# Alias names for shared users

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/alias-names-for-shared-users/339020
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Created:** [November 29, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/alias-names-for-shared-users/339020 "2018-11-29T19:46:26Z")
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### 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: [November 29, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/alias-names-for-shared-users/339020/2 "2018-11-29T20:45:06Z")

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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. &nbsp;The name PMS shows is the plex.tv username. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;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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