Easy Media Replace vs Simple User Avatar
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
Simple User Avatar ranks #1,311 on the popular list; Easy Media Replace is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Simple User Avatar has the largest install base, roughly 20× the next: 20K+ active installs against 1K+ for Easy Media Replace. Downloads this week: Simple User Avatar 964 and Easy Media Replace 12. Ratings: Easy Media Replace 4★ from 8 and Simple User Avatar 4.6★ from 19 reviews.
| Metric | Easy Media Replace | Simple User Avatar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,311 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 12 | 964 |
| Rating | 4★ (8) | 4.6★ (19) |
| Last updated | Apr 25, 2023 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.2.0 | 5.2 |
| Best rank on record | #5,374 | #1,310 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2019 | Mar 2017 |
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
More comparisons
- Easy Media Replace vs Enable Media Replace
- Easy Media Replace vs Easy Watermark
- Easy Media Replace vs ImageMagick Engine
- Easy Media Replace vs Default featured image
- Simple User Avatar vs Basic User Avatars
- Simple User Avatar vs User Profile Picture
- Simple User Avatar vs One User Avatar
- Simple User Avatar vs Simple Local Avatars
Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Easy Media Replace or Simple User Avatar?
By active installs, Simple User Avatar: 20K+ sites run it against 1K+ for Easy Media Replace, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Are Easy Media Replace or Simple User Avatar 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.