author_avatar vs Custom Profile Picture

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

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by Guillaume

Health D41

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by Iftakharul Islam

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	author_avatar	Custom Profile Picture
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	200–300 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	+400% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	73/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.92★ ✓
Reviews	0	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.5y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	38	193 ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.