BP Private Avatars allows users to hide the avatar to only friend connections for additional privacy.
As of April 2026, Private Avatars for BuddyPress is a WordPress avatars plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Avatar Manager.
BuddyPress Private Avatar gives users an extra sense of security by allowing them to hide their profile picture from guests and members that are not friends of the user.
BP Private Avatar is perfect for all social network sites built using BuddyPress. It works great for the following types of social networks; Education, Health Community, Business, Dating and so much more.
Users simply go to the Profile Settings and choose ‘Make Profile Photo Private’ to hide the Avatar.
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| WordPress | 3.6+ requiredTested up to 5.4.19 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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