PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Gravatar Enhanced safe?
The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
gravatar-enhanced - Author: Automattic
- 100000+ active installs
- 100/100 rating (3 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 50920 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2011-02-23
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 0.13.1
- Last updated: 2026-03-17 4:18pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.8.8
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities are recorded in our database for Gravatar Enhanced. This does not mean the plugin is audited or guaranteed safe — only that no CVE or vulnerability report is on file.
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