diff --git a/lib/wpscan/modules/wp_usernames.rb b/lib/wpscan/modules/wp_usernames.rb
index ced4ff72..94f421d7 100644
--- a/lib/wpscan/modules/wp_usernames.rb
+++ b/lib/wpscan/modules/wp_usernames.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module WpUsernames
         nickname = get_nickname_from_url(url)
       elsif response.code == 200 # username in body?
         # get the username from the author feed URL
-        username = response.body[%r{/author/([^/\b]+)/?}i, 1]
+        username = get_username_from_response(response)
         nickname = get_nickname_from_response(response)
       end
 
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ module WpUsernames
     nickname
   end
 
+  def get_username_from_response(resp)
+    # Feed URL with Permalinks
+    username = resp.body[%r{/author/([^/\b]+)/?}i, 1]
+    if username.nil?
+      # No Permalinks
+      username = resp.body[%r{<body class="archive author author-([^\s]+) author-(\d+)}i, 1]
+    end
+    username
+  end
+
   def extract_nickname_from_body(body)
     body[%r{<title>([^<]*)</title>}i, 1]
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/wpscan/modules/wp_usernames_spec.rb b/spec/lib/wpscan/modules/wp_usernames_spec.rb
index d666a563..b234b38b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/wpscan/modules/wp_usernames_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/wpscan/modules/wp_usernames_spec.rb
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ shared_examples_for 'WpUsernames' do
       url = 'http://example.localhost/'
       stub_request(:get, url).to_return(status: @status, body: @content)
       resp = Browser.instance.get(url)
-      username = @module.get_nickname_from_response(resp)
-      username.should === @expected
+      nickname = @module.get_nickname_from_response(resp)
+      nickname.should === @expected
     end
 
     it 'should return nil' do
@@ -150,6 +150,28 @@ shared_examples_for 'WpUsernames' do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#get_username_from_response' do
+    after :each do
+      url = @module.url
+      stub_request_to_fixture(url: url, fixture: File.new(@fixtures_dir + @file))
+      resp = Browser.instance.get(url)
+      username = @module.get_username_from_response(resp)
+      username.should === @expected
+    end
+
+    # No Permalinks
+    it 'should return admin' do
+      @file = '/admin.html'
+      @expected = 'admin'
+    end
+
+    # With Permalinks
+    it 'should return test' do
+      @file = '/test.html'
+      @expected = 'test'
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#extract_nickname_from_body' do
     after :each do
       result = @module.extract_nickname_from_body(@body)
diff --git a/spec/samples/wpscan/modules/wp_usernames/admin.html b/spec/samples/wpscan/modules/wp_usernames/admin.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..788456d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/samples/wpscan/modules/wp_usernames/admin.html
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
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