Title: Change Username
Author: Danny van Kooten
Published: <strong>12 Januari 2017</strong>
Last modified: 19 Juni 2026

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Cari plugin

![](https://ps.w.org/change-username/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3578280)

# Change Username

 Oleh [Danny van Kooten](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvankooten/)

[Unduh](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/change-username.1.0.3.zip)

 * [Detail](https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/change-username/#description)
 * [Ulasan](https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/change-username/#reviews)
 *  [Instalasi](https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/change-username/#installation)
 * [Pengembangan](https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/change-username/#developers)

 [Bantuan](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-username/)

## Deskripsi

Change WordPress usernames from the user edit screen, with validation for existing
users, illegal logins, and Multisite admins.

### Change Username

WordPress does not let administrators change usernames by default. Change Username
adds that option directly to the existing user edit screen, without a separate settings
page.

Use it to update a WordPress username while keeping the same user ID, posts, comments,
and profile data attached to the account.

### Features

 * Change any WordPress username from the existing user edit screen.
 * Prevent username conflicts by checking whether the new username already exists.
 * Block usernames that are listed as illegal logins.
 * Follow the same username validation rules as WordPress core.
 * Retain superadmin rights when changing the username of a Multisite super admin.

### Requirements

 * PHP version 7.4 or higher
 * WordPress version 6.0 or higher

### About the plugin author

[Danny van Kooten](https://www.dannyvankooten.com/) has been building WordPress 
plugins since 2010, starting with WordPress 3.0.

He is the founder of [ibericode](https://www.ibericode.com/), the small software
company behind popular WordPress plugins including [Mailchimp for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/)
and [Koko Analytics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/koko-analytics/).

## Tangkapan Layar

[⌊Change a WordPress username from the default user edit screen.⌉⌊Change a WordPress
username from the default user edit screen.⌉[

Change a WordPress username from the default user edit screen.

## Instalasi

#### Installing the plugin

 1. In your WordPress admin panel, go to _Plugins > New Plugin_, search for **Change
    Username** and click “_Install now_“
 2. Alternatively, download the plugin and upload the contents of `change-username.
    zip` to your plugins directory, which usually is `/wp-content/plugins/`.
 3. Activate the plugin
 4. Go to _Users_, edit a user, and change the username from the existing user edit
    screen.

## Tanya Jawab

### Where do I change a WordPress username after activation?

Go to _Users_, open the user you want to edit, and use the username control on the
existing user edit screen.

### Can I change an administrator username?

Yes. Any user with the `edit_users` capability can change usernames, including administrator
usernames.

### Can users change their own username?

Not right now. Only administrators with the `edit_users` capability can change usernames.

### Does changing a username affect user IDs or posts?

No. The plugin changes the user’s login name, but it does not change the user ID.
Existing posts, pages, comments, and user metadata stay assigned to the same user
account.

### Does this work on WordPress Multisite?

Yes. When changing the username of a Multisite super admin, the plugin keeps that
user in the super admin list.

### I’ve activated the plugin but nothing happens.

Please check if your server is running PHP version 7.4 or higher. The plugin will
not do anything if you’re on an older version of PHP.

## Ulasan

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### 󠀁[Simple and great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-great-236/)󠁿

 [Anh Tran](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rilwis/) 20 Juni 2026

This plugin is simple, lightweight and does one thing and it does very well. Nothing
fancy, bloated or unneeded. I use it on all the sites whenever I need to change 
username. Thank you very much for creating this plugin!

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### 󠀁[Works great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-9830/)󠁿

 [Daan van den Bergh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daanvandenbergh/) 19 Juni 2026

I’ve been using this plugin for years, not knowing that the one and only Danny van
Kooten was behind it. Now I do, so it was about time to place this well-deserved
5 star review. Bij deze!

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### 󠀁[Super!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-3137/)󠁿

 [pawelboc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pawelboc/) 27 Oktober 2025

Super!

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### 󠀁[Does exactly what it should](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-exactly-what-it-should-35/)󠁿

 [clip1492](https://profiles.wordpress.org/clip1492/) 26 Juni 2025

The plugin does exactly what it promises — and it does it well, without any issues.
Some might point out the lack of frequent updates, but in my opinion, that’s actually
a good sign: when a plugin this simple works reliably, it means there’s nothing 
that needs fixing.It also integrates perfectly into the user page, with no bloat
or unnecessary overhead — clean, simple and efficient.

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### 󠀁[It still works well but hasn’t been updated in a long time](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-still-works-well-but-hasnt-been-updated-in-a-long-time/)󠁿

 [default-design](https://profiles.wordpress.org/default-design/) 29 Agustus 2023

It still works well but it hasn’t been updated in a long time, so I recommend another
one: WP Edit Username

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### 󠀁[this did nothing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-did-nothing/)󠁿

 [ofihsdfoi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ofihsdfoi/) 3 Januari 2023

I typed in the new username, but nothing happened. It does not work.

 [ Baca semua 7 ulasan ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-username/reviews/)

## Kontributor & Pengembang

“Change Username” adalah perangkat lunak open source. Berikut ini mereka yang sudah
berkontribusi pada plugin ini.

Kontributor

 *   [ Danny van Kooten ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvankooten/)
 *   [ ibericode ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ibericode/)

[Terjemahkan “Change Username” dalam bahasa Anda.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/change-username)

### Tertarik mengembangkan?

[Lihat kode](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/change-username/), periksa
[repositori SVN ](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/change-username/), atau mendaftar
ke [log pengembangan](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/change-username/) melalui
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/change-username/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Log Perubahan

#### 1.0.3 – Jun 19, 2026

 * Bump required PHP version to 7.4 or higher.
 * Bump required WordPress version to 6.0 or higher.
 * Bump tested WordPress version to 7.0.
 * Fix retaining Multisite super admin rights when the user is first in the super
   admin list.
 * Improve sanitization of submitted username values.
 * Add PHPCS and PHPStan checks to the release process.
 * Exclude Makefile from plugin release packages.

#### 1.0.2 – Oct 04, 2024

 * Show message when new username is less than 3 characters long.
 * Show message when new username is more than 60 characters long.
 * Improved request validation in general.
 * Remove ES6 code from JS file to support a wider range of browsers.
 * Bump required PHP version to 7.2 or higher.

#### 1.0.1 – Dec 23, 2022

 * Always load minified JS asset by default

#### 1.0 – Dec 2016

Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Versi **1.0.3**
 *  Diperbarui **1 bulan yang lalu**
 *  Instalasi Aktif **4,000+**
 *  Versi WordPress ** 6.0 atau yang terbaru **
 *  Diuji hingga **7.0.2**
 *  Versi PHP ** 7.4 atau yang terbaru **
 *  Bahasa
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/change-username/)
 * Tag
 * [login](https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login/)[multisite](https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multisite/)
   [user management](https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user-management/)[username](https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/username/)
   [users](https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/users/)
 *  [Tampilan lanjut](https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/change-username/advanced/)

## Rating

 4.6 dari 5 bintang.

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## Kontributor

 *   [ Danny van Kooten ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dvankooten/)
 *   [ ibericode ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ibericode/)

## Bantuan

Ada yang ingin dikatakan? Butuh bantuan?

 [Lihat forum bantuan](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-username/)