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).
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 8
- Active installs
- 700+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 4 Dec 2014
- Added
- May 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.5
- Tested up to
- WP 4.0.38
- Downloads
- 9,493
Our analysis
AI-assistedEmail as Username for WP-Members is a WordPress plugin that allows users to use their email addresses as usernames when registering with WP-Members. It simplifies the registration process by removing the need for a separate username field and automatically fills it with the email entered by the user.
This plugin is designed for sites that use WP-Members and is particularly suitable for member-based sites that want to streamline user registration. It also includes features to restrict subscriber access to the dashboard and admin bar, ensuring that users cannot change their email addresses after registration.
Best for: This plugin is best for member-based websites using WP-Members.
What it does well
- ✓Simplifies registration by using email as username
- ✓Removes the username field from the registration form
- ✓Maintains backward compatibility for existing users
- ✓Restricts subscriber access to the dashboard
Where it falls short
- •Requires WP-Members to function
- •Limited information on additional features
Verdict
Email as Username for WP-Members is a straightforward solution for simplifying user registration on WP-Members sites, though it has limited functionality outside of that context.
From the developer
Stevish's own description of Email as Username for WP-Members, lightly tidied.
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.