Email as Username for WP-Members
Requires WP-Members to be in use. Uses members’ emails as their usernames. Removes the need to create a username (if wp-members is in use). Changes or removes appropriate items from forms, and adds the email address as…
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Email as Username for WP-Members shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 700+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 39/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (700+ active installs)
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
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Rankings
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Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| email as username | >100 |
| users | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 8 reviews
About Email as Username for WP-Members
From the official readme · v1.3Description
Requires WP-Members to be in use. Uses members’ emails as their usernames. Removes the need to create a username (if wp-members is in use). Changes or removes appropriate items from forms, and adds the email address as the username. If WP-Members is no longer in use, there are plenty of plugins that offer this capability for WP’s native registration and login functions
How it works:
This plugin doesn’t do much of anything with the login form. It deals with the WP-Members registration form, removing username as a field to fill out and filling it automatically with the email entered. For backward compatibility (for users that were created before this plugin was installed), the plugin will try looking up the username by email if they log in with that instead of their username.
The plugin also does some funky things with subscribers:
- It doesn’t allow them access to the dashboard. This is to keep them from changing their email address (and un-syncing their username/email)
- It turns off the admin bar for them. Let’s face it, they don’t need that anyways.
Props to Beau Lebens for his Email Login plugin. I stole his function (from version 4.6.3) to help with backward compatibility.
Installation
- Make sure the WP-Members plugin is installed and activated
- Turn the WordPress native Registration off (users can still register through WP-Members)
- Upload the
/email-as-username-wpmemfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Changelog
NOTICE: Custom variables are removed and an options page is used instead. You will need to navigate to the options page to reset the two redirects. If you've customized the login field name, you will need to re-make that customization in a language file.
1.3
- Add internationalization (Italian Language Files)
- Add options page
- General WP coding standard compliance
- Thanks to realloc for all these additions and changes
1.2.2
- Fix argument missing error
1.2.1
- Fix password reset for when username != email
1.2
- Add ability to login with email even if username is different (Thanks to Beau Lebens)
1.0
- Initial Release
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FAQ
Email as Username for WP-Members: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Email as Username for WP-Members free?
Yes. Email as Username for WP-Members is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Email as Username for WP-Members safe to use in 2026?
Email as Username for WP-Members shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 700+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 39/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Email as Username for WP-Members?
Email as Username for WP-Members is active on 700+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 9,585 times since it launched in May 2014. It was downloaded 92 times in the last 30 days.
Does Email as Username for WP-Members work with WordPress 7.1?
Email as Username for WP-Members is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Email as Username for WP-Members last updated?
The latest version, 1.3, was released on December 4, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Email as Username for WP-Members?
Email as Username for WP-Members is developed and maintained by Stevish.
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