Easy Author Avatar Image
by Mukesh Panchal · Login & Users
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Upload an author image right from your profile page with the click of a button.
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “custom photo”, “gravatar” and “profile” for “custom avatar”, “author” and “multiple authors”. “custom photo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “custom avatar” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gravatar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “author” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “profile” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “multiple authors” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 12K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 154 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| author image | #4 | #18 | up 1 |
| avatar your tag | #8 | #23 | down 3 |
| custom avatar | #8 | #22 | down 3 |
| avatars | #10 | #23 | down 1 |
| avatar upload | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| author | #19 | #21 | down 2 |
| author box | #14 | #21 | up 2 |
| image author | #9 | #24 | up 2 |
| author profile | #18 | #24 | down 2 |
| user avatar | #18 | #24 | down 4 |
| author photo | #11 | #20 | down 2 |
| profile picture | #21 | #23 | down 2 |
| multiple authors | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| authors | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| profile image | #14 | #22 | up 1 |
| author website | #15 | #21 | — |
| author by | #21 | #22 | 0 |
| custom gravatar | #20 | #24 | down 1 |
| custom photo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravatar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| profile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user profile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
43 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 25 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “custom photo”, “gravatar” and “profile” for “custom avatar”, “author” and “multiple authors”. “custom photo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “custom avatar” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gravatar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “author” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “profile” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “multiple authors” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 932 · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.5.1 · 31 May 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 48% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ propagatica9mo ago
Currently, the most interesting plugin in its class—with a record-low memory footprint (around 11 KiB) and no bugs. Its only drawback is its placement in the Admin Menu, featuring an excessively long label: “Easy Author Avatar Image Settings,” which takes up two entire lines. It would be better as “EAAI Settings,” or ideally, the menu item could be hidden entirely—as many plugins do—under another section such as Tools or Settings.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aniket Patel4.6y ago
Nice plugin to add custom avatar image. It helps a lot for wp users to develop the same functionality
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ killerbeez4.6y ago
Nifty plugin that fills a void in WordPress and allows easier addition of custom avatars!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 919 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("custom photo", "gravatar", "user profile" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-03-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2024-02-20 800+ → 900+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2024-02-12 700+ → 800+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2024-02-02 600+ → 700+ up after 35 days in tier
- 2023-12-29 500+ → 600+ up after 64 days in tier
- 2023-10-26 400+ → 500+ up after 209 days in tier
- 2023-03-31 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-30 400+ → 300+ down after 2 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).
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Basic User Avatars 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags C -
Simple Local Avatars 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
User Profile Picture 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
User Avatar – Reloaded 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Custom Profile Picture – Replace Gravatar with Your Own Images 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B
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