WordPress plugin comparison
Author Profile Widget vs Gravatar Enhanced
Author Profile Widget
by Takashi Kitajima
100+ installs5.0
Gravatar Enhanced
by Automattic
100K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Gravatar Enhanced has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Author Profile Widget.
- On a typical day, Gravatar Enhanced is downloaded about 240 times, Author Profile Widget about 4.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Gravatar Enhanced was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Dec 25, 2014 for Author Profile Widget.
- Gravatar Enhanced is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.0 for Author Profile Widget.
- Gravatar Enhanced has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Author Profile Widget.
Line by line
Gravatar Enhanced leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Author Profile Widget | Gravatar Enhanced |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #16,269 | #282 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 97 | 9.1K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.0 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.15 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 11 days 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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