Add New Default Avatar
Limited data: Add New Default Avatar has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Add New Default Avatar still maintained?
- No. Last release 7 Feb 2016, over 10 years ago. 7 Feb 2016 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Add New Default Avatar, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Add New Default Avatar removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Add New Default Avatar safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Add New Default Avatar update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.4. No one-star spike after it. 7 Feb 2016 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change since 2010.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 11 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.4 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 7 Feb 2016. Tested up to 4.4, 27 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 6 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
500+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | Kailey (trepmal) |
| Added | 10 Jun 2010 |
| Last updated | 7 Feb 2016 |
| Active installs | 500+ |
| Requires WordPress | 2.8 |
| Tested up to | 4.4.34 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | avatar, gravatar |
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Questions
Is Add New Default Avatar still maintained?
No. Last release 7 Feb 2016, over 10 years ago.
Who owns Add New Default Avatar, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Add New Default Avatar removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Add New Default Avatar safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Add New Default Avatar update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4. No one-star spike after it.