Best username plugins for WordPress
The most popular username 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 Change Username (4K+) and Duo Two-Factor Authentication (3K+). All 44 plugins tagged “username” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 username plugins
- 1.Username Changer
The most installed username plugin, with 40K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 77 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Change Username4K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 7 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Duo Two-Factor Authentication3K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 39 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 4.
Smart User Slug Hider2K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 55 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
WP Edit Username2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 6.
No Login by Email Address1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 7.
Change Author Link Structure600+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 8.Chap Secure Password Login
600+ active installs. Rated 3.1 from 8 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 9.
Restrict Usernames200+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 14 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 10.
Force Login With Email200+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
All 44 plugins tagged “username”
Username Changer
Up in the last 7 days:2#895by DigitalME2 months ago
Unlock the power to change WordPress usernames with complete security and data integrity.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.3(77)
- Downloads
- 198/day

Change Username
Up in the last 7 days:1#3,473by Danny van Kooten2 months ago
Change WordPress usernames from the user edit screen, with validation for existing users, illegal logins, and Multisite admins.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.6(7)
- Downloads
- 40/day

Duo Two-Factor Authentication
Down in the last 7 days:2#4,013by Duo Security1 year ago
Easily add Duo Security two-factor authentication to your WordPress website. Enable two-factor authentication for your admins and/or users.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 3.7(39)
- Downloads
- 44/day

Smart User Slug Hider
Up in the last 7 days:2#4,319by WP User Manager15 days ago
Hide usernames in Author Pages URLs to enhance Security
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(55)
- Downloads
- 76/day

WP Edit Username
Down in the last 7 days:17#4,851by Sajjad Hossain Sagor5 months ago
Easily Edit User Profile Username clicking a button.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 24/day

No Login by Email Address
#6,517by cubecolour1 year ago
Removes the ability to login using the email address instead of the username.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Change Author Link Structure
Down in the last 7 days:164#8,292by wpyb2 months ago
To prevent that usernames are publically visible, the username in the author's permalink is replaced with the author's ID.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Chap Secure Password Login
Down in the last 7 days:25#8,497by Enrico Rossomando6 years ago
Do not show password, during login, on an insecure channel (without SSL). Use a SHA-256 hash algorithm.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 3.1(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Restrict Usernames
Down in the last 7 days:44#11,978by Scott Reilly8 years ago
Restrict the usernames that new users may use when registering for your site.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.6(14)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Force Login With Email
Up in the last 7 days:44#12,015by MarcosAlexandre6 years ago
Enable login in WordPress only with user e-mail address.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Admin username changer
Down in the last 7 days:20#13,708by yoshitech14 years ago
Change your admin username to whatever you like. Improve your site security and make life difficult for the hackers.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.7(7)
- Downloads
- 6/day
User Activation Keys
Down in the last 7 days:57#14,150by David Sader10 years ago
A Multisite Network plugin for user activation key removal or approval.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(20)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Login with Username or Email
Down in the last 7 days:73#14,648by BCS Website Solutions10 years ago
Allow users to login with Email or Username while logging in to Wordpress.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 2.6(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Current Username on Navigation Label
Down in the last 7 days:45#15,118by Al-Mamun Talukder12 years ago
This plugin allows you to display current username (Display Name) on wordpress menu navigation label or title attribute.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 4/day

Hide Username Front Side
Up in the last 7 days:19#17,737by Mindstien Technologies12 years ago
Secures your wp site from hackers by hiding username of members from front side.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.4(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Edit Usernames
Up in the last 7 days:116#18,777by Matt Miller15 days ago
The Edit Usernames plugin allows WordPress admins and WooCommerce managers to edit the users' usernames through the admin dashboard. Simple!
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
ETBS Account Guard
Up in the last 7 days:234#19,056by ETBS (DAI)1 month ago
Protects the accounts that manage your site. Hides the login names of your users from visitors who are not logged in.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Honorific Buddypress Usernames
Down in the last 7 days:37#21,111by Hitesh Kumar10 years ago
Allows to add honorific buddypress names on the website.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress Mentions Email Notifications
Down in the last 7 days:50#21,532by DevriX9 years ago
Email bbPress topic/reply mentioned users, set custom email and some basic settings
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
BuddyPress Usernames Only
Down in the last 7 days:237#21,916by r-a-y13 years ago
Override display names across your BuddyPress site with usernames.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 4/day

