WordPress plugin comparison
Basic User Avatars vs User Mass Messaging
Basic User Avatars
by Jared Atchison
20K+ installs4.7
User Mass Messaging
by Mohammad Imran
Fewer than 10 installs4.7
At a glance
- Basic User Avatars has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for User Mass Messaging.
- On a typical day, Basic User Avatars is downloaded about 70 times, User Mass Messaging about 4.
- Both are rated 4.7 out of 5.
- User Mass Messaging was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2025, against Nov 15, 2024 for Basic User Avatars.
- User Mass Messaging is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.7.11 for Basic User Avatars.
- Basic User Avatars has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for User Mass Messaging.
Line by line
Basic User Avatars leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Basic User Avatars | User Mass Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,189 | #61,784 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 116 |
| Rating | 4.7(42) | 4.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.22 | ×0.04 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2 |
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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