User Profile Picture
User Profile Picture – Custom Local Avatars
by Dew Technolab · WordPress.org page · Website
User Profile Picture has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 25,554 downloads all time. It was downloaded 2,402 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 11, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
User Profile Picture at a glance
Is User Profile Picture well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Custom profile picture for any user, chosen or uploaded with the native WordPress media uploader
- Shown everywhere avatars appear: comments, post authors, the admin toolbar, the Users screen, and themes and plugins that call get_avatar()
- Pictures are served from your own site, so users don’t need a Gravatar account
- Users without a custom picture keep their Gravatar or your default avatar
- Keeps the size, alt text, CSS classes and lazy loading your theme asks for
- Set the picture when creating a user on Users > Add New
- Lightweight: no settings page, and the media uploader loads only on the user screens
- Works with block themes, classic themes and multisite
- For developers: the dew_profile_img() function and the dpp_avatar_classes filter
User Profile Picture reviews and ratings
2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Nice user profile plugin
Easy to use and does exactly what I would expect without any unnecessary functionality. It is nice to have a way for updating user profile pictures and not having to use a Graviar or something else. I hope that this plugin will be maintained going forward as it is greatly appreciated.
Hub5050 -
A Simple and Effective Solution
Admins who need to add profile photos for users who do not have avatars can do so with this "plain vanilla" plugin, nothing fancy, just plain functional. Scroll down to the bottom of the user settings to see the new option.
designwise
Download and install history
2,836 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
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Details
Replace Gravatar with a custom profile picture from your Media Library, shown everywhere WordPress displays avatars. Lightweight, no settings.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- avatar
- custom avatar
- local avatar
- profile picture
- user avatar
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- Version
- 1.0.9
- Last updated
- Oct 11, 2026
- First published
- Sep 24, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 4.5
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
User Profile Picture FAQ
What does User Profile Picture do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, User Profile Picture offers Custom profile picture for any user, chosen or uploaded with the native WordPress media uploader, Shown everywhere avatars appear: comments, post authors, the admin toolbar, the Users screen, and themes and plugins that call get_avatar(), Pictures are served from your own site, so users don’t need a Gravatar account, Users without a custom picture keep their Gravatar or your default avatar and Keeps the size, alt text, CSS classes and lazy loading your theme asks for.
How many active installs does User Profile Picture have?
WordPress.org reports 4,000+ active installs for User Profile Picture as of October 22, 2026.
Is User Profile Picture still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 11, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Is User Profile Picture free?
User Profile Picture is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.