Title: Username blocking
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Username blocking

 *  Resolved [kendawes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kendawes/)
 * (@kendawes)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/username-blocking/)
 * When adding usernames to the username blocking list, is it possible to block 
   a username using a partial match?
 * I have a couple of sites that for some reason are getting hit with lost of usernames
   like…
    this_is_an_invalid_email1451359565 …With the number different on each 
   attempt.
 * If I was able to do a more general block like…
    invalid_email …That would get
   them all and be so cool! Is there a way to do this?
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 *  [WFBrian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfbrian/)
 * (@wfbrian)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/username-blocking/#post-6890774)
 * Hi,
 * Currently, there is not a way to add wildcards to usernames. We have received
   similar requests though and have an internal feature request open to add this
   to a future release. We can’t guarantee a timeframe or that this feature will
   get implemented but we do consider all suggestions.
 * Thanks!
    Brian

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