Display Avatars
by D'Arcy Norman · Uncategorized
Displays the avatar for a post's author, without having to hack it into the theme.
45 health vs 55 average across 12,980 Uncategorized plugins
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.24, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2460 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
49
now · peak 146
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-17 70+ → 60+ down after 223 days in tier
- 2025-07-09 80+ → 70+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2025-06-12 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-11 80+ → 70+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2025-05-30 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-29 80+ → 70+ down after 48 days in tier
- 2025-04-11 70+ → 80+ up after 35 days in tier
- 2025-03-07 80+ → 70+ down after 39 days in tier
Competes with
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Simple Local Avatars 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/display-avatars" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Display Avatars — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Display Avatars: 60+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/display-avatars