Best user nicename plugins for WordPress
The most popular user nicename plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Edit Author Slug leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of SlugMaster (20+). All 2 plugins tagged “user nicename” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 user nicename plugins
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Edit Author SlugThe most installed user nicename plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 84 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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SlugMaster20+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “user nicename”
Edit Author Slug
#357by Brandon Allen1 year ago
Allows an admin (or capable user) to edit the author slug of a user, and change the author base.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.8(84)
- Downloads
- 413/day
SlugMaster
Down in the last 7 days:24#27,660by David Garthe4 months ago
Customize author slug, user nicename, author archive, and custom slug URLs with full WordPress route control.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day