Extended Profile vs Gravatar Enhanced
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
Gravatar Enhanced leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #292, ahead of Extended Profile at #46,975. Over the last 7 days Gravatar Enhanced climbed 2 places and Extended Profile slipped 4,797 places. Gravatar Enhanced has the largest install base, roughly 10000× the next: 100K+ active installs against 10+ for Extended Profile. Downloads this week: Gravatar Enhanced 2,509 and Extended Profile 11.
| Metric | Extended Profile | Gravatar Enhanced |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #46,975 ▼ 4797 | #292 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 11 | 2,509 |
| Rating | no ratings | 5★ (3) |
| Last updated | Apr 25, 2010 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Current version | trunk | 0.14.0 |
| Best rank on record | #33,460 | #292 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 2008 | Feb 2011 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 2 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Extended Profile or Gravatar Enhanced?
By active installs, Gravatar Enhanced: 100K+ sites run it against 10+ for Extended Profile, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 20, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Extended Profile or Gravatar Enhanced?
Gravatar Enhanced, at #292 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Extended Profile at #46,975. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Extended Profile or Gravatar Enhanced 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.