WordPress plugin comparison

Force First and Last Name as Display Name vs Simple User Avatar

Force First and Last Name as Display Name

by Andrew Lima

2K+ installs4.3

Simple User Avatar

by Matteo Manna

20K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Simple User Avatar has more active installs: 20K+, against 2K+ for Force First and Last Name as Display Name.
On a typical day, Simple User Avatar is downloaded about 352 times, Force First and Last Name as Display Name about 18.
Simple User Avatar is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 19 reviews, against 4.3 from 18 reviews.
Simple User Avatar was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Jul 21, 2026 for Force First and Last Name as Display Name.
Force First and Last Name as Display Name resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple User Avatar.
Simple User Avatar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Force First and Last Name as Display Name.
Force First and Last Name as Display Name has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Simple User Avatar.

Simple User Avatar leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Force First and Last Name as Display Name	Simple User Avatar
Popular rank	#4,842	#1,306
Active installs	2K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	396	17.6K
Rating	4.3(18)	4.6(19)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.76	×0.91
Last release	3 months ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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