Avatar Project
Receiving a comment on your blog post is great and the more comments the better the feeling. It means that not only your post is good but your site becomes more and more popular and thrust-worthy. When comments start…
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Avatar Project shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Avatar Project stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| avatar | >100 |
| avatars | >100 |
| comment | >100 |
| custom avatar | >100 |
| gravatar | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Avatar Project
From the official readme · v1.0.2Description
Receiving a comment on your blog post is great and the more comments the better the feeling. It means that not only your post is good but your site becomes more and more popular and thrust-worthy. When comments start rolling in, you must make sure they display properly and look good. It’s great when a comment author has taken the time to upload a custom image of herself on her Gravatar account, but as we all know only a handful of people actually do that. This means that your precious comment area ends up filled with no-face, gray avatar thumbnails that look plane boring.
Well, that ends here and now!
Take control of the way your comment area looks by installing Avatar Project. Avatar Project is a plugin that will replace all avatar icons that don’t have a custom avatar assigned to it. Depending on your websites look, feel and theme, choose one of our Avatar Project icon packs. Currently you have a choice between colorful blobers, cups hoped up on caffeine, smug cat faces and a bunch of actual human portraits.
This plugin will be useful for not only real, functioning blogs but for theme developers and designers as well. Install Avatar Project, write a couple of sample comments and make your comment area demonstration look much nicer than it would with the default avatars.
Installation
- Download
- Install
- Activate
- Go to “Settings → Discussion”
- Scroll down to “Default Avatar” and select avatar pack you’d like to use
- Save Changes
- Write a happy review for us!
Changelog
1.0.1
- Added screenshots
- Added filter
avatar_project_config
1.0.0
- First Release!
Screenshots
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FAQ
Avatar Project: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026
Is Avatar Project free?
Yes. Avatar Project is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Avatar Project safe to use in 2026?
Avatar Project shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Avatar Project?
Avatar Project is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,479 times since it launched in November 2017. It was downloaded 46 times in the last 30 days.
Does Avatar Project work with WordPress 7.1?
Avatar Project is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Avatar Project last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.2, was released on November 16, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Avatar Project?
Avatar Project is developed and maintained by justnorris.
What are the best alternatives to Avatar Project?
The most popular alternatives to Avatar Project are Gravatar Enhanced (100K+ installs), Simple Local Avatars (100K+ installs) and One User Avatar (100K+ installs).
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