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The WordPress User Display Name represents how a user is publicly identified across posts, comments, and author pages. Keeping this information accurate and aligned with your branding is essential for maintaining professionalism and consistency across your website.
Whether you are updating author names, rebranding your website, or managing multiple contributors, this guide shows you how to change a WordPress user display name step-by-step, starting from your Hosted.com® dashboard.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Change a User Display Name
1. Login to your Hosted.com® Client Portal.
2. Navigate to Manage Services and select your hosting plan.
3. Click Manage next to your domain.
4. Access cPanel and open your WordPress Dashboard.
5. Login using your administrator credentials.
6. In the left-hand menu, click Users, then select All Users.
7. Locate the user whose display name you wish to update and click their username.
8. Scroll down to the Name section.
9. Enter or update the First Name, Last Name, or Nickname fields.
10. Select the preferred option from Display name publicly as in the dropdown menu.
11. Scroll down and click Update Profile to save your changes.
Additional Information
- The display name is visible to visitors and should reflect a professional identity or brand.
- Custom display names can be created using the nickname field.
- Some themes may override display name settings, requiring additional configuration.
- Changes may not appear immediately due to caching and may require clearing the cache.
- User permissions determine who can edit profiles and display names.
- Consistent naming improves credibility on multi-author websites.
- Bulk user management plugins can assist with managing large teams.
Login to Hosted.com® Account
1. Go to the Hosted.com® website Account Login page.
2. Enter your Email and Password and click the Sign In button.
3. You will see the Hosted.com® Dashboard, displaying the Manage Account menu on the left and your Account Information, Account Overview and Open Support Tickets on the right.
Login to cPanel from your Hosted.com® Dashboard
4. Click on Manage Services to view the sub-dropdown menu and select the hosting package for the domain you want to work with – in our example we are using WordPress Hosting.
5. Click the Manage button to the right of the domain name you want to access.
6. The display will now show Product Information, Quick Manage, Resource Usage and Site Statistics for that domain name.
7. Under Product Information, scroll down to Control Panel, which will display cPanel to the right, and click on the Login button.
8. The cPanel Dashboard will now be display
