Username Changer Plugin

Changing usernames should be a pretty straightforward feature. Unfortunately, WordPress doesn’t allow it by default. Username Changer attempts to remedy that oversight.

From your WordPress dashboard

1. Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
2. Search for ‘Username Changer’
3. Activate Username Changer from your Plugins page

From WordPress.org

1. Download Username Changer
2. Upload the ‘username-changer’ folder to the ‘/wp-content/plugins’ directory of your WordPress installation
3. Activate Username Changer from your Plugins page

1. 

   Settings Panel: The settings panel allows you to configure username rules and message strings.

2. 

   Changing A Username" Since version 3.0.0, usernames are now changed through the user profile page.

Is Username Changer compatible with Co-Authors Plus?

Yes! Username Changer works out of the box with Co-Authors Plus.

Version 3.2.2

• Updated: General cleanup
• Updated: Settings library

Version 3.2.1

• Updated: Settings library (fixes sysinfo security vulnerability)

Version 3.2.0

• Updated: Bring code up to reasonable standards

Version 3.1.1

• Fixed: Issue with multicheck settings fields

• Version 3.1.0 =

• Added: Email notification support
• Added: Nickname support
• Improved: SQL performance
• Improved: Dynamically update profile files

Version 3.0.1

• Fixed: Typo in readme file

Version 3.0.0

• Improved: Replaced the clunky interface with an inline profile field (props: Danny van Kooten)
• Added: Settings panel

Version 2.1.1

• Removed: Deprecated functions

Version 2.0.5

• Fixed: Contributor field

Version 2.0.4

• Updated: Plugin metalinks

Version 2.0.3

• Fixed: User nice name support

Version 2.0.2

• Added: multisite support

Version 2.0.1

• Added: Proper username sanitization
• Improved: Minor code cleanup

Version 2.0.0

• Improved: Converted to class-based structure

Version 1.4

• Added: Include author url (nicename) in update process

Version 1.3

• Fixed: Properly escaped vars on POST (I think)

Version 1.2

• Fixed: Minor tweak to previous release

Version 1.1

• Added: Action on All Users page
• Improved: User dropdown is now sorted alphabetically

Version 1.0

• Initial release