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by Marcus (aka @msykes) 5 (10 reviews)

Disable User Gravatar

Stops WordPress from grabbing a user avatar using their registrated email from gravatar.com.

Disable User Gravatar ranks #4,256 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #168 of 2,878 in the Discussion & Community category, a 5/5 rating from 10 reviews, and was last updated Nov 1, 2022. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.1 (Current: 7.1)
vtrunk Current Version vtrunk
Updated 3 years ago Last Update on 01 Nov, 2022
Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#168 of 2,878 in Discussion & Community Top 10% by installs Downloads -20.7% this week No update in over a year
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Active Installs
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Rating
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Review 5 out of 5
5 (10 reviews)

Next Milestone 3K

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Reviews & Ratings

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Disable User Gravatar. Checked 1 month ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to give users more privacy control over their avatars. It stops WordPress from automatically pulling a user's avatar from gravatar.com based on their registered email, letting site owners disable or replace it with a default or user-defined image.

  • Anonymizes default avatars
  • Prevents automatic Gravatar retrieval
  • Disable Gravatar completely
  • Choose custom default image
  • Compatible with Avatar Manager
  • Compatible with BuddyPress
  • Compatible with Add New Default Avatar

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Disable User Gravatar

Disable User Gravatar has 2,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Disable User Gravatar holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 10 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Disable User Gravatar is developed by Marcus (aka @msykes) and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Disable User Gravatar requires WordPress 2.7 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 6.1.
Disable User Gravatar has been downloaded 40,405+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Disable User Gravatar is trunk. It was last updated on November 1, 2022.
Yes. Disable User Gravatar is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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