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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Gravatar

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Gravatar

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for gravatar comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Simple Local Avatars Best overall 88/100
  2. 2. One User Avatar 88/100
  3. 3. User Profile Picture 86/100
  4. 4. Simple User Avatar 85/100
  5. 5. Gravatar Enhanced 81/100
  6. 6. Easy Author Avatar Image 80/100
  7. 7. Custom Profile Picture 77/100
  8. 8. WPAvatar 70/100
  9. 9. Top Commentators Widget 69/100
  10. 10. Basic User Avatars 68/100
  11. 11. FV Gravatar Cache 65/100
  12. 12. Local Avatars by Nocksoft 60/100
  13. 13. Fix Gravatar Alt Text & Title Tag 59/100
  14. 14. User Avatar 55/100
  15. 15. Avatar Manager 54/100
1 Simple Local Avatars
Best overall Free by 10up

Simple Local Avatars

Adds an avatar upload field to user profiles. Generates requested sizes on demand just like Gravatar!

4.6★
from 89 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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2 One User Avatar
Free by One Designs

One User Avatar

Use any image from your WordPress Media Library as a custom user avatar or user profile picture. Add your own Default Avatar.

4.7★
from 41 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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4 Simple User Avatar
Free by Matteo Manna

Simple User Avatar

Simple User Avatar helps users to add or remove their avatar using images from his Media Library.

4.6★
from 18 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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5 Gravatar Enhanced
Free by Automattic

Gravatar Enhanced

The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks.

5★
from 3 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Mar 2026
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
81

WPScore

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7 Custom Profile Picture
Free by Iftakharul Islam

Custom Profile Picture

Replace default Gravatars with custom profile pictures! Upload from media library or device. Bulk manage all users from one beautiful admin page.

4★
from 4 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
77

WPScore

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8 WPAvatar
Free by 文派翻译（WP Chinese Translation）

WPAvatar

Use WPAvatar to speed up your website, switch gravatar to Chinese source, and support automatic acquisition and display of QQ Mail avatar.

5★
from 1 ratings
700+
active installs
Updated
Sep 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
70

WPScore

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10 Basic User Avatars
Free by Jared Atchison

Basic User Avatars

Add an avatar upload field on frontend pages and Edit Profile screen so users can add a custom profile picture.

4.7★
from 42 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Nov 2024
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
68

WPScore

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11 FV Gravatar Cache
Free by FolioVision

FV Gravatar Cache

Speeds up your website by making sure the gravatars are stored on your website and not loading from the gravatar server.

3.9★
from 11 ratings
600+
active installs
Updated
May 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
65

WPScore

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14 User Avatar
Free by Saad Iqbal

User Avatar

Use any image from your WordPress Media Library as a custom user avatar or user profile picture. Add your own Default Avatar.

5★
from 2 ratings
800+
active installs
Updated
Sep 2023
Tested to
WP 6.3.10
55

WPScore

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15 Avatar Manager
Free by Cătălin Dogaru

Avatar Manager

Avatar Manager for WordPress is a sweet and simple plugin for storing avatars locally and more. Easily.

4.9★
from 39 ratings
5k+
active installs
Updated
Feb 2021
Tested to
WP 5.6.19
54

WPScore

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