Default Avatars vs Avatar Manager

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

Health D47

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Avatar Manager moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Default Avatars	Avatar Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-17% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 51 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	16/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	0	39 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100	49/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.6y ago ✓	5.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	34	497 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	4.3% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Default AvatarsAvatar Manager

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.