WordPress plugin comparison

Basic User Avatars vs Classic Visual Editor Options

Basic User Avatars

by Jared Atchison

20K+ installs4.7

Classic Visual Editor Options

by Supracorona

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Basic User Avatars has more active installs: 20K+, against 1K+ for Classic Visual Editor Options.
On a typical day, Basic User Avatars is downloaded about 70 times, Classic Visual Editor Options about 18.
Classic Visual Editor Options is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.7 from 42 reviews.
Classic Visual Editor Options was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Nov 15, 2024 for Basic User Avatars.
Classic Visual Editor Options is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Basic User Avatars.
Basic User Avatars has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Classic Visual Editor Options.

Classic Visual Editor Options leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Basic User Avatars	Classic Visual Editor Options
Popular rank	#1,189	#5,334
Active installs	20K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.9K	441
Rating	4.7(42)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.22	×0.63
Last release	2 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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