Author or User Image
Author or User Image

Author or User Image

3.4/5 (5 ratings) 20 active installs Updated Nov 11, 2026
Upload, replace, or remove your avatar from your profile menu.

Upload, replace, or remove your avatar from your profile menu.

Author or User Image lets registered users upload an image that WordPress uses as their avatar in comments, author boxes, and other places that call the standard avatar functions.

Features include:

  • Self-service avatar upload and removal for registered users.
  • An Avatar upload block and [author_or_user_image_upload] shortcode that let signed-in visitors change their own avatar on a page.
  • An upload setting that allows all users who can read, or only selected roles, on each site.
  • Center-square avatars for new uploads, with the original image kept uncropped.
  • An optional default avatar for registered users without a personal image.
  • Administrator controls to remove images or block individual users from local avatar uploads.
  • An importer for avatars from Simple Local Avatars, One User Avatar, WP User Avatar, WP User Avatars, and User Profile Picture / Metronet.
  • Media Library storage and WordPress-generated image sizes.
  • Personal-data export and erasure integration.
  • Upgrade migration for images and blocked-user settings created by older versions.

The plugin does not send image or user data to an external service.