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username-updater

Easy Username Updater

A plugin to change registered username and display name.

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39.3 Open evidence Open API Open on WordPress.org
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Download Momentum

180 days
1.6K 1.6K -2.9% 9.8K

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complaint support · high severity · relevance 0.97
Bad sender name, notification goes to spam

Bad sender name, notification goes to spam: users show security, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Bad sender name, notification goes to spam Hi, Thanks for this plugin it’s very handy.
complaint review · high severity · relevance 0.97
This broke my WordPress

This broke my WordPress: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

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This broke my WordPress This broke my WordPress installation, causing it to allocate infinite memory and hanging/crashing Apache.
complaint review · high severity · relevance 0.91
unresolved wp_mail From bug for at least 3 years

unresolved wp_mail From bug for at least 3 years: users show security, bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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unresolved wp_mail From bug for at least 3 years This plugin forces notifications from donotreply@site.com .
mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.82
Does this work with Multisite?

Does this work with Multisite?: users show security, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Hello, Just curious because I want to change the superadmin’s username for security purposes.
complaint support · high severity · relevance 0.78
Need to update user_nicename

A user asked the username updater to also update user_nicename after replacing an abandoned plugin that had led to a site hack.

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My site got hacked through it. I have discovered that the user_nicename is not updated
praise review · high severity · relevance 0.77
WP Cerber reports a file is missing (Version 1.0.5)!

WP Cerber reports a file is missing (Version 1.0.5)!: users show security, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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WP Cerber reports a file is missing (Version 1.0.5)!
praise review · high severity · relevance 0.6
Admin username changed succesfully!

Admin username changed succesfully!: users show security, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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It helped me to change the Admin username to my custom username to increase website security.
praise review · high severity · relevance 0.54
Easy to use, just like it says

Easy to use, just like it says: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Easy to use, just like it says If you’ve ever had to do this manually then you’ll love this plugin especially if you are updating multiple usernames for security reasons.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.92
Depricated errors

Depricated errors: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Depricated errors I have these errors coming up on Query Monitor for your plugin: strpos(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($haystack) of type string is deprecated str_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated These are in wp-includes/functions.php I’ve been advised to uninstall the plugin but prefer not to is there
complaint review · medium severity · relevance 0.88
Destruct all Website When i install this plugin

Destruct all Website When i install this plugin: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Destruct all Website When i install this plugin I install this plugin to change the user name.

Competitor Context

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Username praise owner · intel 54.6 · weakness 38.3
praise owner
stale update history 1 collected complaint signal(s) bugs compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, maintenance teams, and client-site operators · Wedge: audit admin changes, role drift, client handoffs, and unsafe settings exposure
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WP Edit Username praise owner · intel 32.4 · weakness 17.9
praise owner
1 source link Investigate Pain Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: developers, agencies, and SaaS-integrated WordPress teams · Wedge: monitor ajax API failures, payload drift, webhook issues, and external handoff risk
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Collected Signals

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complaint Need to update user_nicename support · 2026-05-13T17:20:46+00:00 · high severity · change username

A user asked the username updater to also update user_nicename after replacing an abandoned plugin that had led to a site hack.

Evidence: My site got hacked through it. I have discovered that the user_nicename is not updated
security missing feature username nicename update access control and account operations Evidence only
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mixed Works as it should (5 stars) review · 2026-02-20T12:03:14+00:00 · medium severity · change username

The reviewer says login works after renaming a user, but author URLs and wpForo mentions still show the old username.

Evidence: The “author username” is still the old one instead of the new
bugs compatibility quality username update propagation access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint Did not function correctly (1 star) review · 2025-11-23T16:37:06+00:00 · medium severity · change username

The username updater failed to change the admin username cleanly and left the user needing to create and delete accounts to fix it.

Evidence: The name (admin) was not changed when I checked it.
bugs username change workflow access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise Works Great – Maintains Account (5 stars) review · 2025-11-06T15:29:01+00:00 · low severity · change username

The reviewer says usernames can be changed while subscriptions and settings remain active.

Evidence: I’m able to update the username, yet the user’s account still functions as before with their subscription and settings remaining active/unchanged.
quality reliable username account updates access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise saved me! (5 stars) review · 2025-10-31T08:31:43+00:00 · low severity · change username

The reviewer praised the plugin for fixing duplicate username trouble without directly editing the database.

