One User Avatar — WordPress User Profile Plugin
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture
by One Designs · WordPress.org page · Website
One User Avatar has 100,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 581,398 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 21, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
One User Avatar at a glance
Is One User Avatar well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Upload your own Default Avatar in your One User Avatar settings
- Show the user’s Gravatar avatar or Default Avatar if the user doesn’t have a One User Avatar image
- Disable Gravatar avatars and use only local avatars
- Use the [avatar_upload] shortcode to add a standalone uploader to a front page or widget. This uploader is only visible to logged-in users
- Use the [avatar] shortcode in your posts. These shortcodes will work with any theme, whether it has avatar support or not
- Allow Contributors and Subscribers to upload their own avatars
- Limit upload file size and image dimensions for Contributors and Subscribers
One User Avatar reviews and ratings
41 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Slows down site
The plugin slows down site (admin area) when you choose a default avatar. Causes high CPU and physical memory usage. I wouldn't recommend as it caused me pain.
diraph -
Just doesn't work unless you like 1x1 images
At least on up to date untested version of Wordpress & PHP. It doesn't resize the original image but uses HTML to so, so you better start with a small image! In my case my avatar became a dot as it used html height/width to create a 1x1 image: <img src="ht...com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/K....jpg" width="1" height="1" alt="user name" class="avatar avatar-32 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-32 alignnone photo">
Dennis Bareis -
works!
just works
holdportals -
Works well
Works well with imges in my Media library.
Andrzej Klasén -
Slick and simple.
Just what the doctor ordered. something simple with a simple setup. All I need is a avatar plugin that just slips into the user settings and replaces the Gravatar requirement that depends on an outside avatar service. It actually has a compatibility with the Ultimate Member plugin. It can upload avatars directly using the browser instead of Wordpress's image uploader which gives everyone access to your Wordpress image library.
Ancient Tom -
Great plugin, BUT... hideous icon.
This plugin is an example of a great developer with no respect for web designers work. The plugin icon is simply horrendous, unjustifiable.Not happy in damaging our back-end design right on the main sidebar menu, you will find it on every time you have to edit a text... don't know why the developer thinks we need to add the user image on every text. Please developer, do it right, do it beautifully.
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Where One User Avatar ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that One User Avatar appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best User Profile Plugins | #6 by tag, not in search | #25 | – |
One User Avatar alternatives
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Details
Use any image from your WordPress Media Library as a custom user avatar or user profile picture. Add your own Default Avatar.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings One User Avatar competes in
Tags
- avatar
- bbPress
- gravatar
- profile
- users
- Version
- 2.5.6
- Last updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- First published
- May 25, 2021
- Requires WordPress
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
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- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
One User Avatar FAQ
What does One User Avatar do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, One User Avatar offers Upload your own Default Avatar in your One User Avatar settings, Show the user’s Gravatar avatar or Default Avatar if the user doesn’t have a One User Avatar image, Disable Gravatar avatars and use only local avatars, Use the [avatar_upload] shortcode to add a standalone uploader to a front page or widget. This uploader is only visible to logged-in users and Use the [avatar] shortcode in your posts. These shortcodes will work with any theme, whether it has avatar support or not.
How many active installs does One User Avatar have?
WordPress.org reports 100,000+ active installs for One User Avatar as of September 7, 2026.
Is One User Avatar still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 21, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does One User Avatar have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for One User Avatar are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is One User Avatar free?
One User Avatar is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does One User Avatar rank among User Profile Plugins?
One User Avatar is #25 in the WordPress.org User Profile Plugins ranking.