Rename Users
by quan_flo · Login & Users
This plugins allows administrators to rename wordpress usernames.
46 health vs 60 average across 914 Login & Users plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.33, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3773 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
26
now · peak 96
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-08-19 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-18 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-17 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-08-15 100+ → 200+ up after 6 days in band
- 2025-08-09 200+ → 100+ down after 764 days in band
- 2023-07-07 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-07-06 200+ → 300+ up after 11 days in band
- 2023-06-25 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WPS Hide Login 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Username Changer 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Login as User 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Last Login 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Login Form 7K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable User Login 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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