BuddyPress Real Names allows you to change the regular nickname displayed for a user to anything you want.
As of April 2026, BuddyPress Real Names is a WordPress names plugin with 30 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Name Directory.
BuddyPress Real Names allows you to change the regular nickname displayed for a user to anything you want,
for example for displaying something like “John Smith”, “Smith John Mr”, “jsmith44 (John Smith)”, or any other combination of xprofile fields.
You can set rules to display names differently on their profile pages or in the members lists (eg. “John Smith” on the profile and “Smith John, Mr” in the lists).
When ordering members lists alphabetically, you can choose the priority of the fields that will be sorted !
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* Update rule by clicking list items (jquery)
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to false |
| PHP | false+ required |
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