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Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
100,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
164
Days since the last release
Group median: 12
5.0
out of 5, from 3 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
no threads
Support threads, two months
Group: 68.2%
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What is Gravatar Enhanced and who is behind it?
Gravatar Enhanced is a WordPress plugin in the “Admin and backup” field, made by Automattic. It has been listed in the directory since 23 Feb 2011, so for 15 years. Automattic has 24 plugins with at least 10,000 installs in the census. With 100,000 to 199,999 active installs it belongs to the 100,000 to 999,999 installs group; its last release came 164 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks.”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sept 2026
When was Gravatar Enhanced last released?
The last release of Gravatar Enhanced came 164 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.
How many installs does Gravatar Enhanced have?
Gravatar Enhanced had 100,000 to 199,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 219 plugins had a higher band and 179 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant figure: 100,000 means at least 100,000 and at most 199,999.
Which WordPress version is Gravatar Enhanced tested with?
On the reference date the plugin page on wordpress.org showed the notice “This plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress”, because the “tested up to” field was below 6.9 (6.8). The notice describes only that field; it does not say whether the plugin runs on newer versions. 8.0% of the group carried it.
How does Gravatar Enhanced compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 89.5% of them had a more recent last release than Gravatar Enhanced; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Figure | Gravatar Enhanced | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 164 | median 12 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | not stated | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | gravatar-enhanced |
|---|---|
| Author | Automattic |
| Active installs | 100,000 to 199,999 |
| Last release | 164 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 6.8 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Rating | 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | none in the window |
| Listed since | 23 Feb 2011 |
| Total downloads | 51,150, updates included |
| Tags | avatar, comments, privacy, profile, profile-picture |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| avatar | 8 | 1 | 107 |
| comments | 12 | 3 | 195 |
| privacy | 22 | 3 | 19 |
| profile | 7 | 1 | 153 |
| profile-picture | 1 | 1 | 164 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2011
Gravatar Enhanced has been listed since 23 Feb 2011. Of the 107 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2011, 79.4% released within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antispam Bee | 700,000 to 799,999 | 5 days before the reference date | 4.8 (226) |
| Cookie Compliance for WordPress | 900,000 to 999,999 | 2 days before the reference date | 4.8 (3,025) |
| Cookiebot by Usercentrics | 100,000 to 199,999 | 67 days before the reference date | 4.4 (438) |
| Disable Comments | 100,000 to 199,999 | 93 days before the reference date | 3.8 (24) |
| One User Avatar | 100,000 to 199,999 | 7 days before the reference date | 4.7 (41) |
| Simple Local Avatars | 100,000 to 199,999 | 8 days before the reference date | 4.6 (89) |
| Statify | 100,000 to 199,999 | 21 days before the reference date | 4.8 (51) |
| WP Consent API | 200,000 to 299,999 | 9 days before the reference date | 5.0 (2) |
Do you maintain Gravatar Enhanced?
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How to cite
hafenstudios (2026): Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/gravatar-enhanced/
Source and status
All values come from the full pull of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself, see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
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