One User Avatar | User Profile Picture vs Password Strength Settings for… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture
100K+ active installs
Free
Password Strength Settings for…
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, One User Avatar | User Profile Picture has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 41 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. One User Avatar | User Profile Picture has accumulated 498K+ total downloads while Password Strength Settings for… has 177K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | One User Avatar | User Profile Picture | Password Strength Settings for… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 41 | ◄ | 24 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 498K+ | ◄ | 177K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2021 | 2016 | |
| Age | 5 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.0+ | 5.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.5.4 | 3.0.1 |
Rating Breakdown
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture
Password Strength Settings for…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, One User Avatar | User Profile Picture averaged approximately 388 daily downloads while Password Strength Settings for… averaged 10.
Recent Reviews
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture Reviews
Slows down site
The plugin slows down site (admin area) when you choose a default avatar. Causes high CPU and physical memory usage. I wouldn’t recommend as it caused me pain.
Just doesn’t work unless you like 1×1 images
At least on up to date untested version of WordPress & PHP. It doesn’t resize the original image but uses HTML to so, so you better start with a small image! In my case my avatar became a dot as it
works!
just works
Password Strength Settings for… Reviews
great! but has stoped working
pinterest error : rsS feed cannot be parsed it seems that pinterest has changed the xml format This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by amesmaili.
Best plugin
I have tested a lot of plugins for this WordPress password requirements and nothing comes close to this. well done and thank you for your amazing work.
Fantastic!
Just popped it in and worked like a charm! Good documentation even though I didn’t need it! – Thanks much This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by calynette. This topic was modif
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