Title: WordPress Usernames
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# WordPress Usernames

 *  Resolved [foreverlearning](https://wordpress.org/support/users/foreverlearning/)
 * (@foreverlearning)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-usernames/)
 * One thing that I notice in my login alert messages is that sometimes valid usernames
   are used by hackers. How are these usernames revealed to them and is there a 
   way to hide them.
 * Thanks for a great product.
 * Dan
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 *  Thread Starter [foreverlearning](https://wordpress.org/support/users/foreverlearning/)
 * (@foreverlearning)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-usernames/#post-6263906)
 * Found the answer to this and the solution. I’ll skip the answer and go right 
   to the solution if anyone else needs it,
    [https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/wp-author-slug](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/wp-author-slug)

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