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Smart Custom Display Name

by WP User Manager

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Description

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.

Plugin Privacy Information

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

Perfect!

By thepluginator on September 11, 2021

This plugin should be a default feature of WordPress!

Ultimate Add-On Privacy Protection

By webworkworld on December 14, 2020

Building a 5-multi-site network that stands on true member Privacy Protection mission so this plug-in and another of Peter’s Plug-Ins, Hide URL Slug, are crucial. My team created a list of “Web Super Heroes” - You’re in it ... Thanks for all that you do good Peter.

Great tool

By glaeskewpr on December 12, 2020

Thanks a lot!

works great

By Artemia (shimmshaw) on January 19, 2017

Does exactly what it says it will do.

Fantastic Job

By sophiejo on December 2, 2016

Hello This plugin is a great, and does what it claims and effortless. Recommended to anyone who wishes to show Display Name for any reason including an added security. Thank you for this plugin. Sophie

5.0.4 (2026-10-23)

  • Maintained again, by WP User Manager
  • Fixed: a display name containing double quotes was cut short in the profile field, and lost when the profile was saved. The field is now built safely
  • Fixed: the settings screen could run on another plugin’s copy of the shared framework, such as 404page’s
  • Removed the retirement notice and dead help links
  • Tested up to WordPress 7.1

5.0.3 (2024-04-17) URGENT BUGFIX

  • Bugfix after Cleanup

5.0.2 (2024-04-16) CLEANUP

  • Cleanup

5.0.1 (2022-10-03) FINAL VERSION

  • removed all links to webiste
  • removed request for rating

5.0.0 (2022-06-01)

  • rewritten based on my Plugin Foundation PPF08, no functional changes

4 (2019-03-13)

  • UI improvements
  • code improvement

3 (2018-04-19)

  • minor code- & UI-improvements

2.1 (2017-11-16)

  • faulty display in WP 4.9 fixed

2.0 (2017-06-14)

  • redesigned admin interface
  • code improvement

1.2 (2016-10-11)

  • Some changes under the hood, no functional changes

1.1 (2016-06-23)

  • Code optimization, some UI work, no functional changes

1.0 (2015-08-31)

  • Initial Release
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