by Bart Kuijper
5 (1 reviews)
Redirect Gravatar requests
All requests to load an avatar from gravatar.com are redirected to a local image, preventing Gravatar from potentially gathering data about your site …
Tested up to WP 6.0.11 (Current: 7.0)
v2.0.0
Current Version v2.0.0
Updated 4 years ago
Last Update on 25 May, 2022
Refreshed 3 weeks ago
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- Version
- 2.0.0
- Last Updated
- May 25, 2022
- Requires WP
- 4.6+
- Tested Up To
- 6.0.11
- PHP Version
- 5.6.20 or higher
- Author
- Bart Kuijper
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Redirect Gravatar requests
Not through the WordPress Dashboard. You would have to replace /wp-content/plugins/redirect-gravatar-requests/mystery.jpg. You would also have to repeat this after each plugin update. The reason for this choice is simple: if you enable the display of avatars, but use this plugin to block Gravatars, then you most likely are already using another plugin for custom avatars.
There is nothing to be configured about this plugin. As soon as it's activated, it will redirect all attempts to load a Gravatar from gravatar.com to the locally stored 'mystery person' image included with this plugin. You can verify that the plugin is working on a page displaying (Gr)avatars in Chrome by opening the developer console (default hotkey F12), selecting the 'Network' tab at the top, typing 'gravatar' in the console's search box and then reloading the page (by pressing CTRL+R). With the plugin deactivated, you will see requests going out to gravatar.com. With the plugin activated, you will see those requests going to this plugin's locally stored image instead.
This plugin filters the WordPress get_avatar function. However some theme and plugin authors use their own code to load (Gr)avatars, in some cases even if the display of avatars is disabled completely in WordPress' settings. In order for this plugin to be able to intercept Gravatars, the offending theme or plugin has to either be making use of the get_avatar function or at least apply the get_avatar filter in their code. If you come across such a theme or plugin, feel free to open a support ticket and I'll be happy to see if there's a way to deal with it.
It should be, since this plugin specifically targets only Gravatars. If you do run into problems, please let me know.