WordPress plugin comparison

Force First and Last Name as Display Name vs User Role Editor

Force First and Last Name as Display Name

by Andrew Lima

2K+ installs4.3

User Role Editor

by Vladimir Garagulya

700K+ installs4.5

At a glance

User Role Editor has more active installs: 700K+, against 2K+ for Force First and Last Name as Display Name.
On a typical day, User Role Editor is downloaded about 13,938 times, Force First and Last Name as Display Name about 18.
User Role Editor is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 288 reviews, against 4.3 from 18 reviews.
User Role Editor was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Jul 21, 2026 for Force First and Last Name as Display Name.
Force First and Last Name as Display Name resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for User Role Editor.
User Role Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.0.8 for Force First and Last Name as Display Name.
User Role Editor has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Force First and Last Name as Display Name.

User Role Editor leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Force First and Last Name as Display Name	User Role Editor
Popular rank	#4,842	#90
Active installs	2K+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	396	541K
Rating	4.3(18)	4.5(288)
Support threads resolved	100%	50%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.76	×1.84
Last release	3 months ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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