WordPress plugin comparison
Change Username vs Live username availability checking
Change Username
by Danny van Kooten
4K+ installs4.6
Live username availability checking
by Arthur Gay
10+ installs
At a glance
- Change Username has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Live username availability checking.
- On a typical day, Change Username is downloaded about 41 times, Live username availability checking about 1.
- Live username availability checking has no reviews yet.
- Change Username was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Aug 25, 2014 for Live username availability checking.
- Change Username is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Live username availability checking.
- Live username availability checking has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Change Username.
Line by line
Change Username leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Change Username | Live username availability checking |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,458 | #44,934 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.1K | 24 |
| Rating | 4.6(7) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.9.40 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.75 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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