WP Edit Username
by Sajjad Hossain Sagor · Login & Users
Also makes 34 other plugins · 10.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily Edit User Profile Username clicking a button.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ajax” and “user profile” for “edit user” and “edit”. “ajax” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “edit user” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “user profile” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “edit” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 61 average across 2,206 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.7%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 29.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 157 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| edit username | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| change username your tag | #3 | #12 | up 1 |
| username your tag | #4 | #15 | 0 |
| wp edit | #4 | #17 | up 3 |
| profile edit your tag | #4 | #12 | down 1 |
| edit user | #5 | #17 | 0 |
| edit | #8 | #20 | down 1 |
| edit profile | #7 | #17 | down 2 |
| edit any page | #12 | #23 | — |
| edit page | #13 | #24 | 0 |
| page edit | #13 | #24 | — |
| wordpress edit | #15 | #21 | 0 |
| ajax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user profile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
30 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “ajax” and “user profile” for “edit user” and “edit”. “ajax” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “edit user” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “user profile” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “edit” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.0.6 · 29 May 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 13 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ahmedalaa01v2.2y ago
gets the job done
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ default-design3.2y ago
does its job 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gpworx3.9y ago
THANK YOU!!! Using this plugin with ProfileGrid and could not change user names — even from phpMyAdmin. This plugin does the job AND offers to send an email to the user and admin about the change. Awesome! Please update this plugin for security with the latest version of WordPress. Thank you again! This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by gpworx. Reason: updated tags
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tanjimul Islam8.5y ago
Nice effort…Well done! We want more.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ parvezpreo8.5y ago
good working .. Awesome plugin. #LOVE it This topic was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by parvezpreo. Reason: missing content & topic tags
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.6 Compatibility checkup for latest wp version 7.0 2.0.6
- — Version 2.0.5 Checked for latest wp version 6.9 2.0.5
- — Version 2.0.4 Fixed issue: typo giving fatal error 2.0.4
- — Version 2.0.3 Applied security patch and added more html tags to the allowed html list 2.0.3
- — Version 2.0.2 Checked for latest wp version 6.8 2.0.2
- — Version 2.0.1 Minor changes in codebase only. 2.0.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.0.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 WP Edit Username <= 1.0.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings ↗2023-12-19 CVE-2023-47527 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.5 Patched in 1.0.6
- Patched Medium · 4.4 WP Edit Username <= 1.0.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-11-07 CVE-2023-47528 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.5 Patched in 1.0.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily Edit User Profile Username clicking a button."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,067 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ajax", "profile-edit" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-23 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 428 days in tier
- 2024-05-17 900+ → 1K+ up after 204 days in tier
- 2023-10-26 800+ → 900+ up after 122 days in tier
- 2023-06-26 900+ → 800+ down after 102 days in tier
- 2023-03-16 800+ → 900+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2023-02-17 700+ → 800+ up after 93 days in tier
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).
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SearchWP Live Ajax Search 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP-Polls 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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