Title: Error: invalid admin username
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Error: invalid admin username

 *  Resolved [demon11c](https://wordpress.org/support/users/demon11c/)
 * (@demon11c)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-admin-username/)
 * Hello
 * I am trying to fix the high priority item: “The admin user still exists.” however
   when I “enable change admin user” and set the new username, get the following
   error message:
 * > The new admin username you entered is invalid or WordPress could not change
   > the user id or username. Please check the name and try again.
 * Ive checked/tried a number of things:
    – The new user is definitely an administrator.–
   Ive changed passwords on both admin and user I want to change to – Ive created
   a new user with administrator privelige
 * Nothing seems to work. I keep getting the same error.
 * Any idea?
 * Thank you.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/)

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 *  Thread Starter [demon11c](https://wordpress.org/support/users/demon11c/)
 * (@demon11c)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-admin-username/#post-6450194)
 * Well, as soon as I posted it, I resolved it. I simply deleted the admin user 
   manually from the user settings rather than from the iThemes settings. Still 
   not sure what the problem was, but at least I dont have any more high priority
   items!

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 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-admin-username/#post-6450194)
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