Disable User Gravatar

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Reviewers call it a must-have for privacy, and several say it also cut the load time from Gravatar requests.

1. ★★★★★ fawp

   3.7y ago

   I can’t believe this plugin has only 4k installations. This should be a standard option for WP core. It’s great not to have to worry about privacy issues caused by Gravatar, as well as the fact that it eliminates the gravatar.com loading time, which sometimes can be a real drag. All thanks to this plugin. Thank you very much!

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2. ★★★★★ Scott Tyrus Washburn

   4.7y ago

   This is an essential plugin for privacy of sites containing forums or other login for users. This should be a basic, default feature of WordPress. Thanks for the awesome plugin!

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3. ★★★★★ No3x

   8.2y ago

   The plugin is a must-have for each WordPress installation. One can’t process the email of the user (personal information) to create a hash and sent it to a remote server without consent of the user.

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4. ★★★★★ mazana

   8.3y ago

   BIG Thank You! I agree with BubbaLovesTV and okonno. Hope it really doesn’t send e-mail addresses to gravatar or anywhere else. (Why I can’t just give 5*? Why I must leave a review?)

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5. ★★★★★ narinder912

   8.3y ago

   This plugin is really needed. Hope the author keeps updating it to keep it compatible with new versions of WordPress.

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6. ★★★★★ okonno

   8.4y ago

   it just kind of ‘clicked’ for me how insidious Gravatar is and how no one should have it installed. Any site allowing user signup is sending data to WordPress (Auttomatic) for them to sell. Gravatar is very confusing for users (creates 2 profiles for every site basically) and seems to exist only for Auttomatic to make $$$ …

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7. ★★★★★ BubbaLovesWP

   9.3y ago

   Nice little plugin that does the trick. Thanks.

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8. ★★★★★ mtran003

   9.6y ago

   Works just fine with my installation of 4.7.1. I use the Avatar feature from my Profile Builder Pro Plugin so I used this to disable Gravatar.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.1 fixed BuddyPress compatability issue 3.1
2. — Version 3.0 added options to disable gravatar connection completely and use default image instead fixed avatar display issues when BuddyPress is enabled added further BuddyPress support to use default image or use BP’s gravatar disa 3.0
3. — Version 2.2 added filter for BuddyPress fallback on Gravatar (kudos to @baptx) 2.2
4. — Version 2.1 changed object structure to static and updated to be PHP 7 compatible fixed bp_core_fetch_avatar showing original avatar when only requesting the URL fixed avatars for post author not taken into account in certain situat 2.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.6

Growth timeline

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

1. 2023-06-26 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2023-06-25 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2023-06-24 4K+ → 3K+ down after 243 days in tier
4. 2022-10-24 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2022-10-23 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2022-10-21 3K+ → 4K+ 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★ · 2 shared tags A
• One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• User Profile Picture 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Basic User Avatars 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C
• Simple User Avatar 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Easy Author Avatar Image 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A

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Disable User Gravatar: 3K+ active installs, 5.0★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/disable-user-gravatar