User Avatar

Quick answers

Is User Avatar still maintained?

No. Last release 20 Nov 2023, over 2 years ago. 20 Nov 2023 · wordpress.org

Who owns User Avatar, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log

Was User Avatar removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org

Is User Avatar safe?

No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version. 25 Oct 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence

Is the latest User Avatar update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.4.12. No one-star spike after it. 20 Nov 2023 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

• CriticalMNT-1No release in 35 months (last release 20 Nov 2023). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.19 Nov 2024Evidence
• CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 4 Jul 2014 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.18 Jul 2014Evidence
• WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14, 8 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2010.

Security record

2 vulnerabilities on record, 1 with no fix in the current version.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

LoginWP (Formerly Peter's LoginScore 92 · 80,000+Simple User AvatarScore 92 · 20,000+Gravatar EnhancedScore 91 · 100,000+WP User AvatarsScore 91 · 20,000+One User AvatarScore 89 · 100,000+

Facts

Other plugins by this author: Section Widget, Accordion Shortcode, Custom Post Order, Wiki Embed, Global Javascript, Improved Simpler CSS, People Lists, Add Link, WP Experience API, Conditional Custom Fields Shortcode, Add Users Sidebar Widget, History Tracker

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