Title: WordPress and PHPList
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# WordPress and PHPList

 *  [robpet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robpet/)
 * (@robpet)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-phplist/)
 * I am installing PHPList and WordPress. They’re brand new, clean installations,
   so I can do whatever I need to with the code (although I am importing existing
   members to PHPList).
 * I need to integrate the two programs somehow. I need to work it so that the only
   people that can comment in WordPress have signed up as members in PHPList.
 * I “think” the easiest way to do this is to have WordPress read the member information
   as usernames and passwords from the PHPList database. I can add hidden fields
   in PHPList that will contain the permissions information (Subscribers) to that
   database, so the right information will be there.
 * But – there’s two catches, which is where I need the help.
 * 1) I need to either restrict PHPList to only allow unique usernames (which I 
   find pretty much impossible), or I need to have WordPress allow people to use
   their email addresses (already distinct by default) for the login field. Passwords
   would be chosen. Does anyone know how I can make this work? I would prefer code
   examples, as I’m fairly new to PHP.
 * 2) I would like the ‘user’name to be the displayed name in the comment area… 
   so if [johndoe@example.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-phplist/johndoe@example.com?output_format=md)
   commented, it would show up as johndoe (I want to protect the user’s emails from
   being public).
 * Can anyone help me with this? I find it hard to believe that noone has ever tried
   this before…
 * Please and Thank You for any and all help.

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 * [integrate](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/integrate/)
 * [list](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/list/)
 * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/)
 * [phplist](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/phplist/)

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 * Last activity: [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-phplist/)
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