WordPress plugin comparison
Frontend User Avatar vs Simple Local Avatars
At a glance
- Simple Local Avatars has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for Frontend User Avatar.
- On a typical day, Simple Local Avatars is downloaded about 836 times, Frontend User Avatar about 4.
- Frontend User Avatar has no reviews yet.
- Simple Local Avatars was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Sep 9, 2025 for Frontend User Avatar.
- Simple Local Avatars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Frontend User Avatar.
- Simple Local Avatars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2024 for Frontend User Avatar.
Line by line
Simple Local Avatars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Frontend User Avatar |  Simple Local Avatars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #24,642 | #312 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 81 | 23.5K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.6(89) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.09 | ×1.11 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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