List categories vs User Avatar (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, List categories has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 15 reviews) and leads in active installations (6.0K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. List categories has accumulated 75K+ total downloads while User Avatar has 258K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | List categories | User Avatar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ◄ | 3.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 15 | ► | 27 |
| Active Installs | 6.0K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 75K+ | ► | 258K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 10 months ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2010 | |
| Age | 12 years | 16 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.3+ | 3.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 0.5 | 1.4.12 |
Rating Breakdown
List categories
User Avatar
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, List categories averaged approximately 9 daily downloads while User Avatar averaged 8.
Recent Reviews
List categories Reviews
Simple, but effective
I was looking for a way to list subcategories of a single main category.This plugin does the trick (and more)
Easy and useful
Well documented. Thank you! This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by robegb.
Just what I needed
Thank you for the great plugin! It works perfectly with WP v6.0.2 and my Hello Theme and has saved me hours of work 🙂 Cheers!
User Avatar Reviews
Would be useful – without all the errors…
Unfortunately, all the issues about the existing errors and even the review from July 2024 does not seems to motivate the plugin author to fix them. Is he/she still around or is this one of the abando
Undefined array key “user_id” in /var/www/wp-content/
Hello, for some reason I am getting this error at the top of wordpress. Warning: Undefined array key “user_id” in /var/www/wp-content/plugins/user-avatar/user-avatar.php on line 637
Blank screen
Not working when i upload a picture and select crop then i close i only get a blank screen This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by redgdk.
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