Title: WP Custom Avatar Author: Hareesh S Published: August 21, 2015 Last modified: December 23, 2022 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wp-custom-avatar.svg) # WP Custom Avatar By [Hareesh S](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hareesh-pillai/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-custom-avatar.1.2.1.zip) * [Details](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/#description) * [Reviews](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/#reviews) * [Installation](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/#installation) * [Development](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-custom-avatar/) ## Description WP Custom Avatar – This light plugin adds the capability to change the default Avatar in your website. This is usually displayed when a person without a gravatar comments on your blog. 1. Configure the plugin by going to `Appearance` > `Customize` menu that appears in your admin menu. 2. Upload the Custom Avatar image in the WP Custom Avatar section. 3. Navigate to `Settings` > `Discussion` menu. Scroll down to the Avatars section and choose the image that you uploaded as the Default Avatar. ### Licence This plugin is released under the GPL, you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial blog. ## Installation 1. Download the plugin and unzip it. 2. Upload the folder `wp-custom-avatar` to your `/wp-content/plugins/` folder. 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 4. Check FAQ section for plugin configuration information. ## FAQ ### How do I configure the plugin? 1. Configure the plugin by going to `Appearance` > `Customize` menu that appears in your admin menu. 2. Upload the Custom Avatar image in the WP Custom Avatar section. 3. Hit `Publish` to save the changes. Close the Customiser after that. 4. Navigate to `Settings` > `Discussion` menu. Scroll down to the Avatars section and choose the image that you uploaded as the Default Avatar. ### Why am I unable to view the Custom Avatar? Make sure the `Show Avatars` checkbox is checked in the Avatar Display section in Discussion Settings page. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/35de06983c085f50a37e0d728b2ff5ec9830a6f0cea10d8579520361a10c7c5e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Thank you, it works 🙂](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-it-works-2/)󠁿 [alexg9](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexg9/) May 30, 2023 Thank you very much for this work. It really works. I would only add the option to choose that the avatars are not reset every time the page is refreshed. Instead, once a guest comments and is assigned a comment, that avatar is fixed for that comment. Thank you again, Alejandro from Educaenvivo :’) ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/18f9ff45738873dd8c619189cd53d89eb10a689d924aa8a4e9353a31977d6433? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Really Good, Works as advertised](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-good-works-as-advertised/)󠁿 [plexsites](https://profiles.wordpress.org/plexsites/) April 21, 2023 1 reply Really Good Work:Customise -> Custom AvatarUpload -> 512x512px (worked for me)SaveSettings- > DiscussionChoose the new Avatar which you added Save ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2b9f1262dee5943ee1b70a5788e32d61067866223a239d9b5f3e1668c4bf781b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect! Thank you!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-thank-you-41/)󠁿 [epppppp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/epppppp/) May 18, 2021 1 reply Followed simple instructions – problem solved in 30 seconds. Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6156b59789435e74b87cbbcbb4e41d8bcd834414aa185a62f45b04440b2b6b16? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works well, doesn’t create other issues](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-well-doesnt-create-other-issues/)󠁿 [radnumen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/radnumen/) January 10, 2018 1 reply The other custom WP avatar plugins I tried all introduced issues around styling, but this one worked fine out of the box and didn’t introduce any new issues. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/de91b062b49d7df5358f11370840c20adcb580b7dd334aa59911b5ac64f8660f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works Great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-4541/)󠁿 [shannonblam](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shannonblam/) December 17, 2017 1 reply Added my logo as the default avatar pic–very cool. Thx! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e202ae186d5c79680b97e147d49ce9be9d2403b162e90fc4be569c67900d3d3d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple & Great plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-great-plugin-12/)󠁿 [MBV](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mbv/) October 14, 2017 Just what I wanted, don’t know why more poeple aren’t using this quality plugin! However, instructions were hard to find! To author: please add your instructions( below text) here on the plugin page installation notes section, so users don’t need to search for them in the plugin folder! ================= 1. Configure the plugin by going to Appearance > Customize menu that appears in your admin menu. 2. Upload the Custom Avatar image in the WP Custom Avatar section. 3. Navigate to Settings > Discussion menu. Scroll down to the Avatars section and choose the image that you uploaded as the Default Avatar. =================== [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-custom-avatar/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP Custom Avatar” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Hareesh S ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hareesh-pillai/) “WP Custom Avatar” has been translated into 8 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-custom-avatar/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “WP Custom Avatar” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-custom-avatar) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-custom-avatar/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-custom-avatar/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-custom-avatar/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-custom-avatar/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### Version 1.2.1 – Jun 23, 2018 * Added Plugin Configuration information to FAQ Section #### Version 1.2 – Dec 5, 2017 * Internationalization #### Version 1.1 – Sep 15, 2017 * Added minimum PHP version required #### Version 1.0 – Aug 21, 2015 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.2.1** * Last updated **3 वर्षाः ago** * Active installations **500+** * WordPress version ** 3.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.1.10** * PHP version ** 5.2 or higher ** * Languages * [English (Australia)](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/), [English (Canada)](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/), [English (New Zealand)](https://en-nz.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/), [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/), [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/), and [Tamil](https://ta.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-custom-avatar) * Tags * [custom avatar](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-avatar/)[gravatar](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gravatar/) [plugins](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/plugins/) * [Advanced View](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-avatar/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 7 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-custom-avatar/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-custom-avatar/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-custom-avatar/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-custom-avatar/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-custom-avatar/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-custom-avatar/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-custom-avatar/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Hareesh S ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hareesh-pillai/) ## Support Got something to say? 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