Best display-name plugins for WordPress
The most popular display-name plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Username Changer leads with 40K+ active installs, ahead of Force First and Last Name as Display Name (2K+) and Smart Custom Display Name (200+). All 8 plugins tagged “display-name” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 display-name plugins
- 1.
Username ChangerThe most installed display-name plugin, with 40K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 77 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Force First and Last Name as Display Name2K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 18 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
Smart Custom Display Name200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
Brozzme Change Username20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 5.
CASFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Zodan Change UsernamesFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
Dynamic Display Name ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.
WP Search UsernameFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 8 plugins tagged “display-name”
Username Changer
Up in the last 7 days:3#894by DigitalME2 months ago
Unlock the power to change WordPress usernames with complete security and data integrity.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.3(77)
- Downloads
- 192/day
Force First and Last Name as Display Name
Down in the last 7 days:24#4,836by Andrew Lima3 months ago
Force the user field "display_name" to be set as the user's first and last name.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.3(18)
- Downloads
- 19/day
Smart Custom Display Name
Down in the last 7 days:36#12,029by WP User Manager17 days ago
Allows you to change the value of "Display name publicly as" in user profiles to any string
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Brozzme Change Username
Down in the last 7 days:58#27,439by Benoti5 years ago
Easily change a WordPress Username, save time, increase security.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CAS
Up in the last 7 days:12,302#60,502by soysupercas2 months ago
Customize the logged-in user's display name, limit its length and create a custom shortcode to display it anywhere on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day
Zodan Change Usernames
#62,562by Marten Moolenaar1 month ago
Change WordPress usernames with optimal security and data integrity.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dynamic Display Name Manager
Down in the last 7 days:15,089#70,085by Seif Atalla1 year ago
Configure user display names using selected user fields (username, email, first name, last name, website, role) with batch processing.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Search Username
Down in the last 7 days:16,374#71,372by speedy2228 years ago
Search every username from the author in your Wordpress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day