Renaming lets you present NIBWP under your own name on a client site: the plugin name, its description, the author, the links and the admin menu label. It is a display change, and it is careful to be only a display change.
The reason that distinction matters is that renaming a plugin naively breaks it. WordPress identifies a plugin by its header, update checks compare against it, and cron, CLI and REST all read it. Change the header everywhere and updates stop arriving, which is a worse outcome than the wrong name in a menu.
Set the name, description, author, links and menu label under User Access. The new name shows in the admin; the real identity is withheld from update checks, cron, CLI and REST, so updates keep working.
A display name, not a fork
The rename is deliberately shallow, and that is what makes it safe:
- Updates keep working — Update checks see the real plugin, so new versions still arrive.
- Cron is unaffected — Scheduled tasks read the true identity, not the label.
- CLI and REST unaffected — Anything programmatic sees the plugin as it really is.
- Admin reflects your brand — Name, description, author, links and menu label all follow what you set.
- Per site — Each install carries its own name, so one client never sees another.
- Reversible — Clear the fields and the original name returns.
What you can change
Five things, all cosmetic:
Plugin name
What appears in the Plugins list and at the top of the admin screens.
Description
The line underneath it in the Plugins list.
Author and links
Who it is by, and where the support and site links point.
Menu label
What the admin menu item is called, which is what people actually see daily.
How it stays safe
- Display only — The rename never reaches the plugin header that WordPress identifies it by.
- Withheld where it matters — Update checks, cron, CLI and REST are given the real identity deliberately.
- No file edits — Nothing is written into the plugin folder, so an update cannot overwrite your branding.
- License unaffected — Your license is tied to the real plugin, not to the name you show.
Getting started
- Open User Access — In WordPress, go to NIBWP and open User Access, where the branding fields live.
- Set the name and label — The menu label is the one people see most, so start there.
- Check the Plugins list — Confirm the new name and description appear as you intended.
- Confirm updates still work — Look for the update check on the Plugins screen. It should behave exactly as before.