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Advanced User Avatar | Custom Profile Picture Uploader for WordPress, WooCommerce, and BuddyPress

Name: Advanced User Avatar | Custom Profile Picture Uploader for WordPress, WooCommerce, and BuddyPress
Rating: 5.0 (6 reviews)
Author: wpmakedev

Let users upload a custom user avatar and profile picture from their device or webcam, stored on your own server instead of Gravatar.

Advanced User Avatar ranks #11,810 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #406 of 2,878 in the Discussion & Community category, a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Sep 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.1.0 Current Version v2.1.0

Updated 5 days ago Last Update on 10 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#406 of 2,878 in Discussion & Community Top 25% by installs Downloads -61.7% this week Actively maintained

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1.0
Last Updated: Sep 10, 2026
Requires WP: 6.3+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: wpmakedev

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 6
Support Threads: 0
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners running WooCommerce stores or BuddyPress communities who want customers and members to have profile photos. It replaces generic placeholder avatars and Gravatar with photos uploaded directly from the customer's device, without sharing user data with external services.

My Account Dashboard avatar
Account Details upload field
Page builder compatible
BuddyPress avatar uploader replacement
Better Messages avatar integration
Crop interface
Webcam capture
Gutenberg block placement

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Advanced User Avatar | Custom Profile Picture Uploader for WordPress, WooCommerce, and BuddyPress

Nothing, unless you opt in. On activation you are asked once whether to share usage data. If you skip that screen, or never answer it, the plugin sends nothing at all and every feature works exactly the same — none of it is gated on opting in. If you do opt in, the following is shared with WPMake through Freemius: Your WordPress user's first name, last name and email address Your site's homepage URL and title, WordPress version, PHP version and site language This plugin's version, the Freemius SDK version, and whether it is active or uninstalled The names, slugs and versions of your other plugins and themes, and whether each is active The last three groups are optional and can be switched off individually on the opt-in screen before you accept. If you deactivate the plugin you are offered a short form asking why — answering it is optional, and you can close it and deactivate without saying anything. You can withdraw consent at any time by deactivating the plugin. To switch the whole integration off in code, so no opt-in is ever shown: add_filter( 'wpmake_advance_user_avatar_enable_freemius', '__return_false' );

The notice appears once the plugin has been active for a week, on the Dashboard and the plugin's own screen only, and only for administrators once at least one avatar has been uploaded. "Don't ask again" removes it for good, and each administrator answers for themselves. To switch it off in code for everyone — useful on client sites — drop this in a plugin or your theme's functions.php: add_filter( 'wpmake_advance_user_avatar_show_review_notice', '__return_false' );

Add the shortcode [wpmake_advance_user_avatar_upload] to any page, or insert the Advanced User Avatar block in the block editor. Both render the full upload form, with cropping and webcam capture built in. Users can also set their picture at Users > Profile without you placing anything at all, and WooCommerce stores get an upload field on the Account Details page automatically.

Enable the WooCommerce integration in settings. The customer's avatar then appears on the My Account dashboard and an upload field is added to the Account Details page. No template editing or shortcode placement is required for the standard WooCommerce account pages.

Yes. That is the point of the plugin. Customers upload a photo directly from their device or take one with their webcam. No Gravatar account, no external sign-up, no email hashing.

Activate the plugin and let each person upload their own photo. Once someone has one, WordPress serves it everywhere it would otherwise call Gravatar — comments, author boxes, the admin bar, the Users list, the block editor and the REST API — and nothing at all is sent to Gravatar for that user, not even a hashed email address. Anyone who has not uploaded a picture still falls back to your usual default avatar.

Yes, when "Capture Picture" is switched on in settings. The browser camera opens inside the upload form, the shot is cropped the same way an uploaded file is, and nothing is written until the user saves.

Each photo is kept in your own uploads directory and served from your own domain. The plugin makes no external requests to Gravatar or any other third-party service, so no customer data leaves your site to fetch profile images. That is also what makes it straightforward under GDPR.

Yes, optionally. When the BuddyPress integration is enabled, Advanced User Avatar takes over the avatar upload flow on member profile pages, giving members the same crop and webcam tools used elsewhere on the site. Avatars also display on the member directory.

Yes. The WooCommerce integration is compatible with Bricks Builder and inserts the avatar uploader and viewer without conflicting with the builder's template rendering.