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>
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<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>
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<li>Default: <code>view</code></li>
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Example: [easyavup_avatar mode=edit]
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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.

Guillaume

Add an upload field in the user profile admin – Don’t want to use gravatar profile picture, or just don’t have one, just download this plugin. It will add a custom field in the user admin with the possibility to upload your own. Once uploaded, it will add the picture url inside the usermeta table so you can easily display it with <code>get_the_author_meta</code> .
Translation ready and already available in French.
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Easy to use, once activated and your picture uploaded, grab the source url with:
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Just add an image tag where you want the picture to be displayed like so:
<pre><code> <img src="<?php echo $user_meta_image;?>" alt="My Custom user Profile Picture"> 
</code></pre>
Et voilà!

author_avatar

Add an upload field in the user profile admin to add a custom profile picture into usermeta table.

Easy Avatar Upload vs author_avatar