Custom User Profile Photo
by Vincent Listrani · Login & Users
Add a customized User Profile photo to a WordPress user profile.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
4K+
≈4.7K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom profile photo”, “custom profile picture” and “profile photo” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 61 average across 2,206 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 152.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3449 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3449 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom profile photo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom profile picture your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| profile photo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| profile picture your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user profile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom profile photo”, “custom profile picture” and “profile photo” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 645 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.4y ago
latest release · v0.5.3 · 24 May 2017
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ themeshef8.6y ago
This author did a good job. I was looking for an alternative of gravatar to change administrator profile pictures & fortunately found this plugin. It’s free! Awesome!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wadsworth48.8y ago
CMS users should always be able to upload their own image, not be chained to an avatar service or some avatar set. This little plugin lets all our members effortlessly add their own photo. Super handy plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SineMetu8.9y ago
that plugin is just simply working, and doing exactly what is says. thanks guys.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ almend9.5y ago
. This topic was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by almend.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ athensrealestate9.6y ago
I use the free version. It’s very good plugin and easy to adapt. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zain Neil B Ul Abadin9.8y ago
Thanks dude you really saved my day 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Wilhelm Jourdan Jaranilla10.0y ago
Just what we needed and it works perfectly. YEY! 😛
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LogoLogics10.0y ago
Cool feature when one does not have or want to create an avator to use as profile photo. Works out of the box and does what it promises. Thanks! Annie
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.5.3 Addressed an issue where an object being passed into cupp_get_user_by_id_or_email could potentially be the WP_Comment object. 0.5.3
- — Version 0.5.2 Fixed issue with a PHP warning when getting the user with the WP_User object. 0.5.2
- — Version 0.5.1 Fixed issue with update_user_attribute . 0.5.1
- — Version 0.5 Major Update – please be sure to backup your site and db. Replaced update_user_meta with update_user_attribute per WordPress VIP Standards. Replaced get_home_url with get_site_url for users where the edit image link was 0.5
- — Version 0.4 Major Update – please be sure to backup your site and db. The plugin now overrides the WordPress avatar by filtering the get_avatar() hook. The get_cupp_meta() function still exists and can be used to customize the outpu 0.4
- — Version 0.3 Changed the function which gets the attachment post ID by GUID to the WordPress core function attachment_url_to_postid() for better reliability. (Props to sqhendr). 0.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →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.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add a customized User Profile photo to a WordPress user profile."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use case"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,302 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "custom profile picture", "profile picture" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-25 5K+ → 4K+ down after 256 days in tier
- 2025-11-11 6K+ → 5K+ down after 326 days in tier
- 2024-12-20 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-19 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-18 7K+ → 6K+ down after 137 days in tier
- 2024-08-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 148 days in tier
- 2024-03-08 9K+ → 8K+ down after 115 days in tier
- 2023-11-14 10K+ → 9K+ down after 993 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- P Profile Picture 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Custom Profile Picture – Replace Gravatar with Your Own Images 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - A author_avatar 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Easy Avatar Upload 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Leenkat Profile Avatar Manager 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
AM-Avatar 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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