WP Custom Avatar vs Custom Profile Picture

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

WP Custom Avatar

by Hareesh S

Health D48

Custom Profile Picture

by Iftakharul Islam

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

WP Custom AvatarCustom Profile Picture

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	WP Custom Avatar	Custom Profile Picture
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500 ✓	300–400
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	+650% ✓
Overall health	D · 48	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100	95/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	7 ✓	4
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.9y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	133	312 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.1%	13% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

WP Custom AvatarCustom Profile Picture

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.