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Free Plugin by One Designs v2.5.6

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.

One User Avatar

The facts

Rating
4.7★ from 41
Active installs
100k+
Price
Free
Last updated
21 Aug 2026
Added
May 2021
Requires WP
4.0
Tested up to
WP 7.1
Downloads
572,267

Our analysis

AI-assisted

One User Avatar is a WordPress plugin that allows users to upload custom avatars from their Media Library instead of relying solely on Gravatar. This functionality enables users to manage their avatars using the same uploader as their posts, simplifying the process of avatar management.

The plugin includes features such as the ability to set a default avatar, disable Gravatar avatars, and provide shortcodes for avatar upload and display. It is suitable for sites that require user profiles and want to enhance the avatar experience for their users.

Best for: This plugin suits WordPress sites that want to offer users the ability to upload custom avatars easily.

What it does well

  • Allows custom avatar uploads from Media Library
  • Enables default avatar settings
  • Shortcodes for avatar upload and display
  • Supports Contributor and Subscriber avatar uploads
  • No additional image editing functions required

Where it falls short

  • Limited information on advanced settings and customisation options

Verdict

One User Avatar provides a straightforward solution for managing user avatars on WordPress sites, making it a practical choice for enhancing user profiles.

From the developer

One Designs's own description of One User Avatar, lightly tidied.

WordPress currently only allows you to use custom avatars that are uploaded through Gravatar. One User Avatar enables you to use any photo uploaded into your Media Library as an avatar. This means you use the same uploader and library as your posts. No extra folders or image editing functions are necessary. This plugin is a fork of WP User Avatar v2.2.16.

One User Avatar also lets you:

  • Upload your own Default Avatar in your One User Avatar settings.
  • Show the user’s Gravatar avatar or Default Avatar if the user doesn’t have a One User Avatar image.
  • Disable Gravatar avatars and use only local avatars.
  • Use the [avatar_upload] shortcode to add a standalone uploader to a front page or widget. This uploader is only visible to logged-in users.
  • Use the [avatar] shortcode in your posts. These shortcodes will work with any theme, whether it has avatar support or not.
  • Allow Contributors and Subscribers to upload their own avatars.
  • Limit upload file size and image dimensions for Contributors and Subscribers.

Copyright

One User Avatar
Copyright (c) 2023 One Designs https://onedesigns.com/
License: GPLv2
Source: https://github.com/onedesigns/one-user-avatar

One User Avatar is based on WP User Avatar v2.2.16
Copyright (c) 2020-2021 ProfilePress https://profilepress.net/
Copyright (c) 2014-2020 Flippercode https://www.flippercode.com/
Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Bangbay Siboliban http://bangbay.com/
License: GPLv2
Source: https://github.com/profilepress/wp-user-avatar

One User Avatar is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

Advanced Settings

Add One User Avatar to your own profile edit page

You can use the [avatar_upload] shortcode to add a standalone uploader to any page. It’s best to use this uploader by itself and without other profile fields.

If you’re building your own profile edit page with other fields, One User Avatar is automatically added to the show_user_profile and edit_user_profile hooks. If you’d rather have One User Avatar in its own section, you could add another hook:

do_action( 'edit_user_avatar', $current_user );

Then, to add One User Avatar to that hook and remove it from the other hooks outside of the administration panel, you would add this code to the functions.php file of your theme:

function my_avatar_filter() {
    // Remove from show_user_profile hook
    remove_action( 'show_user_profile', array( 'wp_user_avatar', 'wpua_action_show_user_profile' ) );
    remove_action( 'show_user_profile', array( 'wp_user_avatar', 'wpua_media_upload_scripts' ) );

    // Remove from edit_user_profile hook
    remove_action( 'edit_user_profile', array( 'wp_user_avatar', 'wpua_action_show_user_profile' ) );
    remove_action( 'edit_user_profile', array( 'wp_user_avatar', 'wpua_media_upload_scripts' ) );

    // Add to edit_user_avatar hook
    add_action( 'edit_user_avatar', array( 'wp_user_avatar', 'wpua_action_show_user_profile' ) );
    add_action( 'edit_user_avatar', array( 'wp_user_avatar', 'wpua_media_upload_scripts' ) );
}

// Loads only outside of administration panel
if ( ! is_admin() ) {
    add_action( 'init','my_avatar_filter' );
}

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