Restrict Usernames

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ lijonghui

   3.5y ago

   Elementor 表单注册用户名无效

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2. ★★★★★ dhurlburtusa

   7.2y ago

   This plugin is working as advertised. It has some powerful features but it would be nice if it also supported a full regular expression syntax with a negation option. I assume the author didn’t want to over complicate the plugin, however. Note: Some of the reviews complain that the plugin’s test tool doesn’t work. At first I started to experience a similar problem. Then I realized that the minimum length I had set was the reason. So, it was actually working exactly as configured. Also, you must save your changes before testing. The test only runs against the saved changes. That is, you cannot update the configuration form and then run the test with expected results without saving first.

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3. ★★★★★ jisung55

   7.6y ago

   it works perfectly. great

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4. ★★★★★ AiratTop

   8.6y ago

   Plugin is very useful. Looking forward to updates of plugin.

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5. ★★★★★ SingingDwarf

   9.8y ago

   e.g. set Min Length = 6, Max Length = 8, Required username substring = ^Plot A valid username according to this ruleset would be ‘Plot 8A’ – however this fails the inbuilt validation test. It transpires that the plugin prevents username from being created with a space – despite the option to prevent usernames from being created with a space being unchecked.

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6. ★★★★★ briar21

   10.0y ago

   I needed a way to stop users from choosing a username with spaces in it. I am using Profile Builder Pro to create a custom registration page. While this plugin appears to work in the backend using the test feature, in practice it does not. The author of the plugin has not answered any questions in the support forum for a long time, so I’m wondering if the plugin is abandoned. Now I’m on the hunt for another solution to stop registrations with spaces in the usernames.

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7. ★★★★★ luismillan

   11.1y ago

   I am using this plugin together with paid membership pro, and it won’t work. Users are still able to register “restricted” usernames. If anyone knows how to fix this, it would be really helpful. Thanks

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8. ★★★★★ SVTX

   11.2y ago

   Thanks for this useful plugin!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-03-31 300+ → 200+ down after 223 days in tier
2. 2025-08-20 400+ → 300+ down after 406 days in tier
3. 2024-07-10 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2024-07-09 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-07-08 500+ → 400+ down after 182 days in tier
6. 2024-01-08 600+ → 500+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• New User Approve 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Allow Multiple Accounts 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Change Username 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• User Spam Remover 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• F Force Password Change 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
• Enable/Disable Auto Login when Register 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D

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Restrict Usernames: 200+ active installs, 3.6★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/restrict-usernames