Kamrul Islam

** Easy Avatar Upload ** gives your users full control over their profile pictures. Instead of being locked into Gravatar, users can upload their own avatars directly from their WordPress profile page.
No coding required – just install, activate, and enjoy a user-friendly profile picture uploader.
This plugin is ideal for membership sites, forums, WooCommerce stores, eLearning platforms, and blogs where personalized avatars build trust and improve engagement.
<h3>🚀 Features</h3>
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<li>🖼️ Custom Avatar Upload – Let users upload profile pictures directly from the profile page.</li>
<li>🔄 Gravatar Replacement – Override WordPress’s default Gravatar system with a user-uploaded image.</li>
<li>🎨 Theme Compatible – Works with most WordPress themes and frameworks.</li>
<li>👤 Frontend + Backend Support – Avatars display in user profile, comments, forums, WooCommerce, and more.</li>
<li>🧹 Lightweight & Fast – Minimal code, no bloat, designed for speed.</li>
<li>🛠️ Developer Friendly – Clean code with hooks/filters for customization.</li>
<li>🗑️ Easy Reset Option – Users can remove or reset their avatar anytime.</li>
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👥 Use Cases
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Community & Forums → Works perfectly with bbPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo
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<li>E-Commerce → Add personal avatars for WooCommerce customer accounts</li>
<li>Multi-Author Blogs → Authors can upload their own profile image for posts</li>
<li>Learning Management (LMS) → Students and teachers can upload profile pictures</li>
<li>Corporate Sites → Professional user profiles without Gravatar dependency</li>
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<h3>🔑 Why Choose Easy Avatar Upload?</h3>
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<li>No need for external services (Gravatar)</li>
<li>Increases user engagement & personalization</li>
<li>Improves trust and credibility on your site</li>
<li>Beginner-friendly setup – no configuration required</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
Use the shortcode: [easyavup_avatar]
<h3>Parameters</h3>
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mode
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<li>Controls how the avatar is displayed.</li>
<li>Options:
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<li><code>view</code> → Show only the avatar.</li>
<li><code>edit</code> → Allow users to upload/change/delete their avatar.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Default: <code>view</code></li>
</ul>
Example: [easyavup_avatar mode=edit]
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<li>
size
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– Set the avatar size in pixels (width & height). 
– Default: <code>96</code>
Example: [easyavup_avatar size=150]
<h3>Examples</h3>
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<li>Show a 100px avatar (view-only): [easyavup_avatar mode=view size=100]</li>
<li>Show an editable avatar (120px): [easyavup_avatar mode=edit size=120]</li>
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Easy Avatar Upload

Allows users to upload and manage a custom profile picture using the WordPress media library with enhanced security and user experience.

Josh Maxwell

The <a href="http://ardentpixels.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ardent Pixels’</a> Gravatar plugin adds the gravatar photo associated with the user’s email to their profile page. If they do not have a gravatar account, it displays a link to create one. And is MultiSite compatable!
This plugin does not add gravatar support to your theme.
<h3>Notes</h3>
= Donations = 
Feel free to <a href="http://ardentpixels.com/josh/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">donate</a> if you liked this plugin.

AP Gravatars

A simple plugin that adds the gravatar photo associated with the user's email to their profile page... MultiSite compatable!

Easy Avatar Upload vs AP Gravatars