this?
 * Many thanks, Briany

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 * Last reply from: [brianyhearne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianyhearne/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-temporary-email-address-function/#post-9407675)
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