Title: Change Username Author: Danny van Kooten Published: January 12, 2017 Last modified: October 4, 2024 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/change-username.svg) # Change Username By [Danny van Kooten](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvankooten/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/change-username.1.0.2.zip) * [Details](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/change-username/#description) * [Reviews](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/change-username/#reviews) * [Installation](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/change-username/#installation) * [Development](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/change-username/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-username/) ## Description 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](https://www.dannyvankooten.com/) or have a look at his various other [WordPress plugins](https://dannyvankooten.com/wordpress-plugins/). ## Screenshots * [[ * What changing a username with this plugin looks like. ## Installation #### Installing the plugin 1. In your WordPress admin panel, go to _Plugins > New Plugin_, search for **Change Username** and click “_Install now_“ 2. Alternatively, download the plugin and upload the contents of `change-username. zip` to your plugins directory, which usually is `/wp-content/plugins/`. 3. Activate the plugin ## FAQ ### Where is the settings page? Change Username does not come with its own settings page. You can change the username of your users on the page where you would normally edit that user. ### Can users change their own username? Not right now. Only logged-in users with the `edit_users` capability can change usernames. ### Can I use this plugin on MultiSite? Yes. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/305612ca901f75c812d7de0eeb2e0af6a04662d1e57261146f0863069dfb2f5f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Super!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-3137/)󠁿 [pawelboc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pawelboc/) October 27, 2025 Super! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3041d6ea1921dd56968b44eb29eaa3fc2d4f8ee54d3214311bbc73e40095528b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does exactly what it should](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-exactly-what-it-should-35/)󠁿 [clip1492](https://profiles.wordpress.org/clip1492/) June 26, 2025 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. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/51293c0f7d763ec284691404d3cc8e7a85e307be2aace073beabe08fbcb05848? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It still works well but hasn’t been updated in a long time](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-still-works-well-but-hasnt-been-updated-in-a-long-time/)󠁿 [default-design](https://profiles.wordpress.org/default-design/) August 29, 2023 It still works well but it hasn’t been updated in a long time, so I recommend another one: WP Edit Username ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a39c88f45e860606c79031536a73447e6d3df766c5554d68763b91cb3fb7eaf8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[this did nothing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-did-nothing/)󠁿 [ofihsdfoi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ofihsdfoi/) January 3, 2023 I typed in the new username, but nothing happened. It does not work. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9d6f289011754f2a2a55f4c15274161e33731764e2c4c4ff29038820e50c0af8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great idea, as sometimes emails can become usernames](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-idea-as-sometimes-emails-can-become-usernames/)󠁿 [recons](https://profiles.wordpress.org/recons/) March 10, 2017 Great idea, as sometimes emails can become usernames, which is not desirable. Or generally changing other undesirable instances. [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-username/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Change Username” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Danny van Kooten ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvankooten/) * [ ibericode ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ibericode/) [Translate “Change Username” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/change-username) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/change-username/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/change-username/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/change-username/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/change-username/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## 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. #### 1.0.1 – Dec 23, 2022 * Always load minified JS asset by default #### 1.0 – Dec 2016 Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.2** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **4,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.6.5** * PHP version ** 7.2 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/change-username/) * Tags * [Change Login](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/change-login/)[Change Username](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/change-username/) [login](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login/)[username](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/username/) * [Advanced View](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/change-username/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.4 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-username/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-username/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-username/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-username/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-username/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-username/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-username/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Danny van Kooten ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvankooten/) * [ ibericode ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ibericode/) ## Support Got something to say? 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