Best author-image plugins for WordPress
The most popular author-image plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Author Image leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of User Avatar (800+) and Profile Xtra (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “author-image” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 author-image plugins
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Author ImageThe most installed author-image plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 2.
User Avatar800+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 3.
Profile Xtra10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 3 plugins tagged “author-image”
Author Image
Up in the last 7 days:8#5,935by Denis de Bernardy9 years ago
Lets you easily add author images on your site.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.0(3)
- Downloads
- 12/day
User Avatar
Down in the last 7 days:56#7,567by Saad Iqbal3 years ago
Use any image from your WordPress Media Library as a custom user avatar or user profile picture. Add your own Default Avatar.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Profile Xtra
Down in the last 7 days:1,266#46,001by ernestortiz8 years ago
This plugin adds some xtras to authoring profile: profile image, social media contacts, as well as alternative author and multiple authors.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day