WordPress plugin comparison
Letter Avatars vs Simple User Avatar
At a glance
- Simple User Avatar has more active installs: 20K+, against 200+ for Letter Avatars.
- On a typical day, Simple User Avatar is downloaded about 352 times, Letter Avatars about 8.
- Both are rated 4.6 out of 5.
- Simple User Avatar was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Mar 3, 2020 for Letter Avatars.
- Simple User Avatar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Letter Avatars.
- Letter Avatars has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Simple User Avatar.
Line by line
Simple User Avatar leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Letter Avatars |  Simple User Avatar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,623 | #1,306 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 238 | 17.6K |
| Rating | 4.6(9) | 4.6(19) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.3.27 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 8 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 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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