Avatar Manager vs WP Custom Author URL (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WP Custom Author URL has a higher user rating (5/5 from 8 reviews) while Avatar Manager leads in active installations (6.0K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Avatar Manager has accumulated 114K+ total downloads while WP Custom Author URL has 27K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Avatar Manager | WP Custom Author URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 39 | ◄ | 8 |
| Active Installs | 6.0K+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 114K+ | ◄ | 27K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 5 years ago | ► | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2019 | |
| Age | 13 years | 7 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.5+ | 3.0.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.6.1 | 2.1.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Avatar Manager
WP Custom Author URL
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Avatar Manager averaged approximately 5 daily downloads while WP Custom Author URL averaged 5.
Recent Reviews
Avatar Manager Reviews
Works in WP 6.4.2, Not sure is Still Supported
First off great that this plugin works, doesn’t cause download of huge images to display as small avatars and seems to work well 🙂 I like that it supports gravatar as a default. I’m not sure it
So sad, I had to deactivate Avatar Manager
Much appreciated Avatar Manager… until after a recent update, it caused a strange effect in our User Submitted Posts. (USP Pro) What happened was, logged in users were no longer able to submit the pos
Very useful plugin, thank you!
Very useful plugin, thank you!
WP Custom Author URL Reviews
Great plugin!
It works perfectly -> Twenty Twenty-One -> 6.1. Thakns Mr Chris Allen.
Very good plugin
It therefore allows us to modify the author’s link in order to create a redirect anywhere. You can define a different link for each author, or a link for all the authors. In addition, it also makes it
A brilliant plugin
A brilliant plugin. Now you can create custom author pages and have the author link under a post point directly to the corresponding page. This can be set individually for each user in the profile. Al
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