WordPress plugin comparison

Basic User Avatars vs Never Moderate Registered Users

Basic User Avatars

by Jared Atchison

20K+ installs4.7

Never Moderate Registered Users

by Scott Reilly

20+ installs4.3

At a glance

Basic User Avatars has more active installs: 20K+, against 20+ for Never Moderate Registered Users.
On a typical day, Basic User Avatars is downloaded about 70 times, Never Moderate Registered Users about 3.
Basic User Avatars is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 42 reviews, against 4.3 from 3 reviews.
Never Moderate Registered Users was updated more recently: Jun 29, 2026, against Nov 15, 2024 for Basic User Avatars.
Never Moderate Registered Users is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Basic User Avatars.
Never Moderate Registered Users has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Basic User Avatars.

Basic User Avatars leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Basic User Avatars	Never Moderate Registered Users
Popular rank	#1,187	#25,805
Active installs	20K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.8K	92
Rating	4.7(42)	4.3(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.22	×0.22
Last release	2 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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