Commons:Changing username

Shortcut: COM:CHU

Requests for renaming accounts are handled on Meta-Wiki by global renamers and stewards. Please file a request HERE or via Special:GlobalRenameRequest.

What happens when an account is renamed?

When your Commons account is renamed, all of your previous uploads and edits in page histories (including deleted edits) are re-attributed to your new name. Other user data, including preferences, watchlist, and password are also reattributed to your new account. Your old user and user talk pages will normally be moved to the new name at the same time.

Once the rename is complete, you will no longer be able to log in on to your old account as that will no longer be registered to you.

The rename will not affect signatures (~~~~) you have already left. Those pages will continue to display your signature (including the link to your old username) unless edited manually. Remember, {{Information}} often contains your old user name as the author and won't change automatically.

Old requests

Fulfilled, withdrawn, and declined local rename requests before 15 September 2014 are archived on commons: 2004 - 2006 • 2007, through end of July • August 2007 - March 2008 • April 2008 - May 2008 • June 2008 - July 2008 • August 2008 - October 2008 • November 2008 - February 2009 • March 2009 - May 2009 • June 2009 - September 2009 • October 2009 - January 2010 • February 2010 - May 2010 • June 2010 - September 2010 • October 2010 - February 2011 • March 2011 - July 2011 • August 2011 - December 2011 • January 2012 - April 2012 • May 2012 - October 2012 • November 2012 - March 2013 • April 2013 - October 2013 • November 2013 - May 2014 • June 2014 - September 2014