Title: WP Avatar
Author: tomiup
Published: <strong>November 15, 2017</strong>
Last modified: May 18, 2019

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![](https://ps.w.org/wp-avatar/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1780847)

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/wp-avatar/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1787902)

# WP Avatar

 By [tomiup](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tomiup/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-avatar.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-avatar/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-avatar/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-avatar/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-avatar/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avatar/)

## Description

WordPress avatar is now easier by WP Avatar. WP Avatar allows you to use any photos
uploaded into your Media Library as an avatar instead of using Gravatar.

### Features

 * **Upload avatar image from your computer.**
 * Choose an image from Media Library.
 * Allow **anyone can upload avatar** (Subscriber can upload avatar).
 * Automagically remove old image when you upload a new avatar (Avoid data redundancy).
 * **Allow change default avatar.**

### Feedback

If you like this plugin, then please consider leaving us a good rating and a review
feedback.
 If would like, you can follow us on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/tomiupdotcom)

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * screenshot-1.png
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 * screenshot-2.png
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 * screenshot-3.png

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the “/wp-content/plugins/wp-avatar/” directory, or install
    the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress.
 3. Go Edit Profile -> find “Avatar Upload”.

## FAQ

  How to allow Subscriber can upload avatar?

 1. Go Settings -> Discussion
 2. Find “Allow anyone can upload avatar”, check it.
 3. Save Changes.

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f0e32740b093b4fa0ba30e236d0774ecacd3498f680517c8431280a83dee8842?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Not working in 5.8.1 anymore](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-working-in-5-8-1-anymore/)󠁿

 [Jānis Elmeris](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jaanise/) November 10, 2021

Not working in 5.8.1 anymore. PHP notices in broken images.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3238b9f097f0369540bad5cbddb4cb3e9061d5174bcadfde9dbdc7d854004ab?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Excellent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-9837/)󠁿

 [yannis7](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yannis7/) October 16, 2020

I tried many plugins, only this one allows avatar to be seen in blog posts with 
elementor. It’s perfect.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0c50df27df930051d6e38aabe1ede5d76ffd270075ae474767f716cbdf726d71?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[It’s really useful! Keep your good work 🙂](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/its-really-useful-keep-your-good-work/)󠁿

 [Thoa Kim](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thoakim/) November 16, 2017

It’s really useful! Keep your good work 🙂

 [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avatar/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“WP Avatar” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ tomiup ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tomiup/)

[Translate “WP Avatar” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-avatar)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-avatar/), check 
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-avatar/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-avatar/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-avatar/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.1.2

 * Fixed: error can’t upload default avatar if image size smaller than thumbnail
   size.

#### 0.1.1

 * Added: allow change default avatar.

#### 0.1.0

 * Initial Release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **7 years ago**
 *  Active installations **400+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.2.24**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-avatar/)
 * Tags
 * [avatar](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/avatar/)[profile](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/profile/)
   [user](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user/)[user avatar](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user-avatar/)
   [wp avatar](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wp-avatar/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-avatar/advanced/)

## Ratings

 3.7 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  2 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avatar/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avatar/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 3-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avatar/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avatar/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  1 1-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avatar/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avatar/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avatar/reviews/)

## Contributors

 *   [ tomiup ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tomiup/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-avatar/)

## Donate

Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin?

 [ Donate to this plugin ](http://tomiup.com/)