Change Username for WordPress
- Category rank
- #58 in Login
- Listing audit
- 45/100
Change Username is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Danny van Kooten. With a rating of 4.6★ from 7 reviews, it currently ranks #58 in the Login category.
Change Username is the #58 ranked Login app on WordPress, with a 4.6 average rating from 7 reviews, as of Sep 11, 2026.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from marketplace data as of Sep 11, 2026
Change Username ranks #58 of 607 in Login on WordPress. It holds a 4.6★ average from 7 reviews on WordPress.
Pros
- No standout positives in the measured data.
Cons
- −Only 7 reviews — the average can still move with a few new ratings
How Change Username works
Change WordPress usernames from the user edit screen, with validation for existing users, illegal logins, and Multisite admins.
Change Username WordPress does not let administrators change usernames by default. Change Username adds that option directly to the existing user edit screen, without a separate settings page.
Use it to update a WordPress username while keeping the same user ID, posts, comments, and profile data attached to the account.
Features
Change any WordPress username from the existing user edit screen.
Prevent username conflicts by checking whether the new username already exists.
Block usernames that are listed as illegal logins.
Follow the same username validation rules as WordPress core.
Retain superadmin rights when changing the username of a Multisite super admin.
Requirements
PHP version 7.4 or higher
WordPress version 6.0 or higher
About the plugin author Danny van Kooten has been building WordPress plugins since 2010, starting with WordPress 3.0.
He is the founder of ibericode, the small software company behind popular WordPress plugins including Mailchimp for WordPress and Koko Analytics.
Standardized capabilities
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