Evidence: didn’t wanna touch the DB so this plugin saved me
quality username editing access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint Merge fields support · 2025-05-01T20:01:35+00:00 · medium severity · change username

Merge fields: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Merge fields I have been able to access the mail.php file and updated the message, but what are the acceptable merge tags that can be used other than just $siteurl and $name?
compatibility access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint Depricated errors support · 2025-04-16T12:54:25+00:00 · medium severity · change username

Depricated errors: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Depricated errors I have these errors coming up on Query Monitor for your plugin: strpos(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($haystack) of type string is deprecated str_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated These are in wp-includes/functions.php I’ve been advised to uninstall the plugin but prefer not to is there
bugs compatibility missing feature setup access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise it works! (5 stars) review · 2025-01-28T11:47:19+00:00 · medium severity · change username

it works!: users praise reliable, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: it works!
reliable access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise Helpful (5 stars) review · 2025-01-22T07:29:59+00:00 · medium severity · change username

Helpful: users show performance, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Helpful Congrats on your fantastic plugin!
performance missing feature support access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise Easy to use, just like it says (5 stars) review · 2025-01-09T04:58:59+00:00 · high severity · change username

Easy to use, just like it says: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Easy to use, just like it says If you’ve ever had to do this manually then you’ll love this plugin especially if you are updating multiple usernames for security reasons.
security easy quality access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint Error on email support · 2024-12-16T19:36:18+00:00 · medium severity · change username

Error on email: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Error on email When I change the username, I click for the plugin to send an email to the user.
bugs compatibility missing feature support access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint Change Log Out of Date? support · 2024-12-16T12:48:58+00:00 · medium severity · change username

Change Log Out of Date?: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: It is currently missing release notes for the last two updates (1.0.5 and 1.0.6).
missing feature support access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise Reliable and used for long time (5 stars) review · 2024-11-27T00:42:36+00:00 · medium severity · change username

Reliable and used for long time: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Reliable and used for long time This plugin is simple to use.
bugs easy reliable value access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise Very handy! (5 stars) review · 2024-10-03T00:18:21+00:00 · medium severity · change username

Very handy!: praise conversation with limited structured signal.

Evidence: Very handy! Did just what I needed. Thanks! Did just what I needed. Thanks!
access control and account operations Evidence only
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mixed Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property support · 2024-08-22T11:32:13+00:00 · medium severity · change username

Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Error: Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property EasyUserNameUpdater\EasyUsernameUpdater::$db is deprecated in /app/public/wp-content/plugins/username-updater/init.php on line 31 Running latest version of both plugin (1.0.5) and WordPress (6.6.1).
bugs compatibility easy access control and account operations Evidence only
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question Change username from make automation support · 2024-07-29T10:42:04+00:00 · medium severity · change username

Change username from make automation: question conversation with limited structured signal.

Evidence: Can I trigger username change from there trough WP webhooks.
webhook access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint user_nicename not updated support · 2024-04-07T16:46:36+00:00 · medium severity · change username

user_nicename not updated: users show performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: user_nicename not updated I checked my database after using this plugin however the user_nicename wasn’t updated.
performance access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint This broke my WordPress (1 star) review · 2024-03-15T15:38:33+00:00 · high severity · change username

This broke my WordPress: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: This broke my WordPress This broke my WordPress installation, causing it to allocate infinite memory and hanging/crashing Apache.
bugs compatibility performance setup access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint error support · 2024-03-11T20:14:45+00:00 · medium severity · change username

error: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: error I have this error, disappera only when I deactivate the plugin [11-Mar-2024 20:10:25 UTC] PHP Deprecated: strpos(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($haystack) of type string is deprecated in /home/xxxxx.com/public_html/test14/wp-includes/functions.php on line 7241 [11-Mar-2024 20:10:25 UTC] PHP Deprecated: str_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($su
bugs compatibility access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise Works like a charm (5 stars) review · 2024-02-23T13:36:08+00:00 · medium severity · change username

Works like a charm: users show missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Works like a charm I installed this plugin today.
missing feature setup reliable login access control and account operations Evidence only
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