How to I change my username?
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I know that it says under the profile section that one cannot change their username, but somehow in the confusion of setting things up I used a name that was entirely inappropriate for one’s username. I would have used my own first name were I to do this again. Is there any way to get around this without opening up a new account? I don’t want to open up a new account because I want to retain my present weblog name! Any thoughts?
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You can apply for a new username. You cannot change the one you have. Your first persona/username can make your second persona/username an administrator of the blog and then the original username can be deleted. This must be carefully done.
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You can change the username displayed, though; on your Profile, change the nickname to what you want it to be.
I would caution against using your real name, though. It often comes back to haunt you later.
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Hey there,
you can choose which one you want displayed on your blog and comments. Dashboard – My profile [top right] – Nickname. Enter whichever name you want displayed and save. Now you should be able to change the drop down menu to either your username or nichname.
If you do want a new username, sign out, create one, but don’t choose a blog. Then follow these instructions to transfer the blog:
http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/07/22/how-do-i-transfer-a-blog-to-someone-else-another-name/
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