Meta Box User Avatar

WordPress’s default avatar setup relies on Gravatar. Meta Box User Avatar gives users another option by letting them upload their own profile pictures on your site. This can suit community sites and forums where people want their profiles to reflect their identity.

The plugin adds a custom profile picture option to user profile and editing screens, and uploaded avatars replace Gravatar images in site areas such as comments and author bios. Users can also upload and crop pictures from the front end, giving them a way to manage their avatars without entering the WordPress admin area.

Features

• Front-end avatar uploads: Users can upload profile pictures from the front end of your site, without needing to enter the WordPress admin area.
• Crop and manage pictures: Users can crop uploaded images and manage their avatars as part of personalizing their profiles.
• Profile screen option: A custom profile picture option appears in WordPress user profiles and user editing screens for avatar management.
• Site-wide avatar display: Uploaded avatars replace Gravatar images across the site, including in comments and author bio sections.
• Meta Box framework: The plugin is built on the Meta Box framework and works with other Meta Box extensions.

Best for

• WordPress community sites
• Forums with user profiles
• Sites where users manage their own profiles