User Profile Picture vs Avatar Manager (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Avatar Manager has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 39 reviews) while User Profile Picture leads in active installations (40K+ vs 6.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. User Profile Picture has accumulated 1.0M+ total downloads while Avatar Manager has 114K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | User Profile Picture | Avatar Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 59 | ◄ | 39 |
| Active Installs | 40K+ | ◄ | 6.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.0M+ | ◄ | 114K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 year ago | ◄ | 5 years ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2013 | |
| Age | 14 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.6+ | 3.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.6.3 | 1.6.1 |
Rating Breakdown
User Profile Picture
Avatar Manager
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, User Profile Picture averaged approximately 77 daily downloads while Avatar Manager averaged 5.
Recent Reviews
User Profile Picture Reviews
Good plugin
easy to use
Very nice
Very nice plugin! Thank you!
Just amazing!!!
Solves a silly problem so well! It allows you to set a custom avatar in WP simply and cleanly. I would give this 10 stars if I could!
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!
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