Easy Username Updater
by Yogesh Pant · WordPress.org page
Easy Username Updater has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 135,744 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 3, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Easy Username Updater at a glance
Is Easy Username Updater well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Unzip the downloaded ‘username-updater.zip’ file
- Upload the ‘username-updater’ folder to ‘/wp-content/plugins’ directory of your WordPress installation
- Activate the plugin via the WordPress Plugins page
- A new submenu will automatically create on users menu
Easy Username Updater reviews and ratings
38 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
38 reviews
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Works as it should
Works as it should. Here is results and observations: At the login page, using the old name isn't recognized anymore, when providing the new name it's ok and can login successfully. The "author username" is still the old one instead of the new, i.e. website.com/author/oldname/ (not website.com/author/newname/). In wpForo forum it's still recognizes old name "@oldname", not "@newname". Anyway, as I tested so far still don't see any error. Things seem to work ok.
fufy -
Did not function correctly
This was recommended in jetpack article but it did not work for me. The name (admin) was not changed when I checked it. I then tried to change it with another plugin but it said it was already taken, so I tried going back into this plugin to "update" it back to admin, and it said I could not because it was already taken. To fix the problem....I just created a new admin account with a new email, logged back in, deleted the original admin and then created a new user with the original email address and new name I was trying to update to.
Bri -
Works Great - Maintains Account
This plugin works great for me. I'm able to update the username, yet the user's account still functions as before with their subscription and settings remaining active/unchanged. Thank you!
slg22853wpfan -
saved me!
works just fine! somehow, one of the editors managed to change the main username of the website (so we ended up with 2 identical usernames for 2 email accounts!!), didn't wanna touch the DB so this plugin saved me :)
illy -
it works!
it just works and i',m glad about ti!
ajamal -
Helpful
Congrats on your fantastic plugin! It would be great to have an option to change the slug along with the username. Also, a hint about purging object cache (e.g., for LiteSpeed users) would be helpful. Thanks!
Gulshan Kumar
Details
A plugin to change registered username and display name.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- Change Username
- easy username updater
- username updater
- wordpress username changer
- wordpress username updater
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- Version
- 1.0.6
- Last updated
- Apr 3, 2026
- First published
- Oct 3, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Easy Username Updater FAQ
What does Easy Username Updater do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Easy Username Updater offers Unzip the downloaded ‘username-updater.zip’ file, Upload the ‘username-updater’ folder to ‘/wp-content/plugins’ directory of your WordPress installation, Activate the plugin via the WordPress Plugins page and A new submenu will automatically create on users menu.
How many active installs does Easy Username Updater have?
WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Easy Username Updater as of September 7, 2026.
Is Easy Username Updater still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on April 3, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Does Easy Username Updater have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Easy Username Updater are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Easy Username Updater free?
Easy Username Updater is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.