It seems after all the warnings from Facebook that once you choose a username for your profile you’re stuck with it forever, Facebook have now quietly added the ability for you to change it.
To change your profile’s username, go to Settings > Account Settings, and next to Username, click Change.
“Choose your new username carefully. You can only change your username once.” it warns.
Annoyingly, it does not allow you to change the formatting of your current username, such as the capitalization of letters or the location of dots. Because capital letters and dots do not make a username unique, when you click “Check Availability” it checks against all current usernames and reports that it’s not available because someone is already using it: you. Hopefully Facebook fixes this issue in the future.
Facebook suggests that when choosing a username you should “make sure it is something you like and that it’s appropriate for friends, family, co-workers, and anyone else who might use it to find you.”
Will you be changing your username?
Phew. Finally, I can post without actually USING FB. Ha!
Comment by Noah — July 24, 2009 @ 9:43 am
Thank you for fixing the comments! There were a few times I wanted to comment but couldn’t due to not being able to Facebook Connect. (My hacked version of Google Chrome crashes with popups.. long story)
Comment by Will Robertson — July 24, 2009 @ 9:46 am
I’m an idiot sometimes. I messed-up my name the first time around and thought I’d be stuck with it forever. Now it’s exactly what I wanted! Thanks so much for posting this!
Comment byGary Keith — July 25, 2009 @ 10:02 am
How can you change the username of a fan page that was setup wrong the 1st time? I cant find it anywhere on the fan page that I am the admin of.
Comment by Fishman — August 1, 2009 @ 6:17 am