Best profile plugins for WordPress
The most popular profile plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Gravatar Enhanced leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Simple Local Avatars (100K+) and One User Avatar (100K+). All 221 plugins tagged “profile” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 profile plugins
- 1.
Gravatar EnhancedThe most installed profile plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.Simple Local Avatars
100K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 89 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
One User Avatar100K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 41 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
User Profile Builder40K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 738 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Basic User Avatars20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 42 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 6.
WP User Avatars20K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 29 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 7.
Meks Smart Author Widget10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 8 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 8.ProfileGrid
5K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 236 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 9.
Avatar Manager5K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 39 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 10.
WP Custom Author URL5K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 221 plugins tagged “profile”

Gravatar Enhanced
Up in the last 7 days:4#282by Automattic10 days ago
The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 240/day
Simple Local Avatars
#312by 10up2 months ago
Adds an avatar upload field to user profiles. Generates requested sizes on demand just like Gravatar!
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.6(89)
- Downloads
- 836/day

One User Avatar
Down in the last 7 days:1#443by One Designs2 months ago
Use any image from your WordPress Media Library as a custom user avatar or user profile picture. Add your own Default Avatar.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.7(41)
- Downloads
- 447/day

User Profile Builder
#806by Cozmoslabs12 days ago
Powerful user profile plugin to create front-end user registration forms, login & user profile forms. Includes user role editor & content restriction.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.7(738)
- Downloads
- 1.1K/day

Basic User Avatars
#1,187by Jared Atchison2 years ago
Add an avatar upload field on frontend pages and Edit Profile screen so users can add a custom profile picture.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(42)
- Downloads
- 66/day

WP User Avatars
#1,296by John James Jacoby25 days ago
Allow registered users to upload and select their own avatars.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.5(29)
- Downloads
- 180/day

Meks Smart Author Widget
Down in the last 7 days:4#1,688by Meks2 years ago
Easily display your author/user profile info inside WordPress widget.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(8)
- Downloads
- 46/day
ProfileGrid
Down in the last 7 days:7#3,179by Metagauss5 days ago
Custom user profiles plugin ❤ with paid memberships, groups, communities, content restriction, user registration, messaging, WooCommerce memberships, …
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.6(236)
- Downloads
- 200/day

Avatar Manager
Down in the last 7 days:5#3,180by Cătălin Dogaru5 years ago
Avatar Manager for WordPress is a sweet and simple plugin for storing avatars locally and more. Easily.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.9(39)
- Downloads
- 22/day

WP Custom Author URL
Down in the last 7 days:12#3,182by Poodle Plugins7 months ago
Set a custom URL for your author name link, on a global or author-specific basis. Also redirects all author pages.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Author Avatars List/Block
Down in the last 7 days:7#3,586by Paul Bearne3 months ago
Display lists of user avatars using widgets or shortcodes. With Gutenberg support.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.8(32)
- Downloads
- 39/day

JSM Show User Metadata
Down in the last 7 days:9#4,171by JS Morisset11 days ago
Show user metadata in a metabox when editing users - a great tool for debugging issues with user metadata.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 64/day

Organic Profile Block
Down in the last 7 days:10#5,271by Organic Themes5 years ago
The Organic Profile Block is a custom block for the Gutenberg content editor. It displays a profile card with an image, name, title, biography, and so …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.8(4)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Easy Author Avatar Image
Down in the last 7 days:12#5,629by Mukesh Panchal5 months ago
Upload an author image right from your profile page with the click of a button.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 20/day

Extra User Details
Down in the last 7 days:23#6,176by Vadym2 years ago
Add extra fields to the user profile page, saved in WordPress' native way (in wp_usermeta).
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(10)
- Downloads
- 17/day
Visual User Description Editor
Down in the last 7 days:11#6,285by zwwuu4 years ago
Replaces the user "Biographical Info" profile field with a TinyMCE visual editor.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Visual Editor Biography
Down in the last 7 days:30#7,218by Kevin Leary14 years ago
Replaces the author "Biographical Info" profile field with a TinyMCE visual editor.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.8(12)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Admin Tweaks
Up in the last 7 days:13#7,448by brasofilo1 year ago
Customize various aspects of WordPress backend. Create a clean and easier admin area for the users.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.7(33)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Social Integration for BlueSky
Down in the last 7 days:23#7,953by Geoffrey7 months ago
Provides auto syndication, a profile banner, and a list of your latest posts on BlueSky as Gutenberg blocks. It also adds the ability to link syndicat …
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 18/day

WP User Groups
Down in the last 7 days:37#8,405by John James Jacoby1 month ago
Group WordPress users with custom taxonomies and terms.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 21/day

Staffer
Down in the last 7 days:30#8,571by Edward R. Jenkins9 years ago
Staff management for WordPress.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.3(11)
- Downloads
- 11/day

CiviCRM Profile Sync
Up in the last 7 days:7#8,741by Christian Wach1 month ago
Keeps a WordPress User profile in sync with a CiviCRM Contact and integrates WordPress and CiviCRM Entities when using Advanced Custom Fields.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 17/day
IntenseDebate Comments
Down in the last 7 days:13#8,982by Automattic3 years ago
IntenseDebate comments enhance and encourage conversation on your blog. Build your reader community, increase your comments, & boost pageviews.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 2.2(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Last Name First Name
Up in the last 7 days:54#9,144by isao homma12 years ago
ユーザー管理画面で、名前の表示順や入力順を「名」→「姓」から「姓」→「名」にします。
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Expire Passwords
Up in the last 7 days:43#9,158by Frankie Jarrett9 years ago
Require certain users to change their passwords on a regular basis.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.9(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day

