Kamrul Islam

<p>** 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.</p>
<p>No coding required – just install, activate, and enjoy a user-friendly profile picture uploader.</p>
<p>This plugin is ideal for membership sites, forums, WooCommerce stores, eLearning platforms, and blogs where personalized avatars build trust and improve engagement.</p>
<h3>🚀 Features</h3>
<ul>
<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>
<li>
<p>👥 Use Cases</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Community & Forums <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Works perfectly with bbPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo</p>
</li>
<li>E-Commerce <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Add personal avatars for WooCommerce customer accounts</li>
<li>Multi-Author Blogs <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Authors can upload their own profile image for posts</li>
<li>Learning Management (LMS) <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Students and teachers can upload profile pictures</li>
<li>Corporate Sites <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Professional user profiles without Gravatar dependency</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔑 Why Choose Easy Avatar Upload?</h3>
<ul>
<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>
<p>Use the shortcode: <strong>[easyavup_avatar]</strong></p>
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ol>
<li>
<p><strong>mode</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Controls how the avatar is displayed.</li>
<li>Options:
<ul>
<li><code>view</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Show only the avatar.</li>
<li><code>edit</code> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Allow users to upload/change/delete their avatar.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Default: <code>view</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Example: <strong>[easyavup_avatar mode=edit]</strong></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>size</strong></p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>– Set the avatar size in pixels (width & height).<br />
– Default: <code>96</code></p>
<p>Example: <strong>[easyavup_avatar size=150]</strong></p>
<h3>Examples</h3>
<ul>
<li>Show a 100px avatar (view-only): <strong>[easyavup_avatar mode=view size=100]</strong></li>
<li>Show an editable avatar (120px): <strong>[easyavup_avatar mode=edit size=120]</strong></li>
</ul>


Easy Avatar Upload

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

ChargeWP

<p><strong>It just works.</strong></p>
<p>ChargeWP Avatar Upload gives users a clean, intuitive way to update their profile photo without opening the dashboard.<br />
It’s built for modern WordPress sites: secure, lightweight, and theme-friendly.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Instant front-end upload</strong> — update your avatar right on the page or in WooCommerce “My Account.”  </li>
<li><strong>SmartCrop.js built in</strong> — automatically centers faces for perfect, professional results.  </li>
<li><strong>Gutenberg Block and Shortcode</strong> — add the avatar uploader anywhere you want.  </li>
<li><strong>Gravatar friendly</strong> — keeps existing Gravatars in place and simply takes priority when a custom image is uploaded.  </li>
<li><strong>Automatic cleanup</strong> — replaces old avatars so your media library stays tidy.  </li>
<li><strong>Lightweight and native</strong> — no complex settings, no setup screens, and no bloat.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why You’ll Love It</h3>
<ul>
<li>Works straight out of the box.  </li>
<li>Looks and feels like part of WordPress and WooCommerce.  </li>
<li>Secure uploads with smart cropping and optimized JPEG output.  </li>
<li>Supports all image types WordPress allows (JPG, PNG, WebP, and more).  </li>
<li>Translation ready and developer friendly.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>Shortcode example:</p>
<pre><code>[chargewp_avatar type="0" check_page_author="false"]
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Attributes:</strong><br />
– <code>type</code> — 0 = avatar only, 1 = avatar + name + ID, 2 = avatar + name + ID + profile link. Default: 0<br />
– <code>check_page_author</code> — true or false. When true, shows the page or post author’s avatar instead of the current user. Default: false<br />
– <code>classes</code> — Optional extra CSS classes for custom styling.</p>
<p><strong>Block:</strong><br />
– Insert the <strong>ChargeWP Avatar</strong> block in the editor.<br />
– Adjust display type and author options from the block sidebar.</p>
<h3>Developer Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Template overrides are supported. Copy files from<br />
  plugins/chargewp-avatar/templates/ to <code>yourtheme/templates/cwpa/</code>.  </li>
<li>Filters to disable automatic placement:
<ul>
<li><code>add_filter('cwpa_auto_inject_wc_account', '__return_false');</code>  </li>
<li><code>add_filter('cwpa_auto_inject_cwpd_sidebar', '__return_false');</code>  </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Filters to change display type:
<ul>
<li><code>cwpa_avatar_type_wc_account</code>  </li>
<li><code>cwpa_avatar_type_cwpd_sidebar</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>


ChargeWP – Front End Avatar Upload

Change your profile picture instantly from the front end.   Simple, fast, and built to feel like part of WordPress.

Easy Avatar Upload vs ChargeWP – Front End Avatar Upload