Title: Avatars Meta Box Author: Justin Tadlock Published: October 27, 2015 Last modified: October 27, 2015 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/avatars-meta-box/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1274108) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/avatars-meta-box/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1274108) # Avatars Meta Box By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/avatars-meta-box.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/avatars-meta-box/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/avatars-meta-box/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/avatars-meta-box/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/avatars-meta-box/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/avatars-meta-box/) ## Description This plugin replaces the regular post author meta box on the edit post screen with a custom box. The new author box will allow you to select your post author by clicking on the user’s avatar. For more info, vist the [Avatars Meta Box plugin home page](http://themehybrid.com/plugin/avatars-meta-box). ### Like this plugin? I don’t make any money directly from this plugin. Please consider helping the cause by: * [Making a donation](http://themehybrid.com/donate). * [Signing up at my site](http://themehybrid.com/club). * [Rating the plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/avatars-meta-box?rate=5#postform). ### Professional Support If you need professional plugin support from me, the plugin author, you can access the support forums at [Theme Hybrid](http://themehybrid.com/board/topics), which is a professional WordPress help/support site where I handle support for all my plugins and themes for a community of 60,000+ users (and growing). ### Plugin Development If you’re a theme author, plugin author, or just a code hobbyist, you can follow the development of this plugin on it’s [GitHub repository](https://github.com/justintadlock/avatars-meta-box). ## Screenshots [⌊Edit post screen with author avatar box in normal position.⌉⌊Edit post screen with author avatar box in normal position.⌉[ Edit post screen with author avatar box in normal position. [⌊Edit post screeen with author avatar box in side position.⌉⌊Edit post screeen with author avatar box in side position.⌉[ Edit post screeen with author avatar box in side position. [⌊Author avatar box.⌉⌊Author avatar box.⌉[ Author avatar box. ## Installation 1. Upload `avatars-meta-box` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. Go to “Settings > Permalinks” in the admin to re-save your permalinks. ## FAQ Why was this plugin created? Some people are better at seeing things visually rather than reading through text. This allows you to choose a post author by recognizing their avatar rather than from a drop-down select. How do I use it? You pretty much use it the same way you always select a post author. The only difference is that you click their avatar instead of selecting them by user display name. Does it work with custom post types? Absolutely. This plugin will work with any post type that adds support for the ` author` feature. By default, this is the `post` and `page` types. However, many other custom post types support this feature as well. Will this work with many authors? If you have many potential post authors, this may not be the best plugin. I can’t give you an exact number, but I’d personally not use the plugin with any more than about 15 authors or so. The more potential authors, the slower the page is going to load because it has to load each one of their avatar images. Why are the authors different with WP 4.4? In WordPress version 4.4, a new feature was introduced that allows developers to get the exact user roles (and, thus, the exact users) that have permission to edit a post. So, if you’re seeing a different author selection for certain post types in 4.4, it’s because you’re actually seeing the correct author possibilities for the first time. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/593b5ed3734862fb14579d9ba0d373e66dc74cdd055e7843c4a216bbd4ef86de? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[The Bitch](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-bitch/)󠁿 [fezugiso](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fezugiso/) September 10, 2026 hot content private telegram group channel [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/avatars-meta-box/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Avatars Meta Box” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Justin Tadlock ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/) [Translate “Avatars Meta Box” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/avatars-meta-box) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/avatars-meta-box/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/avatars-meta-box/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/avatars-meta-box/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/avatars-meta-box/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog The change log is located in the `changelog.md` file in the plugin folder. You may also [view the change log](https://github.com/justintadlock/avatars-meta-box/blob/master/changelog.md) online. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 4.3 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.4.34** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/avatars-meta-box/) * Tags * [author](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/author/)[avatars](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/avatars/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/avatars-meta-box/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/avatars-meta-box/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/avatars-meta-box/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/avatars-meta-box/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/avatars-meta-box/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/avatars-meta-box/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/avatars-meta-box/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/avatars-meta-box/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Justin Tadlock ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/) ## Support Got something to say? 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