Change Username
Change usernames of your WordPress users effectively.
4.4(5 reviews)
·4.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Change Username is a WordPress login plugin with 4.0K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 27K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.1+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: WPS Hide Login.
4.4/55 reviews
4.0K+active installs
27K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
Change usernames of your WordPress users effectively.
Change Username
This plugin allows you to change usernames of your WordPress users in an effective and safe way.
By default, WordPress itself does not allow usernames to be changed. The other plugins for changing usernames do not scale all that well for sites with a large number of users.
This plugin takes a different approach by simply enhancing the default “edit user” page and then processing the username change over AJAX, resulting in a much faster and user-friendly experience.
Requirements
- PHP version 7.2 or higher
- WordPress version 4.1 or higher
About the author
Danny van Kooten has been developing plugins for WordPress since version 3.0, all the way back in 2010. Read more about him on his personal website or have a…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Super!
by pawelboc·5 months ago
Super!
Does exactly what it should
by clip1492·9 months ago
The plugin does exactly what it promises — and it does it well, without any issues.
Some might point out the lack of frequent updates, but in my opinion, that’s actually a good sign: when a plugin this simple works reliably, it means there’s nothing that needs fixing.
It also integrates perfectly into the user page, with no bloat or unnecessary overhead — clean, simple and efficient.
- This topic was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by clip1492.
It still works well but hasn’t been updated in a long time
by default-design·2 years ago
It still works well but it hasn’t been updated in a long time, so I recommend another one: WP Edit Username
this did nothing
by ofihsdfoi·3 years ago
I typed in the new username, but nothing happened. It does not work.
- This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by ofihsdfoi.
Great idea, as sometimes emails can become usernames
by recons·9 years ago
Great idea, as sometimes emails can become usernames, which is not desirable. Or generally changing other undesirable instances.
Download Trends
Today: 2Yesterday: 12This week: 49Period total: 8K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.1+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5 |
| PHP | 7.2+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.0
100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.2 – Oct 04, 2024
- Show message when new username is less than 3 characters long.
- Show message when new username is more than 60 characters long.
- Improved request validation in general.
- Remove ES6 code from JS file to support a wider range of browsers.
- Bump required PHP version to 7.2 or higher.
Contributors
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