WordPress plugin comparison
Basic User Avatars vs Gravatar Enhanced
At a glance
- Gravatar Enhanced has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for Basic User Avatars.
- On a typical day, Gravatar Enhanced is downloaded about 240 times, Basic User Avatars about 66.
- Gravatar Enhanced is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 42 reviews.
- Gravatar Enhanced was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Nov 15, 2024 for Basic User Avatars.
- Gravatar Enhanced is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Basic User Avatars.
- Gravatar Enhanced has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Basic User Avatars.
Line by line
Gravatar Enhanced leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Basic User Avatars |  Gravatar Enhanced |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,187 | #282 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.9K | 9.1K |
| Rating | 4.7(42) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.22 | ×1.15 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 10 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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