WordPress plugin comparison

Live username availability checking vs WP Edit Username

Live username availability checking

by Arthur Gay

10+ installs

WP Edit Username

by Sajjad Hossain Sagor

2K+ installs5.0

At a glance

WP Edit Username has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for Live username availability checking.
On a typical day, WP Edit Username is downloaded about 24 times, Live username availability checking about 1.
Live username availability checking has no reviews yet.
WP Edit Username was updated more recently: May 29, 2026, against Aug 25, 2014 for Live username availability checking.
WP Edit Username is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.9.40 for Live username availability checking.
Live username availability checking has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for WP Edit Username.

WP Edit Username leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Live username availability checking	WP Edit Username
Popular rank	#44,934	#4,856
Active installs	10+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	24	638
Rating	No ratings	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.70
Last release	12 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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