WordPress plugin comparison

BuddyPress First Letter Avatar vs Gravatar Enhanced

BuddyPress First Letter Avatar

by DanielAGW

100+ installs4.9

Gravatar Enhanced

by Automattic

200K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Gravatar Enhanced has more active installs: 200K+, against 100+ for BuddyPress First Letter Avatar.
On a typical day, Gravatar Enhanced is downloaded about 240 times, BuddyPress First Letter Avatar about 3.
Gravatar Enhanced is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.9 from 16 reviews.
Gravatar Enhanced was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Mar 11, 2017 for BuddyPress First Letter Avatar.
Gravatar Enhanced is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for BuddyPress First Letter Avatar.
Gravatar Enhanced has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for BuddyPress First Letter Avatar.

Gravatar Enhanced leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	BuddyPress First Letter Avatar	Gravatar Enhanced
Popular rank	#14,542	#282
Active installs	100+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	54	9.2K
Rating	4.9(16)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.27
Last release	9 years ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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