Title: edit nickname
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# edit nickname

 *  [RE L](https://wordpress.org/support/users/relaskergmailcom/)
 * (@relaskergmailcom)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-nickname/)
 * I made an error, I am 1/2 blind, I put my email address in the nickname on the
   register page and now my email comes up when I post. How do I change this? Eidt
   on the profile doesn’t change the name

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-nickname/#post-4210334)
 * You can change the display name – go to Edit screen and type a new name into 
   the first and/or last field. Save it.
 * Go back to the Edit screen and in the pull-down for your display name, you’ll
   be able to select the new one you just added.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-nickname/#post-4210334)
 * Status: not resolved

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