Advanced User Avatar | Custom Profile Picture Uploader for WordPress, WooCommerce, and BuddyPress
by wpmakedev · eCommerce
Also makes 2 other plugins · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
Let users upload a custom user avatar and profile picture from their device or webcam, stored on your own server instead of Gravatar.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈300 estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “buddypress” and “woocommerce” for “uploader” and “avatar”. “buddypress” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “uploader” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “avatar” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 71 average across 9,787 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.8%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 5.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,164 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce 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 9 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 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ 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.
61
Momentum
Gaining ground
+2.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
56%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+2.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom profile picture | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| avatar tool | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| profile picture your tag | #6 | #13 | 0 |
| custom avatar your tag | #6 | #18 | up 1 |
| user avatar your tag | #6 | #17 | up 2 |
| uploader | #7 | #13 | up 4 |
| webcam | #6 | #6 | up 3 |
| buddypress avatar | #3 | #10 | up 4 |
| picture | #10 | #16 | up 3 |
| avatar | #10 | #20 | down 1 |
| custom profile | #13 | #20 | 0 |
| avatar upload | #7 | #14 | up 3 |
| show user avatar | #7 | #17 | up 4 |
| picture profile | #8 | #18 | up 5 |
| user gravatar | #9 | #17 | — |
| custom gravatar | #9 | #17 | up 3 |
| gravatar | #23 | #21 | 0 |
| picture in picture | #12 | #15 | up 2 |
| user profile picture | #12 | #20 | 0 |
| woocommerce for buddypress | #16 | #21 | up 8 |
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
95 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 67 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “buddypress” and “woocommerce” for “uploader” and “avatar”. “buddypress” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “uploader” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “avatar” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 9 Nov 2024 · 723 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 802 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
9
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v2.1.2 · 29 Oct 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 300.
At the current install trend, crossing 400+ in roughly 947 days.
Install history since 9 Nov 2024
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Let users upload a custom user avatar and profile picture from their device or webcam, stored on your own s..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 22 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 22 of 22 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor, Bricks and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,644 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 200+ → 300+ up after 281 days in tier
- 2026-01-24 100+ → 200+ up after 149 days in tier
- 2025-08-28 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-26 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-24 90+ → 100+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-08-15 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-08-12 90+ → 80+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 80+ → 90+ up after 9 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).
-
Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress 5K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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