Harrys Gravatar Cache
by Harry Milatz · Performance
Accelerates the site speed by simply and effective caching Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatars).
47 health vs 68 average across 1,075 Performance plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.16.
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 1681 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
72
now · peak 138
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
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
4.6y ago
latest release · v2.0.2_WP59
55
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-02-01 · 1,378 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Nazar Hotsa9.5y ago
Great plugin. Works out of the box, gets the job done. Deserves 6 stars 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yoshimitsu12349.6y ago
Worked perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pothi Kalimuthu9.7y ago
By default, WordPress pings gravatar for an updated image. How often do people change their image? Probably, once a month. So, one doesn’t need calls to gravatar every 5 minutes. Go ahead and install this plugin. Your visitors will be happy with the speed of your site! Thanks Harry for your time on creating and maintaining this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roggershaw10.7y ago
Better than all Gravatar Caching Plugins. Thanks Harry.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 112 languages, 4 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 88 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-28 300+ → 200+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-01-14 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-13 300+ → 200+ down after 538 days in tier
- 2024-07-24 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-22 300+ → 400+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2024-07-08 400+ → 300+ down after 155 days in tier
- 2024-02-04 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-02-02 400+ → 500+ up after 4 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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FV Gravatar Cache 600+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
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 -
User Profile Picture 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Basic User Avatars 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Simple User Avatar 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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