- Category rank
- #64 in Block
- Listing audit
- 46/100
Author Avatars List/Block is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Paul Bearne. With a rating of 4.8★ from 32 reviews, it currently ranks #64 in the Block category.
Author Avatars List/Block is the #64 ranked Block app on WordPress, with a 4.8 average rating from 32 reviews, as of Sep 11, 2026.
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Author Avatars List/Block ranks #64 of 593 in Block on WordPress. It holds a 4.8★ average from 32 reviews on WordPress.
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- +4.8★ average across 32 reviews
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- −Only 32 reviews — the average can still move with a few new ratings
How Author Avatars List/Block works
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This plugin makes it easy to display lists of user avatars, grouped by user roles, on your (multiuser) site. It also allows you to insert single avatars for blog users or any email address into a post or page – great for displaying an image of someone you’re talking about.
It makes use of built-in WordPress (core) functions to retrieve user information and get avatars.
Integrates with: Gutenberg, BuddyPress, xprofile, Multisite, Wpmu, BBPress, co-authors.
Avatar lists can be inserted into your sidebar by adding a widget or into posts/pages by using a shortcode. The plugin comes with a tinymce editor plugin which makes inserting shortcodes very easy.
This also provides Gutenberg Block for use with the Gutenberg editor.
Please help with the plugin Translations at https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/author-avatars.
Both the shortcode and widget and Gutenberg Block can be configured to:
Show a custom title (widget only)
Only show specific user groups and/or hide certain users
Limit the number of users shown
Change the sort order of users or show in random order
Adjust the size of user avatars
Optionally show a user’s name or biography
Show users from the current blog, all blogs or a selection of blogs (on WPMU/Multisite)
Group users by their blog (when showing from multiple blogs), and show the blog name above each grouping.