About this plugin
WhatAvatar is a powerful, customizable avatar editor for WordPress that lets your users create their own unique identity without uploading personal photos.
Replace traditional avatar uploads with a creative avatar builder that puts customization in your users hands while giving you full control over the available options and unlocking system.
Protect user privacy, prevent inappropriate image uploads and offer a fun avatar editor tailored for online communities, e-learning platforms (LMS), membership sites and child-safe environments.
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🚀 Why WhatAvatar?
Say goodbye to moderation headaches and generic avatars. WhatAvatar brings users creative freedom over their digital identity while gives site owners absolute control over design and security.
- 🎨 Creative Freedom: Let users mix and match hairs, outfits, accessories and colors using a modern avatar editor.
- 🛡️ Safe & Privacy-First: Protect your site from explicit, copyrighted, or inappropriate image uploads. Perfect for minors, schools (LMS) and communities.
- 🏆 Boost Engagement: Lock avatar parts behind points, course completions, or store purchases to keep interest high and boost user participation.
- 🔌 Seamless Integrations: Integrates into the profile editing areas and replaces avatar uploads across top plugins with a few clicks.
🔥 Features
🎛️ Fully Customizable Avatar Builder
, disable certain eyes, noses or beards) and configure the default avatars for users without one.
🎮 Gamified Unlocks with GamiPress
Turn avatars into status symbols! Restrict specific clothing, or rare accessories behind GamiPress points, achievements and ranks. Give your members a reason to keep coming back and earning.
⚡ Automate Avatar Unlocks with AutomatorWP
Unlock avatar items using AutomatorWP automations and connect avatar unlocks to over 300+ plugins and external services.
- WooCommerce: Unlock exclusive outfits when a user purchases a product.
- TutorLMS: Award special hat when a user completes a course.
- BBForms: Grant unique items when a user fills a form.
⚙️ Integrations
WhatAvatar integrates flawlessly into the profile editing areas of your favorite plugins. You can also disable image uploads and replacing them with the WhatAvatar editor. The supported plugins are:
- bbPress
- BuddyPress
- BuddyBoss
- TutorLMS
- FluentCommunity
- PeepSO
- Ultimate Member
- LifterLMS
⭐ Premium version available
Take the avatar customization experience to the next level with WhatAvatar PRO, designed for growing networks, creators, and enterprise learning portals.
- 👑 Premium Avatar Parts: Bring your users the most exclusive, cutting-edge designs.
- 📦 Themed Part Bundles: Access seasonal and thematic avatar parts (Christmas, Jobs, …).
- 🌈 Custom Color Palettes: Customize the color palettes to bring diversity self-expression.
- 🎨 Advanced Color Picker: Add a color picker to allow members to fine-tune exact color.
- 🌙 Dark Mode & Custom UI Themes: Match the avatar editor seamlessly with your site’s aesthetic, including dark mode and color scheme customization.
- 📥 High-Res Avatar Downloads: Allow users to export their avatars for external profile pictures or social media sharing.
- 🛠️ Enhanced Editor Tooling: Customize which controls are visible inside the editor.
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