Add New Default Avatar

Reviewers say it just works, it's simple to set up and it plays nicely with themes and other avatar setups, with the odd ask for a way to delete avatars you've added.

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ C. Pearie

   10.2y ago

   This is working properly and easy to use Thank you

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2. ★★★★★ paulistabmw

   11.7y ago

   Thank you for this excellent plugin 😀

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3. ★★★★★ zigvt85

   12.8y ago

   Tested and works with the latest WordPress. The only con I see about this plugin it needs a delete option to delete the default avatars and custom ones you have added. Maybe next update we will see this option :). But other then that it works like a charm.

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4. ★★★★★ Curt44319

   12.8y ago

   It’s the ONLY avatar plugin I have now. Had others ( simple local, wp-, default, etc. ) and that seems to break it ( or just breaks WP and/or BP ) but with this one as the only avatar plugin, it’s working good. Aside, Still need to find a way to kill off gravatar though…..

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5. ★★★★★ burhi

   13.7y ago

   thanks

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6. ★★★★★ Mladen Gradev

   14.0y ago

   This plugin change default avatars in my theme. I was unable to do that with code. Great 🙂

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Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-05 600+ → 500+ down after 41 days in tier
2. 2026-03-25 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-03-23 600+ → 500+ down after 10 days in tier
4. 2026-03-13 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-03-11 600+ → 500+ down after 256 days in tier
6. 2025-06-28 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-06-27 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
8. 2025-06-23 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier

Competes with

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