WordPress plugin comparison
Simple User Locking vs WP User Avatars
Simple User Locking
by Blackbam
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
WP User Avatars
by John James Jacoby
20K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- WP User Avatars has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Simple User Locking.
- On a typical day, WP User Avatars is downloaded about 190 times, Simple User Locking about 1.
- Simple User Locking is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 29 reviews.
- WP User Avatars was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Jul 4, 2019 for Simple User Locking.
- WP User Avatars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Simple User Locking.
- WP User Avatars has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Simple User Locking.
Line by line
WP User Avatars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Simple User Locking | WP User Avatars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #68,163 | #1,296 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32 | 13.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.5(29) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.90 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 25 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 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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