Custom Profile Picture – Replace Gravatar with Your Own Images vs Simple Local Avatars

Custom Profile Picture is the easiest way to replace WordPress default Gravatar avatars with custom profile pictures. Upload images directly or choose from your media library – managing user avatars has never been this simple! 🚀 Why Choose Custom Profile Picture? Tired of relying on Gravatar for user avatars? Want complete control over your site’s user profile pictures? This plugin gives you the freedom to upload custom profile pictures without depending on external services. ✨ Key Features 📸 Dual Upload Methods * Upload images directly from your device * Choose from WordPress Media Library * Both methods available on individual user profiles 🌐 Frontend Shortcode * Add [custom_profile_picture] to any page or post * Logged-in users can upload, crop, and remove their own picture directly on the frontend * Interactive crop tool — no page reload required * Works without giving users access to the admin area ⚡ Centralized Management Dashboard * Manage ALL user profile pictures from one page * Beautiful grid view of all users * Hover to change or remove pictures instantly * AJAX-powered updates – no page refresh needed * Search users by name, email, or username * Pagination for sites with many users 🎨 Professional Image Cropping * Built-in interactive cropping tool * Real-time crop preview * Maintains perfect square aspect ratio * Mobile-friendly interface 🔒 Security First * Proper nonce verification * Capability checks for user permissions * Secure AJAX handling * Sanitized and validated inputs 📱 Fully Responsive * Works perfectly on desktop, tablet, and mobile * Touch-friendly controls * Responsive admin interface ⚙️ Developer Friendly * Clean, object-oriented code * Proper WordPress coding standards * Namespaced classes * Well-documented code * Extensible architecture 💡 Perfect For Community websites Membership sites Corporate intranets Educational platforms Any site wanting custom user avatars Sites not wanting to depend on Gravatar 🎯 How It Works Method 1: Individual User Profiles 1. Go to Users → Your Profile (or edit any user) 2. Scroll to “Profile Picture” section 3. Click “Choose from Media Library” OR upload directly 4. Image automatically replaces Gravatar everywhere Method 2: Bulk Management (Admin) 1. Go to “Profile Pictures” in admin menu 2. See all users in a beautiful grid layout 3. Hover over any user’s avatar 4. Click “Change” to select from media library 5. Click “Remove” to revert to Gravatar 🌟 What Makes This Plugin Special? Unlike other avatar plugins, Custom Profile Picture offers: * No configuration needed – works out of the box * Dual interface – individual and bulk management * Media library integration – use existing images * Beautiful UX – modern, intuitive design * Lightweight – no bloat, just what you need * 100% WordPress compatible – uses standard avatar system 🔧 Technical Details Integrates seamlessly with WordPress avatar system Works with get_avatar() function Replaces avatars site-wide automatically Stores images in WordPress media library Clean database structure with user meta No external dependencies (except Cropper.js for cropping) 📚 Documentation & Support Need help? Check out our: * Documentation * Support Forum Shortcodes [custom_profile_picture] Place this shortcode on any page or post to give logged-in users a self-service profile picture uploader on the public-facing site. Features: * Displays the user’s current avatar (custom or Gravatar) * “Upload New Picture” triggers a built-in crop tool (square aspect ratio) * “Remove Picture” reverts the avatar back to Gravatar * AJAX-powered — no page reload needed * Guests or logged-out visitors see a prompt to sign in Example: [custom_profile_picture] You can place it inside any page, post, or widget area that supports shortcodes. Additional Information Credits Cropper.js library for image manipulation WordPress core team for the amazing platform Privacy Policy This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any user data outside your WordPress installation. All images are stored in your WordPress media library. No external services are used. Custom Profile Picture – Replace Gravatar with Your Own Images uses Appsero SDK to collect some telemetry data upon user’s confirmation. This helps us to troubleshoot problems faster & make product improvements. Appsero SDK does not gather any data by default. The SDK only starts gathering basic telemetry data when a user allows it via the admin notice. We collect the data to ensure a great user experience for all our users. Integrating Appsero SDK DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY start gathering data, without confirmation from users in any case. Learn more about how Appsero collects and uses this data. Want to Contribute? We welcome contributions! Visit our GitHub repository to report issues or submit pull requests. Love This Plugin? Leave a review – it helps others find this plugin! Donate – support continued development For Developers Custom Profile Picture is built with: * Object-oriented PHP * WordPress coding standards * Proper namespacing (Ifatwp\CustomProfilePicture) * Action and filter hooks * AJAX for dynamic updates * WordPress Media Library API * Clean, documented code Filters available: * Custom hooks coming in future versions For questions, customizations, or feature requests, please visit the support forum.`

Adds an avatar upload field to user profiles if the current user has media permissions. Generates requested sizes on demand just like Gravatar! Simple and lightweight. Just edit a user profile, and scroll down to the new “Avatar” field. The plug-in will take care of cropping and sizing! Stores avatars in the “uploads” folder where all of your other media is kept. Has a simple, native interface. Fully supports Gravatar and default avatars if no local avatar is set for the user – but also allows you turn off Gravatar. Generates the requested avatar size on demand (and stores the new size for efficiency), so it looks great, just like Gravatar! Lets you decide whether lower privilege users (subscribers, contributors) can upload their own avatar. Enables rating of local avatars, just like Gravatar. Support Level Simple Local Avatars’ support level is marked as stable. 10up is not planning to develop any new features for this, but will still respond to bug reports and security concerns. We welcome PRs, but any that include new features should be small and easy to integrate and should not include breaking changes. We otherwise intend to keep this tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.