Basic User Avatars

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1. ★★★★★ Verity Cantare

   1mo ago

   I didn’t need a huge member management plugin. Just something to let my users add avatar pics without signing up for yet another service (Gravatar). This is simple and perfect. Thanks!

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2. ★★★★★ mikefury

   1.6y ago

   Great plugin. Thank you

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3. ★★★★★ Thiago Pacheco

   1.9y ago

   Simple, objective and clean. Effective for users to upload their profile picture on the frontend. Congratulations!

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4. ★★★★★ Eder Ribeiro

   2.4y ago

   Simple, light, secure and easy to customize. Thanks!

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5. ★★★★★ Soprano

   3.4y ago

   Works really well to host local avatars, hoping they add a bit more options and integrations in the future

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6. ★★★★★ jacksonbatnerd

   3.6y ago

   Does what is says it does, perfect if you want a front-end option for users to upload and editing their profile picture.

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7. ★★★★★ arslank7

   3.8y ago

   Thank you so much… <3

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8. ★★★★★ kdelsimone

   5.2y ago

   Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to the developers for this plugin. The ol’ switcheroo of WP User Avatar to Profile Press left me frustrated and looking for an alternative. This plugin meets my needs for a simple, basic solution. It’s also easy to customize and works seamlessly with Paid Memberships Pro. Thanks again, and cheers!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2024-11-13 Version 1.0.9 ENHANCEMENT: Update tested up to WordPress 6.7. 1.0.9
2. 2024-01-23 Version 1.0.8 ENHANCEMENT: Added filter ‘basic_user_avatars_default_size’ to allow changing the default size of the avatar. (Thanks @jarrydlong) ENHANCEMENT: Improved functionality on how we load the text domain of the plugin for tran 1.0.8
3. 2021-05-19 Version 1.0.5 ENHANCEMENT: Now pulling avatar from WP User Avatar if we don’t have one yet 1.0.5
4. 2020-01-12 Version 1.0.4 BUG FIX: Fixed typos on readme.txt – Thanks @fred-pedro ENHANCEMENT: Added translation for Spanish – Thanks @ricardpriet ENHANCEMENT: Added translation for Brazilian Portuguese – Thanks @allysonsouza ENHANCEMENT: Added t 1.0.4
5. 2015-08-05 Version 1.0.3 ENHANCEMENT: Added Swedish and Finnish translations – Thanks @dmaester 1.0.3
6. 2015-04-17 Version 1.0.2 ENHANCEMENT: Added POT file for translation 1.0.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7

Translated into 8 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-09-26 10K+ → 20K+ up after 670 days in tier
2. 2022-11-26 9K+ → 10K+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Simple Local Avatars 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A
• One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A
• User Profile Picture 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A
• Easy Author Avatar Image 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A
• Avatar Manager 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• User Profile Picture 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B

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Basic User Avatars: 20K+ active installs, 4.7★ (42 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/basic-user-avatars