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DeviantART has been around for almost twelve years, and in that time, we've seen artists grow from hobbyists to students to professionals. As a member of any community, your identity can change and grow over time.
For years, we've been getting requests from the community asking for the ability to change usernames. We realize that as an artist, it's important to give you the ability to change your personal brand, just as you change your interests, skills, and art types.
How It Works
Deviants can now change their username in their Settings . To change your username, you must have an active Premium Membership . (The reason there is a "fee" associated with the change is because switching usernames is a complex technical process that can create confusions for fellow deviants.) Once changed, your previous username will redirect to your new profile. You can only change your username once per six months and you are not able to change back to the original username.
What Happens When You Change Usernames
Once you change your username, you will be logged out and asked to login again using your new username and existing password.
Everything will be transferred
Your deviations (artwork), favourites, watchers, messages, stats, settings, etc., will all be transferred to the new username. The only thing that doesn’t transfer are the places where people mentioned your old username in comments, journals, artwork descriptions, etc. However, those links will redirect to your new username.
Your watchers will be notified
Your watchers will get a notification in their Message Center informing them that you have changed your username. Also, "(formerly [username])" will display on your new username’s Profile Page and next to your username for one month. This notice will always display (even after the one month) if someone visits your old profile and is redirected to the new one.
Further Details
- Username changes are available to anyone with an active Premium Membership -- whether you bought it yourself or it was gifted to you.
- You cannot change your username to one that is taken even if you are the owner of both. You cannot claim a deactivated account.
- You can simply change the capitalization of your username.
- No one will be able to claim your old username.
- Group username changes are not supported at this time.
Username changes have been one of our most requested features, and we're excited to offer this option. We understand the desire to adapt as you progress as an artist and it is our hope that username changes will facilitate this growth. As always, we're eager to hear your feedback!
Want to change your username? Upgrade to a Premium Membership .
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This is just ridiculous. So, I have to pay 20 bucks just to change my st*pid name. Plus it's not possible to delete my account. Thanks deviantart, I hate you now.
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did you just censor the word stupid?? but yeah, literally no one else charges money for this. they're not fooling anyone with that tech talk.
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I did apparently for some reason.
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You can buy Core Membership for 4-5$ for one month, cant u?
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quizás sea mejor que no lo entiendas
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yo no , es que muchos se quejan cuando entienden lo que dice este journal y se ponen algo......
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el problema es que el journal dice que para cambiarte de nombre de usuario requieres ser core, y da a entender que hay que pagar solo para cambiarse el nombre de usuario, cuando ser core no es solo para uno cambiarse el dichoso nombre, ser core es tener un grupo de privilegios que el usuario normal (free) no tiene.
La parte más molesta es que los usuarios quieren cambiarse el nombre de usuarios porque no le gusta el que ellos mismos decidieron tener, yo siendo core en ningún momento he decidido cambiarme el nombre pues fui muy cuidadoso al decidirme por el que tengo al crearme mi cuenta.
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no yo ami me gusta el nombre que tengo
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y, entonces que haces leyendo este journal? camino equivocado
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me llego la notificacion y simplemente porque me aburri
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ah!, ya, te debe haber llegado alguna notificación de que algún usuario que estás siguiendo se había cambiado su nombre de usuario, donde mostraba junto a este el enlace de este journal, ok, el journal es para aquellos que no saben nada al respecto de como cambiarse en nombre, pero la verdad es que los usuarios lo leen como si habría que pagar solo para cambiárselo.
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i will never change mine, i like mine too much.
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Wow; my DeviantArt account was created before this feature became available.
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I have change my username for an error, can i turn back?
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No, you can never change back to an old Username.
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AHHHH PLEASE I WANT TO CHANGE BACK!!! PLEEEAAASSEEEEE~!!!! CHANGE BACK PLS!
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i changed my name over a week ago but its still displaying as my old name? and it won't let me try to change it again because it says that i already did, but its not even displaying the change... i even typed in what my account url should be with my new name and it redirects to my old name. so the name is obviously still linked to my account but it just wont display...
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Log out and in. I did that x3
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i had that problem too!
log out and log back in, it worked for me,,
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I really want to change my username.... I did buy Core but still no sign of it T_T
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I changed mine without problems, go to settings > identity > Change username and scroll down :3
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Que ahora se puede cambiar el usuario si eres miembro CORE y vas a settings > identity > Change username
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I hardly wanna change my Usnername because of very bad memories/ bat thinks thats habend in past . ._. BUT i must wait until march... give it any other options?
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How do you Change it though??
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i just want my username changed i dont need anyother core benifits and i have no way to pay i have no credit or debit cars and am not allowed them so i have to use cash or usps money orders is there anyway to just have my named changed
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Just make another account and give yourself a 1 month CORE
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That means if I make an other account, I could give the 1 month CORE to this profile (I'm using here) .. change the name and also (if I want) delete the new account?
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Wait a sec , at least .. shall I ask you other things about CORE member??
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If I'll do this thing, the name stay changed forever right?
And obviously I can't go back with the old one .. for that I need to wait all the period of the CORE
(for example for 1 year/3 months = 6 months to could change the name)
but for 1 month like this, what kind of benefits and apps I could have?
What changes could happen doing 1 month CORE's member than others, in this procedure?
It's the same thing of "3 months/1 year's pack" or not?!
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Take your time (with calm) to all of this quests, because I'm going to buy or do other stuff.
So just explain me these tips please, if you know.
PS: Obviously you can't do every single month a new account, just to give to yourself a CORE's membership! It's cheating XD
And probably DA will ban you if you do!
Soon
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- The name will stay changed until you change it again, even If you lose the CORE membership
(You can only change your name every 6 months)
- The one month CORE is exactly like the 3 months / 6 months / 1 year One ^^ There isn't any difference, benefit or anything
(1 month), go to your profile (SoniaIGGY883) and click "Give" button > Give CORE Membership In your profile, something like "1 month CORE given by -AccountName-" will appear, if you don't want people to know it, just click "Give anonymously" when giving the core ^^
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Mmh nope, you're speaking about this profile to leave it, but I wanna hold .. the new one, as you have said, probably could give to me the Core membership, change this name and have CORE for 1 month.
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You can use the new and old one as you like ^^ and the CORE will last 1 month, with all normal features
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Hi, on my settings it says "You can change your username on the 27th of November," which happens to be today. How long do i have to wait before the option is unlocked?
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Maybe wait a few hours, or up to a day. dA is slow sometimes.
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wait a minute you can change your name?
MAN I WISH I KNEW HOW
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go to settings > identity > Change username and scroll down :3
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i thought you needed a membership or something
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Ah, yes, you need it ;-;
But if you don't want all the benefits (Only changing username), make a second account a give yourself a 1 month core membership so you don't have to spend $15 on it.
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ah, oh well it's cool all i was going to do was add a 2nd K to my name
so it's no bg deal
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