WP Social Avatar for WordPress Plugin Directory
WP Social Avatar is a WordPress app, with a 4.3 average rating from 6 reviews, as of July 9, 2026.
WP Social Avatar is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Maruti Mohanty. With a rating of 4.3★ from 6 reviews.
AppRanks data: WP Social Avatar ranks #0 in Avatar on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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WP Social Avatar is a well-rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Avatar category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 6 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by Maruti Mohanty — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (6) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How WP Social Avatar works
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As the name suggests, this plugin allows you to use the social profile picture as your WordPress Avatar.
You can see more, on how to install and use the plugin here in this blog WP Social Avatar
Why this plugin?
If you are me, who gets bore of using the same gravatar for few days or months then this plugin is totally for you.
This plugin provides option to the user to use Social media like Facebook and Google plus profile pictures as the gravatar instead of the one from en.gravatar.com.
WP Social Avatar Settings:
After activating the plugin admin will see WP Avatar, under Users menu. Here the admin can set the minimum role/capabilities required to avail this feature.
The allowed users will see the available options in their Your Profile sub menu under Users menu.
For the first version I only have two social options available, Facebook and Google plus. You need to add either the Facebook user ID(numeric) or Google plus id in the corresponding fields. You can find your facebook user id here
Once done with the above, check the social profile picture you want to use as the gravatar and click Update Profile and you are done.
After saving the profile you can see all the gravatars in the site has been replaced by the respective social media profile picture.
With this you will get rid of the boredom of looking at the same gravatar all the time. With the change in the respective social media profile picture, the gravatar of your site will also change.
With Version 1.4 Cache functionality is implemented for Google Plus avatar, this optimizes the functionality. I have added a clear cache button for Google plus, anytime you upload a new profile picture in your Google Plus account click the “clear cache” button and you will get the latest image else the code will make a request and pull the latest image after every 48 hours. This has been done to make the Google Plus functionality faster.
Category rankings
As of Jul 9, 2026- Avatar#0of 14Top 1%
- Gravatar#0of 6Top 1%
- Social avatar#0of 1Top 1%
- Social#74of 459Top 17%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where WP Social Avatar stands in the Avatar category
WP Social Avatar ranks #0 of 14 apps in the Avatar category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is WP Social Avatar?
WP Social Avatar is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.3-star rating from 6 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Avatar category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Maruti Mohanty.
Who uses WP Social Avatar?
Currently around 200 active stores have installed WP Social Avatar. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Avatar category on WordPress.