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User Rename by Azed

by azeddev · Login & Users

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This plugin let you easily and completely rename a user account (login + nicename + display name).

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
45 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 76/100
Support 70/100

45 health vs 59 average across 1,443 Login & Users plugins

10+

Active installs

≈17 estimated

1.9K

Total downloads

since 2016

4.06★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 2 reviews

+16%

59

Downloads · 30d

category median +19%

High removal-risk signals

63/100

Maintenance 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 4.6.30, 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.

36 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 7/100
Rating quality 52/100
Listing tuning 92/100

To rank higher: Last updated 3686 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+16% vs prior 30d
3Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

59

now · peak 166

6430d downloads · Aug 26

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

User Rename by Azed · #37200 you WP User Avatars · #1301 Meks Smart Author Wi · #1665 BuddyPress Profile C · #9065

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

6.4Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

0

releases in the last 12 months

10.2y ago

latest release · v0.4

3

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

0.4 · 10.2y ago0.3 · 10.2y ago0.2 · 10.2y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v0.4 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
10–20 ≈17

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,386 observations

10Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 2 reviews

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5★
2 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
0.4.2
Last updated
10.1y ago
Added
2016-07-08 · 10 yrs old
Requires WP
3.4
Tested up to
4.6.30
Requires PHP
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ Graham
    9.1y ago

    With BuddyPress, the user’s nicename is displayed as @nicename for messaging. This reveals a user’s login username, which you don’t want. Previously I had to manually go into the database with phpmyadmin and change the nicename. This plugin saves me that work, allowing me to do it from the admin panel. What a find! Well done – a much needed plugin.

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  2. ★★★★★ azeddev
    10.2y ago

    Allow you to change login + nicename (url for user profile) and display name (pseudonym) Tested on 4.5.3 and 3.4

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Behavioral tests

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✕ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✕ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

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

No tier crossings observed yet.

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