WP User Avatar

WordPress by default is tightly integrated with Gravatar.com.

To replace the default avatar sets takes lot of hard coding on the developer's part, for such an usually unseen site detail.

This is why using a WordPress plugin like WP User Avatar has its advantages.

It allows the webmaster to install it, and just select one of the images from his Media Library as the site's new default avatar. That's it, no hard-coding the WordPress core or messing around with the FTP to replace images.

Additionally, WP User Avatar provides a way for users to customize their profile picture and a TinyMCE button for WP's WYSIWYG editor that redactors can use to embed an user's avatar inside a post or page via a shortcode.

Installation:

Unpack and upload it to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.

What is new in this release:

• Improvement:
• Added missing translation strings in English version of po file.
• Bug Fix:
• Missing $user = $current_user is added in class-wp-user-avatar.php on line 156.

What is new in version 2.0.0:

• Improvement:
• Added missing translation strings in English version of po file.
• Bug Fix:
• Missing $user = $current_user is added in class-wp-user-avatar.php on line 156.

What is new in version 1.9.18:

• Bug Fix:
• Removed the looping through all users on admin_init action.

What is new in version 1.9.5:

• Added:
• Start documentation of functions.
• Bug Fix:
• [avatar_upload] permalink and redirect.

What is new in version 1.9:

• Added:
• Filters throughout plugin.
• Bug Fix:
• Die messages.

What is new in version 1.8:

• Added:
• Front page uploader
• Media Library view of all avatars
• Bug Fix:
• Identify public static functions
• Update:
• Refactor code into separate classes
• Translations support

What is new in version 1.7.2:

• Bug Fix:
• Files not committed properly in previous release.

What is new in version 1.6.8:

• Bug fix:
• Shortcode without user.

What is new in version 1.6.4:

• Corrected avatar not showing in widget.

What is new in version 1.6:

• Added:
• Filters to change profile HTML structure.
• Recognition of sizes registered with add_image_size.
• Resize image options for Contributors & Subscribers.
• Bug Fix:
• Rearrange CSS class names.

What is new in version 1.5.3:

• Added:
• Swedish translation.
• Removed:
• Option to disable scripts in front pages.
• Updated:
• Load media upload scripts only on profile and avatar admin pages.

What is new in version 1.5.1:

• Added:
• Ability to disable scripts in front pages.
• Updated:
• Uninstall options.

What is new in version 1.5.0:

• Added:
• Ability to disable Gravatar avatars.
• Upload size limiter for Contributors & Subscribers.
• French, German, and Spanish translations.

What is new in version 1.4.1:

• Bug Fix:
• Allow multipart data in form
• Use wp_die for errors

What is new in version 1.4:

• Added:
• Uploader for Subscribers and Contributors
• Media states for avatar images
• Plugin admin settings

What is new in version 1.3.5:

• Swap TinyMCE file locations.

What is new in version 1.3.2:

• Bug Fix:
• Check for user before setting name in alt tag.

What is new in version 1.3:

• Added:
• Multisite support.
• Bug Fix:
• Warnings if no user found.

What is new in version 1.2.4:

• Bug Fix:
• Comment author showing wrong avatar.

What is new in version 1.2.2:

• Added:
• Ability for bbPress users to edit avatar on front profile page.
• Link options for shortcode.

What is new in version 1.2.1:

• Added:
• TinyMCE button.
• Updated:
• Clean up redundant code.

Requirements:

• WordPress 3.5 or higher