Title: Username Editor
Author: WebsiteGuider
Published: <strong>November 18, 2020</strong>
Last modified: December 17, 2020

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Username Editor

 By [WebsiteGuider](https://profiles.wordpress.org/websiteguiderteam1618/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/username-editor.1.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/username-editor/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/username-editor/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/username-editor/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/username-editor/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/username-editor/)

## Description

Username Editor is a simple plugin which lets you easily change WordPress usernames
which by default is prohibited.

Also, this plugin offers lot more features like ability to let few roles edit their
usernames. Also, we have email feature. If set to on. when the user changes his/
her username, email will be sent to both the administrator of the site and the user.

#### Features

 1. Simple username change.
 2. Change username using AJAX.
 3. Password Check : Force users to enter their password before changing username.
 4. Secure and no-bloat code.
 5. Made by developers for developers.
 6. Documentation link can be found here [WebsiteGuider](https://websiteguider.com)

### 1.2

 * A new menu page.
 * Fixed the allowed roles issue.
 * Added user list for administrator so they can change any users username
 * Improved code
 * Implemented better sanitization and validation.

### 1.1

 * Added Ajax functionality
 * Added Password check
 * Added username minimum length field
 * Added new functions

### 1.0

 * Initial Release

## Installation

The installation process of this plugin is simple.
 1. Upload the zip file or install
it from WordPress directory. 2. After installation, activate the theme and you are
done

## FAQ

### Is there any settings page available?

Yes, Under Settings > Username Editor, you get many options.

### Does this plugin affects site speed?

No, this plugin doesn’t affect your websites speed.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Username Editor” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ WebsiteGuider ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/websiteguiderteam1618/)

“Username Editor” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/username-editor/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Username Editor” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/username-editor)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/username-editor/), 
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/username-editor/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/username-editor/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/username-editor/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2**
 *  Last updated **5 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.5.18**
 *  Languages
 * [Dutch (Belgium)](https://nl-be.wordpress.org/plugins/username-editor/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/username-editor/),
   [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/username-editor/), and [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/username-editor/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/username-editor)
 * Tag
 * [username editor](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/username-editor/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/username-editor/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ WebsiteGuider ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/websiteguiderteam1618/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/username-editor/)