# 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:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@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): > > 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. Votes are given back to the users who voted on this request. Please think of re-voting in the other thread if you still want it. * * * Please **search** before creating a new suggestion thread. Only one feature per thread. See feature suggestions, sorted by **most popular** first [https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes](https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-nickname-option-to-shared-users/413230)._