Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy
by Automattic · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 78 other plugins · 18.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100K+
≈160K estimated
Momentum
+89%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “comments” for “profiles”. “comments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “profiles” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 69 average across 915 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →164%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 61.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.1%, across 502 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Privacy & Consent 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 3 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 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| enhanced | #1 | #6 | up 1 |
| gravatar | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| avatar tool | #1 | #7 | 0 |
| custom gravatar | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| avatar your tag | #4 | #19 | up 2 |
| avatars | #4 | #19 | down 1 |
| profile picture your tag | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| profiles | #5 | #21 | down 1 |
| privacy your tag | #6 | #19 | up 7 |
| profile your tag | #8 | #20 | up 5 |
| profile privacy | #3 | #17 | 0 |
| picture profile | #5 | #19 | 0 |
| avatars plugin | #5 | #20 | down 1 |
| new avatars | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| privacy settings | #6 | #17 | down 1 |
| custom profile picture | #6 | #19 | up 2 |
| custom avatar | #7 | #21 | up 3 |
| data privacy | #14 | #23 | down 2 |
| proxy | #16 | #24 | up 7 |
| wp avatar | #10 | #23 | up 6 |
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
140 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 113 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “comments” for “profiles”. “comments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “profiles” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8K · 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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
3d ago
latest release · v0.15.0 · 30 Oct 2026
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 62% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Thomas Cloer1.3y ago
Tut, was es soll. Und das für Automattic-Verhältnisse erstaunlich datenschutzfreundlich. Gleich installiert (und fertig übersetzt).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Artiss2.0y ago
It’s great to have a straightforward way to enhance the existing Gravatar abilities. I hope some of these work their way into core too (such as the alt-text).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ James Huff2.1y ago
This plugin handily extends WordPress’s built-in Gravatar support with some frequently asked for enhancements. Besides the handy new Gravatar Profile block, the plugin adds both privacy and accessibility enhancements. It’s easy to use and well-documented.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.13.0 Further update the quick editor integration on the profile page Improve sanitisation of block data Use latest hovercards 0.13.0
- — Version 0.12.0 Update the quick editor integration on the profile page Fix: Add support for core’s SHA-256 handling Fix Gravatar card on author archive page when no posts Upgrade the @gravatar-com/hovercards package to v0.13.0 0.12.0
- — Version 0.11.0 Add a Gravatar invitation link to the Profile block Fix support for Author in templates for Profile block. Upgrade the @gravatar-com/hovercards package to v0.12.0 Upgrade the @gravatar-com/quick-editor package to v0.8.0 0.11.0
- — Version 0.10.0 Add Gravatar Quick Editor to comment form Remove SCSS files from the release folder Fix the profile block’s style broken in some themes 0.10.0
- — Version 0.9.0 Add more Gravatar patterns Pass comment initials when using initials avatar Fix empty profile blocks are rendered in the frontend view Replace the Gravatar profile’s column block with a group block Improve compatibility 0.9.0
- — Version 0.8.0 Add the first Gravatar block pattern Add color and initials default avatar Upgrade the @gravatar-com/hovercards package to v0.10.4 Fix multiple instances of quick editor 0.8.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 26 languages, 21 at 90% or more
Plus 2 more locales with partial translations.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gr..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 9 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,081 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "profile picture" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-20 90K+ → 100K+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2026-03-01 80K+ → 90K+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2026-02-06 70K+ → 80K+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 60K+ → 70K+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2025-12-07 50K+ → 60K+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2025-11-07 40K+ → 50K+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2025-10-10 30K+ → 40K+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2025-09-16 20K+ → 30K+ up after 27 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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Simple Local Avatars 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Basic User Avatars 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP User Avatars 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Meks Smart Author Widget 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
User Profile Picture – Custom Local Avatars 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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