WordPress plugin comparison
Gravatar Enhanced vs Simple User Avatar
At a glance
- Gravatar Enhanced has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for Simple User Avatar.
- On a typical day, Simple User Avatar is downloaded about 352 times, Gravatar Enhanced about 240.
- Gravatar Enhanced is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.6 from 19 reviews.
- Simple User Avatar was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 30, 2026 for Gravatar Enhanced.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Gravatar Enhanced has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Simple User Avatar.
Line by line
Gravatar Enhanced leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Gravatar Enhanced |  Simple User Avatar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #282 | #1,306 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.1K | 17.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.6(19) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.15 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 10 days ago | 8 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
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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