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WP User Profile Avatar

by WP Event Manager on WordPress.org

P User Profile Avatar allows you to change the default WordPress avatar or User profile picture. You can use any photos uploaded into your Media Libra …

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Settings.

Settings.

P User Profile Avatar allows you to change the default WordPress avatar or User profile picture. You can use any photos uploaded into your Media Library or use a custom photo URL as an avatar instead of using Gravatar.

Plugin Features

  • Lightweight and easy to use.
  • Upload an avatar image from media library or local computer.
  • Set avatar image using custom path url.
  • Visibility option whether show avatar or not.
  • Display user profile avatar shortcode [user_profile_avatar].
  • Upload avatar shortcode [user_profile_avatar_upload].
  • Allow anyone (Contributors & Subscribers) can upload avatar.
  • Disable Gravatar and use own custom avatars.
  • You can rate avatar as G, PG, R, X based on your appropriateness.
  • Allow to set default avatar. Default Avatar Allows you to pick a default image when no avatar exists.
  • SEO & Developer Friendly.

Set new user profile avatar from admin panel.

  • Go Admin Dashboard -> Users -> All Users –> Select any user profile you would like to edit.

  • Find “WP User Profile Avatar” section, You can give new avatar url path or you can upload avatar using media library.

  • Update User.

Display new user profile avatar at frontend side.

To retrieve the user avatar/photo on the front-end use one of the following approach in your template page(s).

1. Using shortcode and pass parameters based on your need.

 Shortcode: [user_profile_avatar]
 Parameters: userid, size, align, link, target and caption.
 userid : id of the user.
 size: original,medium,large,thumbnail.
 align: alignleft,aligncenter,alignright.
 link: image, attachment, custom.
 target: _blank, self,
 caption: you can give any text value in between shortcode bracket and it will display below user avtar profile.


1.1  Display default avatar using visual editor.

    You can use the following shortcode in any page and it will show default avatar of the plugin.

    [user_profile_avatar] 

1.2 Display avatar for the perticular user using visual editor.

    if you want to show user profile for the user id 1.

    [user_profile_avatar user_id="1"] 

    You can also set other parameters like size, align, link, target and caption in this shortcode.

    Example: 

    [user_profile_avatar user_id="1" size="original" align="aligncenter" link="image" target="_blank"] Display Name [/user_profile_avatar]

1.3 if you want to assign dynamic user id in shortocde without using visual editor

id ?>" size="original" align="aligncenter" link="image" target="_blank"]'. $user->display_name .'[/user_profile_avatar]');

?>

2. Using the function wpupa_get_url.

You will need to place below code in each area of your theme where you wish to add and retrieve your theme’s custom avatar image.

2.1 At Author page
-------------------

 $size]);

    // display image on the page
    echo ''. $authorname .'';

?>

2.2 Except Author page
----------------------

id, ['size' => $size]);

    // display image on the page
    echo ''. $user->display_name .'';

?>

You will need to place above code in each area of your theme where you wish to add and retrieve your theme’s custom avatar image.

Be a contributor

If you want to contribute, go to our WP User Profile Avatar GitHub Repository and see where you can help.

You can also add a new language via translate.wordpress.org. We’ve built a short guide explaining how to translate and localize the plugin.

Thanks to all of our contributors.

Feedback

  • We are open for your suggestions and feedback – Thank you for using or trying out one of our plugins!
  • Drop us a line.

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Credits

1.WP Event Manager wants to give credit to GoogleAPIs as we are using GoogleAPIs to support users using their Google+ profile links on our plugin.
2. WP Event Manager wants to give credit to Gravatar as we are using Gravatar to support users using their Gravatar profile links on our plugin. Privacy policy page of Gravatar.

Active installations10K+
Weekly downloads
285+7.14%
Version1.0.6
Last updated1/15/2025
WordPress version5.8
Tested up to6.5.5
PHP version8.0.2
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