by WP User Manager 5 (5 reviews)

Smart Custom Display Name

Name: Smart Custom Display Name
Rating: 5.0 (5 reviews)
Author: WP User Manager

Allows you to change the value of "Display name publicly as" in user profiles to any string

Smart Custom Display Name ranks #12,020 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #1,524 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews, and was last updated Oct 23, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v5.0.4 Current Version v5.0.4

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 23 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#1,524 of 8,848 in Customization Top 25% by installs Downloads -60.9% this week Actively maintained

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#12,020

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Active Installs

200+

-25.7%

KW Avg Position

25.3

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Downloads

10.3K

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Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (5 reviews)

Next Milestone 300

Total Progress 53%

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

5 reviews

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.0.4
Last Updated: Oct 23, 2026
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: WP User Manager

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 5
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

author author name display-name profile user name

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want full control over how a user's display name appears publicly. It solves the problem of WordPress limiting the "Display name publicly as" field to a few preset options by replacing it with a free-text input.