Wapuuvatar
by Lee Willis · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 41.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Uses Wapuus from the Wapuu archive as your site avatars.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
90+
≈90 estimated
Momentum
+60%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “avatar” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 7.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 82 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wapuu your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| avatar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 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
- “avatar” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 189 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v3.0.3 · 18 May 2026
12
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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 90.
At the current install trend, crossing 100+ in roughly 46 days.
Install history since 28 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Yui6.2y ago
Cute lil thing on avvys!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Artiss6.2y ago
For all those users who don’t have an avatar set-up, use a random Wapuu instead! Show your love for the WordPress mascot in the best way possible. Install and activate the plugin and then just switch, in your settings, to using Wapuu – you’re all set. A fun plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Julien MA Jacob6.7y ago
Thank for this plugin ! It works very well ^^
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Derek Springer10.9y ago
I love Wapuu and love seeing her (him?) all over my site! Works great, thanks! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bob Dunn11.0y ago
It’s working like a charm on my site. Love seeing Wapuus scattered about for those who are gravatarless.:)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.0y ago
The only change I’d make is to have it only run if the person doesn’t have a gravatar. But other than that, having wapuu all over as an avatar is awesome 🙂 This was my fav plugin to review for the week! Edit Now that it’s working for only people without gravatar, I’m the happiest damn elf on the planet!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 12 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 56 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 80+ → 90+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 70+ → 80+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2026-09-13 60+ → 70+ up after 65 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 50+ → 60+ up after 98 days in tier
- 2026-04-03 40+ → 50+ up after 886 days in tier
- 2023-10-30 50+ → 40+ down after 337 days in tier
- 2022-11-27 60+ → 50+ down after 471 days in tier
- 2021-08-13 70+ → 60+ down after 243 days in tier
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