Local Avatars by Nocksoft

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1. ★★★★★ raywjohnson

   1.5y ago

   There are more than a few so called avatar replacement plugins. But they all seem to want to keep the Gravatar functionality. I wanted to not have any connections to the Gravatar tracking system. The plugin does exactly that. No Gravatar, only local avatars. Thanks for the awesome plugin.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3

Translated into 3 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-09-28 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
2. 2025-09-26 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-09-23 100+ → 200+ up after 8 days in tier
4. 2025-09-15 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-09-13 100+ → 200+ up after 77 days in tier
6. 2025-06-28 200+ → 100+ down after 23 days in tier
7. 2025-06-05 100+ → 200+ up after 7 days in tier
8. 2025-05-29 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier

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).

• Custom Post Avatar 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• 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

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Local Avatars by Nocksoft: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/local-avatars-by-nocksoft