How To Change Your Admin Username In WordPress
When WordPress is installed it sets your login name to “admin” by default. If you want to change it you will usually need to manually edit the WordPress database, which might seem a bit intimidating for people not familiar with MySQL/phpMyAdmin. That’s why I created a small plugin that will let you easily edit your username from within WordPress.
How It Works
The plugin adds a new menu item called “Change Username” to the “Users” menu on the Dashboard. Clicking it will display a form where you can enter your new login name. All you need to do is enter the desired username in the form and click “Save Changes”. The plugin will then automatically perform the required database operations and let you log in with your new username right away.
Download Plugin
change-admin-username.zip (3 KB)
I’ve only tested the plugin on WP 2.6 but it should be compatible with most older versions, too - all the way down to 2.0.x. If you find any bugs feel free to leave a comment below.
July 25th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
I’ve been manually changing the username on all of my sites with phpMyAdmin, so this should save me some effort, thanks
July 25th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Yay
August 4th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
After we change the username, is it okay to delete or remove the plugin since we are not gonna use it anymore?
August 4th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
@Dunn - Yes, you can delete the plugin then.