WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Local Avatars vs WP Social Avatar
At a glance
- Simple Local Avatars has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for WP Social Avatar.
- On a typical day, Simple Local Avatars is downloaded about 799 times, WP Social Avatar about 4.
- Simple Local Avatars is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 89 reviews, against 4.3 from 6 reviews.
- Simple Local Avatars was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Jun 21, 2016 for WP Social Avatar.
- Simple Local Avatars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for WP Social Avatar.
- Simple Local Avatars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for WP Social Avatar.
Line by line
Simple Local Avatars leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple Local Avatars |  WP Social Avatar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #312 | #12,737 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 23.5K | 94 |
| Rating | 4.6(89) | 4.3(6) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.5.33 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.11 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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