WP Edit Username

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Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
4.4/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

2

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Latestv2.0.6
5.0(5)
100/100
Last Updated
2026-05-29 (2mo ago)
Active Installs
2,000+
Downloads
27,887
Requires WP
5.6+
Requires PHP
8.0+
Tested up to
WP 7.0.2
Created
2018-04-26 (8y ago)

This plugin adds feature to edit/change user username. Features: Edit Username: Allows editing of usernames. Only users with the edit_other_users() capability can change usernames. If the “Send Email” option is enabled, the user will receive a notification email when their username is changed. You can customize the email subject and body text in the admin dashboard or via filter hooks. Modify the email subject using the filter: wpeu_email_subject. Modify the email headers using the filter: wpeu_email_headers. Adjust the email body content using the filter wpeu_email_body. (Note: $new_username and $old_username are automatically prepended to the email content). Hooks Usage: <?php add_filter( 'wp_username_changed_email_subject', 'change_email_subject' ); function change_email_subject( $subject ) { $subject = 'Your customized subject'; return $subject; } add_filter( 'wp_username_changed_email_body', 'change_email_body' ); function change_email_body( $old_username, $new_username ) { $email_body = "Your custom email text body."; return $email_body; } ?>

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