This plugins allows administrators to rename wordpress usernames.
As of April 2026, Rename Users is a WordPress user plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: User Role Editor.
This plugins allows administrators to rename wordpress usernames.
The account owner is gets a notification email about the rename process.
Install, activate, and then go to the Users->Rename Usernames menu to rename user accounts.
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Since the year 1999 I do administration, customizing and programming for several forums, communities and social networks. In the year 2013 I switched from another PHP framework to WordPress.
Because not all plugins I’d like to have exist already I wrote some own plugins and I think I’ll continue to do so.
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| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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