Cat Generator Avatars
This plugin integrates the Cat Generator Avatars avatar into WordPress, BuddyPress and Ultimate Member.
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Cat Generator Avatars shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- No update in 6 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.3 (latest is 7.1)
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Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Cat Generator Avatars stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| avatar | >100 |
| cat | >100 |
| image | >100 |
| profile | >100 |
| user | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 from 7 reviews
About Cat Generator Avatars
From the official readme · v2.1.1Description
This plugin integrates the Cat Generator and Bird Generator avatar into WordPress.
If you like this plugin, please donate to the artist David Revoy via the donation link.
Contribution
To contribute to this plugin, please see its GitHub repository.
If you have a feature request, or if you have developed the feature already, please feel free to use the Issues and/or Pull Requests section.
Of course, you can also provide me with translations if you would like to use the plugin in another not yet included language.
Credits
David Revoy provides the fantastic arts and base code.
Thorsten Frommen provides the beautiful and clean wordpress plugin structure.
Abner Chou does the rest of the work.
Jonathan Moore added integrations for BuddyPress and Ultimate Member and performance fixes.
Installation
This plugin requires PHP 5.4.
- Upload the
cat-generator-avatarsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory on your web server. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
- Select Cat Avatars (Generated) as default avatar setting on the Discussion Settings page in your WordPress backend.
Changelog
2.1.1
- Fix issue that resize image causes blurry.
2.1.0
- Added mixed mode.
2.0.0
- Added bird avatar.
- Transparent background.
- Cleaned up code base.
- Tested on the latest WordPress.
1.0.4
- Added support for resizing images to the requested size rather than returning 256×256 image and resizing via html/css.
1.0.3
- Added support for Ultimate Member, a popular membership and profiles plugin with 50,000 installs.
1.0.2
- Fixed slow avatar generation.
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FAQ
Cat Generator Avatars: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 14, 2026
Is Cat Generator Avatars free?
Yes. Cat Generator Avatars is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Cat Generator Avatars safe to use in 2026?
Cat Generator Avatars shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Cat Generator Avatars?
Cat Generator Avatars is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,058 times since it launched in January 2017. It was downloaded 124 times in the last 30 days.
Does Cat Generator Avatars work with WordPress 7.1?
Cat Generator Avatars is officially tested up to WordPress 5.3.26, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Cat Generator Avatars last updated?
The latest version, 2.1.1, was released on December 25, 2019 (7 years ago).
Who makes Cat Generator Avatars?
Cat Generator Avatars is developed and maintained by abnerchou.
What are the best alternatives to Cat Generator Avatars?
The most popular alternatives to Cat Generator Avatars are Gravatar Enhanced (100K+ installs), Simple Local Avatars (100K+ installs) and One User Avatar (100K+ installs).
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