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Simple User Avatar

by Matteo Manna · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Simple User Avatar is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Simple User Avatar
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
matteomanna15 Mar 2017 to 2 Nov 2026, 71 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
2 days ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Simple User Avatar
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20243
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20263
Q3 20261
Q4 20262

Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Jun 2026Simple User Avatar <= 4.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference4.3<= 4.95.00

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Simple User Avatar
Q2 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star17
4 star0
3 star0
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 Simple User Avatar
4 May 2026277
11 May 2026422
18 May 2026435
25 May 20266,040
1 Jun 20261,664
8 Jun 20261,153
15 Jun 20261,031
22 Jun 20265,609
29 Jun 20267,578
6 Jul 20261,821
13 Jul 20261,051
20 Jul 2026999
27 Jul 2026789
3 Aug 2026737
10 Aug 2026649
17 Aug 2026712
24 Aug 20262,097
31 Aug 20261,337
7 Sep 20261,159
14 Sep 20261,229
21 Sep 20266,788
28 Sep 20262,347
5 Oct 20262,247
12 Oct 2026964
19 Oct 20266,726
26 Oct 20262,497
2 Nov 2026960

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

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect)Score 92 · 80,000+Gravatar Enhanced - Avatars, Profiles, and PrivacyScore 91 · 100,000+WP User AvatarsScore 91 · 20,000+Sidebar LoginScore 91 · 9,000+WP Login FormScore 91 · 7,000+

Facts

Version5.4
AuthorMatteo Manna
Added7 Mar 2017
Last updated2 Nov 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.0
CategoryUser Management & Authentication > User Profiles & Avatars
Tagsuser, avatar, picture, gravatar, media library

Other plugins by this author: WP Lorem ipsum

Questions

Is Simple User Avatar still maintained?

Simple User Avatar was last updated on 2 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Simple User Avatar safe?

Simple User Avatar has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Simple User Avatar?

The wordpress.org author is Matteo Manna. Recent committers: matteomanna, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Simple User Avatar?

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

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