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Basic User Avatars vs WP Custom Author URL (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Basic User Avatars

Basic User Avatars

4.7(41)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
View Basic User Avatars
VS
WP Custom Author URL

WP Custom Author URL

5(8)

5.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
View WP Custom Author URL

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, WP Custom Author URL has a higher user rating (5/5 from 8 reviews) while Basic User Avatars leads in active installations (20K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Basic User Avatars has accumulated 196K+ total downloads while WP Custom Author URL has 27K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Basic User Avatars
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WP Custom Author URL5/5
Total Reviews
41Basic User Avatars
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WP Custom Author URL8
Active Installs
20K+Basic User Avatars
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WP Custom Author URL5.0K+
Total Downloads
196K+Basic User Avatars
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WP Custom Author URL27K+
Support Resolution
N/ABasic User Avatars
WP Custom Author URLN/A
Last Updated
1 year agoBasic User Avatars
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WP Custom Author URL1 year ago
First Released
2014Basic User Avatars
WP Custom Author URL2019
Age
12 yearsBasic User Avatars
WP Custom Author URL7 years
WP Requires
5.2+Basic User Avatars
WP Custom Author URL3.0.1+
PHP Requires
false+Basic User Avatars
WP Custom Author URL5.6+
Business Model
FreeBasic User Avatars
WP Custom Author URLFree
Latest Version
1.0.9Basic User Avatars
WP Custom Author URL2.1.0

Rating Breakdown

Basic User Avatars

4.7/5(41 reviews)
5
90%
4
0%
3
5%
2
0%
1
5%

WP Custom Author URL

5/5(8 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Basic User Avatars Reviews

by mikefury

Simply outstanding!

Great plugin. Thank you

by Thiago Pacheco

Perfect!

Simple, objective and clean. Effective for users to upload their profile picture on the frontend. Congratulations!

by Eder Ribeiro

Excellent solution for local gravatar

Simple, light, secure and easy to customize. Thanks!

WP Custom Author URL Reviews

by teck87

Great plugin!

It works perfectly -> Twenty Twenty-One -> 6.1. Thakns Mr Chris Allen.

by benjamin47

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

by chaoti

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Basic User Avatars or WP Custom Author URL more popular?
Basic User Avatars has 20K+ active installations while WP Custom Author URL has 5.0K+. Basic User Avatars is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Basic User Avatars or WP Custom Author URL?
Basic User Avatars has a 4.7/5 rating from 41 reviews, while WP Custom Author URL has a 5/5 rating from 8 reviews.
Are Basic User Avatars and WP Custom Author URL free?
Basic User Avatars is free and WP Custom Author URL is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Basic User Avatars or WP Custom Author URL?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Basic User Avatars was last updated 1 year ago and WP Custom Author URL was last updated 1 year ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.