BuddyPress Profile Completion
Down in the last 7 days:30#9,210by BuddyDev3 years ago
BuddyPress Profile Completion Plugin allows site admins to force BuddyPress site members to fill all required profile fields, upload profile photo and …
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.6(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Custom Profile Menu for BuddyPress
Down in the last 7 days:24#9,797by Nahid F Mohit3 years ago
Create custom BuddyPress profile menu pages, gracefully.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Avatar
Up in the last 7 days:17#10,085by tomiup7 years ago
Allows you to use any photos uploaded into your Media Library as an avatar instead of using Gravatar.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Register Profile With Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:52#10,247by aviplugins.com4 months ago
This is a simple registration form in the widget. just install the plugin and add the register widget in the sidebar. Thats it. :)
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.5(13)
- Downloads
- 15/day

Bio Links
Down in the last 7 days:36#10,401by justnorris6 years ago
With Bio Links plugin you can turn a single link into many. (for example, in your Instagram Profile Bio). A helpful tool direct your visitors where t …
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP User Activity
Up in the last 7 days:28#11,538by John James Jacoby25 days ago
Log, sort, and filter user activity in WordPress.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.3(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP User Profiles
Down in the last 7 days:19#11,597by John James Jacoby1 month ago
A sophisticated way to edit users in WordPress.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.3(19)
- Downloads
- 56/day

Profile & Dashboard fields [Modify/Disable/Remove]
Up in the last 7 days:38#11,616by Puvox Software18 days ago
[ ✅ 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 b𝓎 𝒫𝓊𝓋𝑜𝓍 ] Prevent users from modifying specific Profile & Dashboard fields.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Personal Contact Info Widget
Up in the last 7 days:1#11,884by bringmesupport9 years ago
Add a custom Widget to display your profile photo, social media links and contact information.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.8(6)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Smart Custom Display Name
Down in the last 7 days:47#12,033by WP User Manager17 days ago
Allows you to change the value of "Display name publicly as" in user profiles to any string
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

TechGasp Link Master
Up in the last 7 days:38#12,966by TechGasp5 years ago
TechGasp Link Master, if you are serious about your linkedin connections and want to integrate your personal linkedin page, company follow button and …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 2.3(10)
- Downloads
- 6/day

BuddyPress to WordPress Full Sync
Down in the last 7 days:143#13,132by Sergio De Falco5 years ago
BuddyPress to WordPress Full Sync lets BuddyPress xProfile fields to synchronize with WordPress user fields
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(12)
- Downloads
- 6/day
AP Gravatars
Up in the last 7 days:14#13,377by Josh Maxwell14 years ago
A simple plugin that adds the gravatar photo associated with the user's email to their profile page... MultiSite compatable!
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

BuddyPress Admin Only Profile Fields
Up in the last 7 days:8#13,480by A5hleyRich11 years ago
Easily set the visibility of BuddyPress profile fields to hidden, allowing only admin users to edit and view them.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Trustprofile and reviews for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:12#13,654by trustprofile2 months ago
Collect reviews and earn trust badges to show on your webshop. Don't keep losing revenue. Show you can be trusted!
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Gravity Forms
Up in the last 7 days:106#14,116by Brett12 years ago
Gravity Forms Add On. Adds custom tabindex field to the "Advanced" tab for form fields.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.1(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Profile Card Block
Down in the last 7 days:110#14,762by Chintesh Prajapati7 years ago
display profile in card formate in your wordpress-site with custom block.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Frontend Profile
Down in the last 7 days:220#14,893by Glowlogix8 months ago
WP Frontend Profile allows users to edit/view their profile and register/login without going into the dashboard to do so.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.3(9)
- Downloads
- 38/day
BP Login Redirect
Down in the last 7 days:7#14,927by Jatinder Pal Singh11 years ago
Allows to decide buddypress website admins where their users should land after log in.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.6(13)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Direct Password Reset Link
Down in the last 7 days:77#15,042by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
It shows you a password reset link in the user profile page and in the users list page.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
bbp profile information
Down in the last 7 days:165#15,104by Robin W2 months ago
For bbPress - adds fields to the bbp user profile and displays any combination of these under the authors avatar in topics and replies
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Remove Fields
Down in the last 7 days:13#15,710by Nabil10 years ago
Remove the website field from the comment form and also remove some other rarely used profile fields
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Author Profile Widget
Down in the last 7 days:72#15,778by B.M. Rafiul Alam2 years ago
Add WP Author Profile Widget with easy way.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Author Spotlight (Widget)
Up in the last 7 days:12#15,829by Debashish9 years ago
A Sidebar widget to display the Author(s) profile on any Page or Post along with Social web links.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Linkedin Profile Badge
Up in the last 7 days:33#15,989by Alex Moss14 years ago
This plugin lets you easily add the Linkedin Profile badge to your WordPress blog via a shortcode.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day