WP User Profiles vs WP User Avatars

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

WP User Profiles

by John James Jacoby

Health B82

WP User Avatars

by John James Jacoby

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

WP User Profiles WP User Avatars

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 User Profiles	WP User Avatars
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 82	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	91/100	91/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.15★	4.34★ ✓
Reviews	19	29 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	80/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.2K	1.5K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Media

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

Release activity

WP User Profiles WP User Avatars

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.