Gabriele Iacovone

This simple and lightweight plugin removes Gravatars and allow users to upload a custom avatar image from WordPress media library.
Features: 
1. Upload an image from media library as your profile picture. 
2. Set a default avatar for guest users in Setting > Discussion.
Advantages: 
* Avoid blog post comments with empty users profiles pictures. 
* Improve performances (only 2 images are loaded).

Gab – Custom User Avatar


his plugin do it's job without compromises, easy and fast settings.


Simple and lightweight!

Great plugin

Allow users to add or remove their avatar using images from WordPress media library and set a default avatar for guests.

Kailey (trepmal)

Add new option to the Default Avatar list. Supply a name and URL for an image you’d like to use and it will appear in your Default Avatar list on the Discussion page (under Settings).

Add New Default Avatar

Add new option to the Default Avatar list.

Gab – Custom User Avatar vs Add New Default Avatar