Title: WordPress user_nicename Problem
Last modified: October 6, 2020

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# WordPress user_nicename Problem

 *  [loopforever](https://wordpress.org/support/users/loopforever/)
 * (@loopforever)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-user_nicename-problem/)
 * I change and confirm ‘user_nicename’ from the table in cPanel> phpMyAdmin> (Related
   Web Page) user> Edit. There is no problem. However, the user_nicename I created
   always adds ‘-2’ to the end. For example, if I set the user_nicename as wordpress
   and save it, after a while it looks like this on the web page: ‘wordpress-2’.
   This is the case (wordpress-2-2-2 -…) What is the reason for this? How can I 
   solve this problem? Note: The user_nicename I want to use is the user_nicename
   I used earlier. So I want to use the first one. Also there is no other user using
   it.
    More, i can get this user_nicename on a new registration. No problem. However,
   as I said at the beginning, if I get this as admin, it adds (wordpress-2-2-2 …).
   How can I solve this problem?

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 *  [corrinarusso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corrinarusso/)
 * (@corrinarusso)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-user_nicename-problem/#post-13498470)
 * WordPress stores serialized data in the tables.
    There is more action to use 
   than simply “editting the user table”. You can try this : [https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/delete-expired-transients/](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/delete-expired-transients/)
   or this : [https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-sweep/](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-sweep/)
 * But to be sure you have changed all records, you should be using this :
    [https://interconnectit.com/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/](https://interconnectit.com/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [corrinarusso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corrinarusso/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-user_nicename-problem/#post-13498470)
 * Status: not resolved

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