WordPress plugin comparison
Basic User Avatars vs WhatAvatar
At a glance
- Basic User Avatars has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for WhatAvatar.
- On a typical day, Basic User Avatars is downloaded about 70 times, WhatAvatar about 27.
- WhatAvatar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 42 reviews.
- WhatAvatar was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Nov 15, 2024 for Basic User Avatars.
- WhatAvatar 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 2026 for WhatAvatar.
Line by line
Basic User Avatars leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Basic User Avatars |  WhatAvatar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,189 | #29,772 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.9K | 501 |
| Rating | 4.7(42) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.22 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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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