WordPress plugin comparison
Author or User Image vs Basic User Avatars
Author or User Image
by Alimuzzaman Alim
20+ installs3.4
Basic User Avatars
by Jared Atchison
20K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Basic User Avatars has more active installs: 20K+, against 20+ for Author or User Image.
- On a typical day, Basic User Avatars is downloaded about 70 times, Author or User Image about 4.
- Basic User Avatars is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 42 reviews, against 3.4 from 5 reviews.
- Author or User Image was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Nov 15, 2024 for Basic User Avatars.
- Author or User Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Basic User Avatars.
- Author or User Image has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Basic User Avatars.
Line by line
Basic User Avatars leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Author or User Image | Basic User Avatars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #26,174 | #1,189 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 112 | 1.9K |
| Rating | 3.4(5) | 4.7(42) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.20 | ×0.22 |
| Last release | 25 days ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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