# Add nickname option to shared users
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-nickname-option-to-shared-users/413230
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Created:** [May 19, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-nickname-option-to-shared-users/413230 "2019-05-19T03:28:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@RustyBower](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RustyBower)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-nickname-option-to-shared-users/413230/1 "2019-05-19T03:28:17Z")
Is it possible to add the ability to associate a shared user with a nickname, so I can tag people with their name rather than a random email?
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2019, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-nickname-option-to-shared-users/413230/2 "2019-05-19T11:17:11Z")
A request for the same feature exists already, and it has more votes.
> [@\[Implemented\] Alias instead of plex.tv usernames](https://forums.plex.tv/t/alias-instead-of-plex-tv-usernames/83502/1):
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> I guess this has always been the case but I never noticed before. The name PMS shows is the plex.tv username. For security reasons I had kept my plex.tv username as my email to make it harder for someone to hack my account by guessing an easier to use username. Now with fast user switching I created managed users for my family which has a nice friendly name, but my email sticks out like a sore thumb. I can change my username in plex.tv to show a friendlier name but that would bring up the se…
Therefore this one is closed.
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2019, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-nickname-option-to-shared-users/413230/3 "2019-05-19T11:17:14Z")