User Photo
by Weston Ruter · Login & Users
Also makes 29 other plugins · 337K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows a user to associate a photo with their account and for this photo to be displayed in their posts and comments.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 54/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “images”, “photos” and “users” 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.
54 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 490.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, 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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| users your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “images”, “photos” and “users” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 719 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
10.2y ago
latest release · v0.9.10 · 14 Aug 2016
10
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 9 months ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mahdiasadi775.9y ago
does it have any shortecode for displaying in pages?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ noticierodigital39.1y ago
Works with 4.7.6
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ markusthayer11.0y ago
Works fine!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cutero11.3y ago
Easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Higgins11.8y ago
hasn’t been updated in ages, and does not work 100% in newer WordPress
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ daneshva12.4y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ daavem13.1y ago
Good plugin which provides basic functionality for custom user photo’s. I believe it could do with more options such as enabling for the admin panel etc.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wp_ntnguy13.1y ago
This is a simple and lightweight plugin that web developers can use to include a user’s photo with their post. You need to know a little bit of PHP to take full advantage of this plugin. I like it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2012-05-08 Version 0.9.5.2 Security issue (credit Ryan Hellyer). 0.9.5.2
- 2011-02-17 Version 0.9.5 Fixing major security issue (credit ADVtools SARL). 2009-7-28 Fixed a small bug relating to line 453 changing “home” to “siteurl”. Thanks Piotr! 2009-02-13 Added Catalan localization. Thanks Robert! 2009-02-28 = Added It 0.9.5
- 2008-11-14 Version 0.9.4 Now displaying error message if wp_upload_dir() fails when trying to display a user photo. 0.9.4
- 2008-11-14 Version 0.9.3 Forcing the uploaded filename to lower-case 0.9.3
- 2008-11-03 Version 0.9.2 Updated error message to include results for wp_upload_dir() 0.9.2
- 2008-09-22 Version 0.9.1 Updated error messages to be more helpful (includes the paths in question). This will help debug some of the issues that have been raised on the forums lately. 0.9.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (0.9.10). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2012-05-09 CVE-2012-2920 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.9.5 Patched in 0.9.5.2
- 2011-02-18 CVE-2013-1916 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 0.9.4 Patched in 0.9.5
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 43 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 19 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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows a user to associate a photo with their account and for this photo to be displayed in their posts and..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); 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 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,949 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "users" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-08 4K+ → 3K+ down after 400 days in tier
- 2025-01-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2024-12-25 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-24 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-23 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-22 5K+ → 4K+ down after 206 days in tier
- 2024-05-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 244 days in tier
- 2023-09-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 169 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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FancyBox for WordPress 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - W WooCommerce Product Image Flipper 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Social Photo Fetcher 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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WoowGallery 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Disable Right Click Images 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - E Easy Photo Album 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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