WordPress plugin comparison
Default Avatars vs Simple Local Avatars
At a glance
- Simple Local Avatars has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Default Avatars.
- On a typical day, Simple Local Avatars is downloaded about 836 times, Default Avatars about 2.
- Default Avatars has no reviews yet.
- Simple Local Avatars was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Apr 16, 2024 for Default Avatars.
- Simple Local Avatars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for Default Avatars.
- Simple Local Avatars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2024 for Default Avatars.
Line by line
Simple Local Avatars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Default Avatars |  Simple Local Avatars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #69,038 | #312 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 23.5K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.6(89) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.4.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×1.11 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 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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