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Admin username changer

Change your admin username to whatever you like. Improve your site security and make life difficult for the hackers.

By yoshitech·Admin·Free
3.7(7 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 13 years ago
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As of April 2026, Admin username changer is a WordPress admin plugin with 100 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.

3.7/57 reviews
100active installs
14K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

Change your admin username to whatever you like. Improve your site security and and make life difficult for the hackers.
Wordpress default administrator username is admin, which makes the job easier for hackers -they only need to find out the password.
Now, you can change the default admin username to your liking. No one will know it and that improves your site security greatly.

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Ratings & Reviews

3.77 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress2.5+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

v1.1

  • important security updates

  • added non-JS support

Credits go to Julio Potier (Juliobox)

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

yoshitechyoshitech
Plugin Info
Version
1.1
Last Updated
Oct 3, 2012
WP Requires
2.5+
Tested Up To
3.4.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
14K+
Added
Aug 9, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

adminhackersimprovesecurityusername

Developer

Y
yoshitech
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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