Avalicious!
A WordPress plugin that integrates LiveJournal, Dreamwidth, and Tumblr user avatars in WordPress comments.
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Avalicious! shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.0 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Avalicious! stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| dreamwidth | #3 |
| livejournal | #20 |
| social | >100 |
| Tumblr | >100 |
| users | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Avalicious!
From the official readme · v1.3.3Description
Avalicious! is a WordPress plugin that integrates LiveJournal, Dreamwidth, and Tumblr user avatars in WordPress comments. It is a functional re-write of Also LJ Avatar (itself a re-write of some even older plugins), with the following differences:
- user avatars are downloaded via the cURL library, hopefully avoiding issues with hosts that disable remote URL includes
- the regexps for extracting avatars have been improved
- the user’s journal URL is extracted from a comment’s URL (not the name)
- the user’s name is not re-written.
Version 1.3.3
- Minor fixes. Should not have better compatibility with Dreamwidth icons.
Version 1.3.2
- Should now work with both HTTP and HTTPS Tumblrs. Magic!
Version 1.3.1
- Small regexp fixes.
Version 1.3
- Added support for Tumblr icons.
- Old icons are now cleaned up automatically every month.
- Small bugfixes.
Credits
Avalicious! is based off the original Also LJ Avatar by Ravenwood and Irwin. No disrespect is intended towards the original authors; without their great work, this plugin wouldn’t have been possible (or at least would’ve taken a hell of a lot longer to write).
Installation
- Upload the
avaliciousfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - If required, make the
avalicious/danga-iconsdirectory writable (though the plugin should work without it). - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
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Best Avalicious! alternatives
All dreamwidth plugins →| Rank | Plugin | Active installs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JournalPress
A cross-poster supporting Dreamwidth and similar (i.e., LiveJournal-based) sites.
|
100+ |
FAQ
Avalicious!: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Avalicious! free?
Yes. Avalicious! is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Avalicious! safe to use in 2026?
Avalicious! shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Avalicious!?
Avalicious! is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,666 times since it launched in March 2009. It was downloaded 52 times in the last 30 days.
Does Avalicious! work with WordPress 7.1?
Avalicious! is officially tested up to WordPress 5.0.29, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Avalicious! last updated?
The latest version, 1.3.3, was released on January 20, 2019 (8 years ago).
Who makes Avalicious!?
Avalicious! is developed and maintained by Alis.
What are the best alternatives to Avalicious!?
The most popular alternatives to Avalicious! are JournalPress (100+ installs).
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