User Profile Picture

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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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1. ★★★★★ vignesh3894

   2.0y ago

   easy to use

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2. ★★★★★ ethersav

   2.3y ago

   Very nice plugin! Thank you!

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3. ★★★★★ dallinchase

   2.3y ago

   Solves a silly problem so well! It allows you to set a custom avatar in WP simply and cleanly. I would give this 10 stars if I could!

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4. ★★★★★ EleanorR Greenawalt

   4.0y ago

   I like this plugin so much! very user friendly

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5. ★★★★★ doncomputing

   4.1y ago

   How do I make sure that the profile photo is must for the registration process?

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6. ★★★★★ djrandypanama

   4.6y ago

   The plugin works perfect

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7. ★★★★★ windleydaoust

   5.2y ago

   Simple, lightweight, does exactly what it says. Thanks!

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8. ★★★★★ nyawindler

   5.3y ago

   Beautiful plugin, everything easy and works great!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.6.4 Released 2026-07-07 Security fix: hardened the AJAX and REST endpoints that set, retrieve, and remove profile pictures against Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) access. Requests are now validated so a user can only 2.6.4
2. — Version 2.6.3 Released 2024-07-18 Migrated functionality to Profile Builder plugin where it will be actively maintained. You can keep the current plugin as is or migrate to Profile Builder to receive future updates. 2.6.3
3. — Version 2.6.2 Released 2024-06-20 Security improvements 2.6.2
4. — Version 2.6.1 Released 2023-09-28 Fixed php warning. 2.6.1
5. — Version 2.6.0 Released 2021-06-25 Fixed a security flaw where a user can change others profile picture. 2.6.0
6. — Version 2.5.0 Released 2021-02-18 Medium level (6.5) security fix. Please update as soon as possible. Cleaned up REST user data so only pertitent information is returned to prevent user data leakage to roles with the upload_files capa 2.5.0

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 User Profile Picture <= 2.6.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Insecure Direct Object Reference ↗
   2026-07-31 CVE-2026-61971 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 2.6.3 Patched in 2.6.4
2. Medium · 4.3 User Profile Picture <= 2.6.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Profile Picture Update ↗
   2024-06-20 CVE-2024-5639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 2.6.1 Patched in 2.6.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 19 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-02-05 50K+ → 40K+ down after 392 days in tier
2. 2025-01-09 60K+ → 50K+ down after 784 days in tier
3. 2022-11-17 70K+ → 60K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2022-11-16 60K+ → 70K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2022-11-14 70K+ → 60K+ down

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).

• Basic User Avatars 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags C
• Simple Local Avatars 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• User Profile Picture 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• Easy Author Avatar Image 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
• User Avatar – Reloaded 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D

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User Profile Picture: 40K+ active installs, 4.6★ (59 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/metronet-profile-picture