WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Local Avatars vs User Avatar
At a glance
- Simple Local Avatars has more active installs: 100K+, against 800+ for User Avatar.
- On a typical day, Simple Local Avatars is downloaded about 799 times, User Avatar about 13.
- User Avatar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 89 reviews.
- Simple Local Avatars was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Sep 14, 2023 for User Avatar.
- Simple Local Avatars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for User Avatar.
- Simple Local Avatars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2021 for User Avatar.
Line by line
Simple Local Avatars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple Local Avatars |  User Avatar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #312 | #7,576 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 800+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 23.5K | 327 |
| Rating | 4.6(89) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.3.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.11 | ×0.04 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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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