Custom avatar, captcha, and thread interaction system. Custom avatars, comment history, gamification badges, voting, and advanced spam defense.
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Custom Profile Avatarv1.4.1
Easily upload and use custom profile avatars in WordPress. Disable Gravatar and keep everything local.
The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks.
Better Commentsv3.0.0
Make your WordPress comments feel native to your design.
BP Private Avatars allows users to hide the avatar to only friend connections for additional privacy.
Custom user avatars with no Gravatar account required: upload and manage a local profile picture from any WordPress profile.
Rathly Profile Avatarsv1.0.0
Replace standard Gravatar with custom uploaded images for author avatars.
Simple Local Avatarsv2.8.6
Adds an avatar upload field to user profiles. Generates requested sizes on demand just like Gravatar!
WP User Avatarsv2.2.0
Allow registered users to upload and select their own avatars.
Replace Gravatar with a custom profile picture from your Media Library, shown everywhere WordPress displays avatars. Lightweight, no settings.