Basic User Avatars vs For Users Only
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Basic User Avatars ranks #1,187 on the popular list; For Users Only is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Basic User Avatars has the largest install base, roughly 2000× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10+ for For Users Only. Downloads this week: Basic User Avatars 337 and For Users Only 15.
| Metric | Basic User Avatars | For Users Only |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,187 ▼ 1 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 337 | 15 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (42) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Nov 15, 2024 | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.9 | 1.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,170 | #34,326 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2014 | Feb 2015 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Basic User Avatars or For Users Only?
By active installs, Basic User Avatars: 20K+ sites run it against 10+ for For Users Only, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Are Basic User Avatars or For Users Only alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.