Replace standard Gravatar with custom uploaded images for author avatars.
Alternatives to Display Avatars
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Display lists of user avatars using widgets or shortcodes. With Gutenberg support.
Replace Gravatar with a custom profile picture from your Media Library, shown everywhere WordPress displays avatars. Lightweight, no settings.
Replace the default Gravatar avatars on WordPress, BuddyPress, and bbPress with Material Design-style Identicons avatars.
Replace WordPress avatars with Minecraft-style heads using Minecraft usernames (and future custom skin features).
Adds an avatar upload field to user profiles. Generates requested sizes on demand just like Gravatar!
BP Private Avatars allows users to hide the avatar to only friend connections for additional privacy.
Custom avatar, captcha, and thread interaction system. Custom avatars, comment history, gamification badges, voting, and advanced spam defense.
Fallback images, dynamic text placeholders, initials avatars, brand colours, and image-health tools for WordPress.
Change your profile picture instantly from the front end. Simple, fast, and built to feel like part of WordPress.