Avatar Manager
by Cătălin Dogaru 4.8 (39 reviews)

Avatar Manager

Avatar Manager for WordPress is a sweet and simple plugin for storing avatars locally and more. Easily.

Avatar Manager ranks #3,157 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, is #505 of 8,548 in the Customization category, a 4.8/5 rating from 39 reviews, and was last updated Feb 2, 2021. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5.6 (Current: 7.1)
v1.6.1 Current Version v1.6.1
Updated 5 years ago Last Update on 02 Feb, 2021
Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#505 of 8,548 in Customization Top 5% by installs No update in over a year
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Rank
#3,157
-2 this week
Active Installs
5K+
-10.6%
KW Avg Position
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Downloads
114.5K
+5 today
Support Resolved
0%
No change
Rating
96%
Review 4.8 out of 5
4.8 (39 reviews)

Next Milestone 6K

Total Progress 46%
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Rank Changes

2,998 3,078 3,159 3,239 3,319 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026
3,125 3,136 3,147 3,157 3,168 01-09-2026 02-09-2026 03-09-2026 04-09-2026 05-09-2026 06-09-2026 07-09-2026 08-09-2026 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026
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Active Installs Growth

Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8
39 reviews
Overall 96%
5
36 (92%)
4
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3
2 (5%)
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Avatar Manager. Checked 3 days ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to give their users more control over their profile avatars. It solves the problem of relying solely on Gravatar by letting users choose between Gravatar or a self-hosted, locally stored avatar image.

  • Local avatar storage
  • Gravatar support
  • On-demand image generation
  • Custom user permissions
  • Native profile screen interface
  • Multiple contributor support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Avatar Manager

Yes, you can choose between your Gravatar and your custom avatar under the Users Your Profile Screen.
Yes, you can choose a rating for your custom avatar under the Users Your Profile Screen.
Yes, you can enable this feature under the Settings Discussion Screen.
Yes, you can add the self-hosted avatars to your template files by using the WordPress built-in get_avatar() function to retrieve the avatar for a user who provided a user ID or email address.
Yes, you can easily add your own by adding a filter to the avatar_defaults hook. After uploading the new image to your theme files, add this to your theme’s function.php file: <?php function custom_avatar_defaults ( $avatar_defaults ) { $avatar_url = get_bloginfo( 'template_directory' ) . '/images/avatar-default.png'; $avatar_defaults[$avatar_url] = __( 'Custom Default Avatar', 'mytextdomain' ); return $avatar_defaults; } add_filter( 'avatar_defaults', 'custom_avatar_defaults' ); ?> Now, go to Settings Discussion Screen and select your new avatar from the list.

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