Title: Change username validation error message
Last modified: October 1, 2025

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# Change username validation error message

 *  Resolved [AJ20152015](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aj20152015/)
 * (@aj20152015)
 * [6 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-username-validation-error-message/)
 * So, right now, if someone registers with a username which has already registered,
   the plugin gives an incorrect username as a validation message, which does not
   make sense. And I see, we cannot use a custom validation like for email address.
   Can we at least change the validation message for username? I want something 
   like:
 * “The username is incorrect or has been used. Please, correct the username or 
   use something different.”
 * Thanks

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 *  [missveronica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missveronicatv/)
 * (@missveronicatv)
 * [6 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-username-validation-error-message/#post-18663766)
 * [@aj20152015](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aj20152015/)
 * You can try to create a “Replacement string” with the “Say what?” plugin.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/say-what/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/say-what/)
 *  Thread Starter [AJ20152015](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aj20152015/)
 * (@aj20152015)
 * [6 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-username-validation-error-message/#post-18663871)
 * i downloaded. what will be the text domain and text context in the setting for
   username?
 *  [missveronica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missveronicatv/)
 * (@missveronicatv)
 * [6 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-username-validation-error-message/#post-18663878)
 * [@aj20152015](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aj20152015/)
 * Text domain: ultimate-member
    Text in English: The username you entered is incorrect
 *  Thread Starter [AJ20152015](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aj20152015/)
 * (@aj20152015)
 * [6 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-username-validation-error-message/#post-18663880)
 * great it works. thanks

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 * Last reply from: [AJ20152015](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aj20152015/)
 * Last activity: [6 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-username-validation-error-message/#post-18663880)
 * Status: resolved