# Testing trick - myname+1@gmail.com **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [March 2, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/testing-trick-myname-1-gmail-com/5086 "2020-03-02T11:30:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mark\_Turrell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_turrell/32/26605_2.png) [@Mark\_Turrell](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Turrell)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/testing-trick-myname-1-gmail-com/5086/1 "2020-03-02T11:30:20Z")
One of the nice features of gmail is you can have n number of accounts tied to your normal email - with emails coming to you and being addressed properly. This trick is used by folk in the software testing and QA business. I used it to test my filters and visibility in the community apps I am building. The trick is to add a +x to your account - when previewing, or making fake accounts. E.g. email = [bughunter@gmail.com](mailto:bughunter@gmail.com) so you can have [bughunter+1@gmail.com](mailto:bughunter+1@gmail.com) [bughunter+50@gmail.com](mailto:bughunter+50@gmail.com) etc Saves you typing in the email every time if you switch between ‘normal’ email accounts. M ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/testing-trick-myname-1-gmail-com/5086/2 "2020-03-02T15:13:37Z")
Yep! I recently recommended this option to a fellow teacher who has students without email addresses. Glide recognizes the unique addresses of [name+1@gmail.com](mailto:name+1@gmail.com),name+2@gmail.com, etc, but all the verification codes go to the original email ([name@gmail.com](mailto:name@gmail.com)). For now, a great hack for providing students with their own account (thus allowing filtering by signed in user). Thanks for starting this thread @Mark_Turrell to make others aware! ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/testing-trick-myname-1-gmail-com/5086/3 "2020-03-02T16:01:30Z")
@Mr_Watkin this might be a usual technique for you.