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WP Avatar — WordPress User Profile Plugin

by tomiup · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.0 Tested up to WP 5.2.26 PHP 5.6+

WP Avatar has 300+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,099 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 18, 2019, tested up to WordPress 5.2.26.

WP Avatar at a glance

Active installs
300+
Total downloads
8,099
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WP Avatar well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.2.26, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • 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

WP Avatar reviews and ratings

3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.7 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • Not working in 5.8.1 anymore

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

    Jānis Elmeris

  • Excellent

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

    yannis7

  • It's really useful! Keep your good work :)

    It's really useful! Keep your good work :)

    Thoa Kim

Details

Allows you to use any photos uploaded into your Media Library as an avatar instead of using Gravatar.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings WP Avatar competes in

Tags

  • avatar
  • profile
  • user
  • user avatar
  • wp avatar

More from tomiup

Version
1.0.0
Last updated
May 18, 2019
First published
Nov 15, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.8
Tested up to
5.2.26
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Avatar FAQ

What does WP Avatar do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Avatar offers 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) and Allow change default avatar.

How many active installs does WP Avatar have?

WordPress.org reports 300+ active installs for WP Avatar as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Avatar still maintained?

The last release was on May 18, 2019, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is WP Avatar free?

WP Avatar is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.