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WP User Avatars

by John James Jacoby · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WP User Avatars is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP User Avatars
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
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
johnjamesjacoby15 Oct 2015 to 15 Oct 2026, 34 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
19 days ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP User Avatars
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20263

Last release 15 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating 2.0 in Q4 2023.

Rating distribution
5 star24
4 star0
3 star2
2 star2
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP User Avatars
4 May 2026177
11 May 2026443
18 May 2026463
25 May 2026331
1 Jun 2026423
8 Jun 2026378
15 Jun 2026352
22 Jun 2026321
29 Jun 2026304
6 Jul 2026274
13 Jul 2026361
20 Jul 2026351
27 Jul 2026329
3 Aug 2026386
10 Aug 2026422
17 Aug 2026310
24 Aug 2026308
31 Aug 2026370
7 Sep 2026258
14 Sep 2026516
21 Sep 2026409
28 Sep 202613,128
5 Oct 20269,096
12 Oct 20267,826
19 Oct 20262,366
26 Oct 20262,053
2 Nov 2026200

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 99% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.2.0
AuthorJohn James Jacoby
Added15 Oct 2015
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress6.4
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryUser Management & Authentication > User Profiles & Avatars
Tagsuser, local, media, avatar, profile

Other plugins by this author: Post Type Switcher, bbPress, WP Term Order, WP Term Images, WP Media Categories, WP Term Colors, WP User Groups, WP User Activity, WP Term Icons, WP User Profiles, WP Multi Network, bbPress Capabilities

Questions

Is WP User Avatars still maintained?

WP User Avatars was last updated on 15 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WP User Avatars safe?

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

Who owns WP User Avatars?

The wordpress.org author is John James Jacoby. Recent committers: johnjamesjacoby, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP User Avatars?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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