Real Simple Avatar
by Alexandra · Login & Users
Also makes 3 other plugins · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
Local user avatars for WordPress: upload a profile photo, pick a preset, or auto-generate colourful initials. No Gravatar, no Media Library clutter.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
-41%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gravatar” for “custom avatar”. “gravatar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “custom avatar” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 61 average across 2,207 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 668 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,478 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 5 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 36 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| local avatar your tag | #11 | #21 | down 1 |
| avatar your tag | #21 | #24 | up 1 |
| simple local avatars | #8 | #22 | up 1 |
| custom avatar | #24 | #24 | down 3 |
| avatar upload | #21 | #24 | up 1 |
| gravatar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| profile picture your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user avatar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gravatar” for “custom avatar”. “gravatar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “custom avatar” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “local avatar”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 29 Apr 2026 · 188 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 231 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 27 Sep 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 28 Apr 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ natalina526mo ago
Отличный плагин, давно искали, чтобы старые фото аватаров удалялись. И прикольно, что можно готовые аватарки создавать.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Local user avatars for WordPress: upload a profile photo, pick a preset, or auto-generate colourful initial..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for membership sites"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,141 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "local avatar" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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User Profile Picture – Custom Local Avatars 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B -
Custom Profile Picture – Replace Gravatar with Your Own Images 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Local Avatars by Nocksoft 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D - A AP Gravatars 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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ChargeWP – Front End Avatar Upload 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Custom Post Avatar 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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