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WP Edit Username

by Sajjad Hossain Sagor · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 29 May 2026, 8 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Edit Username
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Edit Username still maintained?
Yes. Last release 29 May 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months. 29 May 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Edit Username, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer sajjad67 since Apr 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Edit Username removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Edit Username safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.0.6). Not on the exploited list. 19 Dec 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Edit Username update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.6. No one-star spike after it. 29 May 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
sajjad6726 Apr 2018 to 29 May 2026, 91 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Edit Username
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20253
Q2 20252
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 29 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star5
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

2 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 1.0.6).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Edit Username
4 May 202636
11 May 202654
18 May 202655
25 May 2026797
1 Jun 2026413
8 Jun 2026194
15 Jun 2026164
22 Jun 2026133
29 Jun 2026113
6 Jul 2026176
13 Jul 2026107
20 Jul 202694
27 Jul 2026117
3 Aug 2026137
10 Aug 2026108
17 Aug 2026126
24 Aug 2026118
31 Aug 2026140
7 Sep 2026112
14 Sep 2026114
21 Sep 2026127
28 Sep 2026132
5 Oct 2026115
12 Oct 2026125
19 Oct 2026196
26 Oct 2026165
2 Nov 202617

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 19% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.0.6
AuthorSajjad Hossain Sagor
Added26 Apr 2018
Last updated29 May 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP8.0
CategoryUser Management & Authentication > User Registration & Login
Tagsajax, username, profile-edit, user profile, Change Username

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Questions

Is WP Edit Username still maintained?

Yes. Last release 29 May 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Edit Username, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer sajjad67 since Apr 2018.

Was WP Edit Username removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is WP Edit Username safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.0.6). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WP Edit Username update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0.6. No one-star spike after it.

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