Valid usernames rejected as invalid account during setup
Entering a valid Buy Me a Coffee username during setup is rejected as an invalid account, even when the same account works elsewhere.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 28 September 2022 · last reported 26 November 2024
What's going wrong
Site owners setting up the Buy Me a Coffee plugin report that entering their own username returns an error saying the account is invalid, even when the same account works on the creator site in another tab.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.