Hide Login Errors
Up in the last 7 days:69#22,852by Amy Green7 years ago
Login errors in WordPress can be used by hackers to guess whether they entered wrong username or password.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Brozzme Change Username
#27,174by Benoti5 years ago
Easily change a WordPress Username, save time, increase security.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hebrew username
Down in the last 7 days:52#33,051by DrMosko11 years ago
Add Hebrew characters to sanitize_user
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

SuperAuth Passwordless Sign In & Alert Service
Up in the last 7 days:8,337#37,338by superauth2 years ago
SuperAuth provides passwordless sign in, alert service, sign out from all devices, lock or unlock user account from any computer, smartphone, tablet, …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

All-in-One Utilities
#37,369by 2ByteCode3 days ago
Change usernames, brand the login page, harden and speed up WordPress, log emails and clean up duplicates, all from one lightweight plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

OpenOTP Two-Factor Authentication
Up in the last 7 days:3,114#39,048by rcdevs10 years ago
OpenOTP plugin Enable two-factor authentication for your admins and/or users The plugin will transparently handle any OpenOTP Login Mode including, LD …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Essential Shortcodes
#39,081by haohunter1 year ago
Display user information and date/time with easy-to-use shortcodes. Free version includes 8 essential shortcodes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Email or Username Login
#40,995by erikdmitchell9 years ago
Allows users to login by their username or email.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Twitter Highlight
#45,489by Eduardo Reveles11 years ago
Convert twitter usernames, hashtags and lists in pages, posts or comments to a twitter link.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Live username availability checking
Down in the last 7 days:296#45,498by Arthur Gay12 years ago
A plugin for live username availability checking.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Twitter Link Shortcut
Down in the last 7 days:896#46,510twitter-link-shortcut17 years ago
A plugin to make linking to Twitter users easier with shortcodes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP User Manager Username Length
Down in the last 7 days:2,896#46,584by WP User Manager1 month ago
An add-on for WP User Manager that let's you define minimum and maximum username length.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LogInOut button
Down in the last 7 days:1,930#47,166by n4me7 years ago
Заменяет [LogInOut] в виджете "html" ("Внешний вид"->"Виджеты") на кнопку "Вход редактора/Выйти". Фильтр.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
My Random Post Usernames
Up in the last 7 days:10,031#50,983by hiddenflame1 year ago
A plugin that generates and displays random usernames for posts, enhancing user engagement and content personalization.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Allow Username Edit
#55,266by thaxam1 year ago
A WordPress plugin that allows administrators to safely edit usernames of registered users with an activation checkbox to prevent accidental changes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day

DP Username & Role Display
Down in the last 7 days:948#55,610by Dixit Pujara2 months ago
Show the logged-in user's name, role, and profile icon anywhere - editable labels, custom colors, 5 templates, and a shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ToolnPlay User Profile Enhancer
Up in the last 7 days:12,139#57,336by Pardeep Patel1 year ago
A simple, lightweight plugin to enhance WordPress user profiles by allowing username changes and custom avatars selected from the Media Library.
- Installs
- <10
- 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
Up in the last 7 days:11,516#60,586by Marten Moolenaar1 month ago
Change WordPress usernames with optimal security and data integrity.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Username Update
Down in the last 7 days:1,050#62,094by Dhaval Panchal1 year ago
The "Username Update" plugin enhances the default username editing functionality in WordPress by providing an additional feature to send an …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day
Encrypt My Login Password
Down in the last 7 days:1,589#67,308by himansu15 years ago
Do not show password on login page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Quick User Profile Update
Down in the last 7 days:18,609#68,152by webman technologies8 years ago
Quick User Profile Update will give admin authority of user profile quick update from admin panel
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Block Registered Usernames in Comments
#70,113by Marc Tönsing5 years ago
You want to block comment nicknames and email adresses of registered users? This plugin solves this problem once and for all.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Search Username
Down in the last 7 days:22,273#71,356by speedy2228 years ago
Search every username from the author in your Wordpress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day