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How to Add New Default Avatars in WordPress

Last updated on August 7th, 2014 by Editorial Staff
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How to Add New Default Avatars in WordPress

About 3 years ago, we showed you how to change the default gravatar in WordPress using the code method. In this article, we will show you how to add new default avatars in WordPress using a plugin, so you can do so without editing a single line of code.

Why default Avatars?

By default, WordPress uses gravatar to display user’s avatars based on their email [see our article on What is a Gravatar and why you should be using it]. If a user is not registered with gravatar, then it shows a mystery man avatar. You can customize it to match your site’s branding if you want.

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To do this, simply install and activate Add New Default Avatar plugin.

Upon activation, simply go to the media library to upload an image you want the gravatar to be. It’s probably best if you upload the exact size image. So if your site’s gravatar are 48 x 48 pixels, then use that dimension. Once you have done that, go to Settings » Discussion.

There are fields in the gravatar area which lets you add the name and image URL.

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The only downside about this plugin that we saw was that it doesn’t allow you to delete the avatar once you add it. But you can always change default avatars if you like.

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  1. jay says:
    Jul 25, 2016 at 8:19 am

    Could you do a video on user avatar
    Please as I would like people’s avatar
    Showing on my website? Many thanks

    Reply
  2. Dian Pramono says:
    Feb 15, 2016 at 11:03 pm

    The plugin works. Thank You

    Reply
  3. Owen says:
    Oct 31, 2013 at 6:11 am

    The plugin works. Thanks for the article!

    Reply
  4. TD says:
    Oct 31, 2012 at 2:42 am

    I know very little about codes, and I’m just learning how to activate plugins. All I want to do is upload an image from my computer to use as my avatar. How do I get a URL for my image?

    Reply
    • Editorial Staff says:
      Nov 1, 2012 at 2:05 pm

      Just wrote this article for you:

      https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-get-the-url-of-images-you-upload-in-wordpress/

      Reply
      • Sahil N says:
        Sep 4, 2016 at 9:52 pm

        I don’t have any issues but looking at your website and how you have kept it, saving tons of issues hats off, your website is worth every revenue

        Reply
  5. Mladen says:
    Oct 16, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    I want to do this from a long time. But have one question. What do you think is the best method to do it – with code or this plugin? I have read your post about “How many plugins should we have installed”, but still wondering about this.
    Thanks.

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    • Gautam Doddmani says:
      Oct 17, 2012 at 12:26 am

      i think the code way is the best method because it only involves dropping a function into the functions.php file…activating a new plugin just to get that functionality is kind of far fetched but i guess this method is best tailored towards ppl who are not coding enthusiasts :)

      Reply
  6. Haseeb Ahmad Ayazi says:
    Oct 16, 2012 at 10:21 am

    Your post help me alot. Thanks

    Reply

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