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Smart Custom Display Name

v5.0.4 · by WP User Manager

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

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About this plugin

The Smart Custom Display Name Plugin allows you to set your Display Name to anything you like

Originally created by Peter Raschendorfer, maintained by WP User Manager since October 2026.

Questions or problems? Ask in the support forum.

Usage

The “Display Name” is the name shown as post author – e.g. “posted by John Doe”. WordPress only allows you to select from a few given values. This plugin changes the Display Name field to a regular text input field where you can type in anything you like. There are no settings. Just install and activate.

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  • This plugin does not collect or store any data
  • This plugin does not send any data to external servers

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