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Basic User Avatars

by Jared Atchison · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Basic User Avatars
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 23 months (last release 15 Nov 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.15 Nov 2025Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
andrewza1 Dec 2020 to 11 Apr 2024, 13 commits
strangerstudios19 May 2021 to 15 Nov 2024, 8 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
24 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Basic User Avatars
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 15 Nov 2024. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Basic User Avatars
Q1 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star38
4 star0
3 star2
2 star0
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Basic User Avatars
4 May 2026179
11 May 2026281
18 May 2026304
25 May 2026281
1 Jun 2026297
8 Jun 2026314
15 Jun 2026308
22 Jun 2026271
29 Jun 2026254
6 Jul 2026263
13 Jul 2026259
20 Jul 2026281
27 Jul 2026312
3 Aug 2026404
10 Aug 2026288
17 Aug 2026270
24 Aug 2026283
31 Aug 2026320
7 Sep 2026250
14 Sep 2026338
21 Sep 2026335
28 Sep 2026337
5 Oct 2026355
12 Oct 2026339
19 Oct 2026509
26 Oct 2026505
2 Nov 202681

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 18% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect)Score 92 · 80,000+Simple User AvatarScore 92 · 20,000+Gravatar Enhanced - Avatars, Profiles, and PrivacyScore 91 · 100,000+WP User AvatarsScore 91 · 20,000+Sidebar LoginScore 91 · 9,000+

Facts

Version1.0.9
AuthorJared Atchison
Added5 Jan 2014
Last updated15 Nov 2024
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryCommunity & Social > Membership Sites & Subscriptions
Tagsusers, avatar, profile, gravatar, user profile

Other plugins by this author: bbPress Enable TinyMCE Visual Tab, bbPress Genesis Extend, bbP Members Only, bbPress New Topic Notifications, GitHub User Repo Widget, bbPress Visual Hooks

Questions

Is Basic User Avatars still maintained?

Basic User Avatars was last updated on 15 Nov 2024. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Basic User Avatars safe?

Basic User Avatars has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Basic User Avatars?

The wordpress.org author is Jared Atchison. Recent committers: strangerstudios, andrewza, jaredatch, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Basic User Avatars?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect), Simple User Avatar, Gravatar Enhanced - Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy, WP User Avatars, Sidebar Login.

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