Podamibe Custom User Gravatar
by Podamibe Nepal · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 5.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Replace Gravatar with custom picture in your gallery
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “change gravatar”, “custom gravatar” and “gravatar” 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 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 79.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.27, 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 2721 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.27; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2721 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| change gravatar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom gravatar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravatar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| podamibe your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “change gravatar”, “custom gravatar” and “gravatar” 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 · 1,444 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 319 · 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
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
7.5y ago
latest release · v1.0.8 · 22 May 2019
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 23 Mar 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mindfrakker5.1y ago
WordPress gravatar feature is the worst. Glad there’s a solution This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by mindfrakker. Reason: uhm
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Panos Sakalakis5.9y ago
This is the only plugin that recognizes all the themes that I’ve used it with. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ humananimal9.1y ago
does the job perfectly well ! THANK YOU
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John R. Hall9.9y ago
Very nice plugin and excellent tech support. reported minor matters and resolved immediately. Great team!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kettensprenger10.0y ago
Simple plugin that does what it’s supposed to. We use it on economy4mankind.org because we want individual avatars and not the single allround avatar of Gravatar. Using it means there is just another checkbox in the user profile administration where you can choose any image you want as your avatar for our website. Thanks for the great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-26 4K+ → 3K+ down after 300 days in tier
- 2024-09-29 5K+ → 4K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-09-26 4K+ → 5K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-09-22 5K+ → 4K+ down after 324 days in tier
- 2023-11-03 6K+ → 5K+ down after 210 days in tier
- 2023-04-07 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-06 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-05 7K+ → 6K+ down after 189 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★ · 1 shared tag A -
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
User Profile Picture 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Basic User Avatars 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C -
Simple User Avatar 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Avatar Manager 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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