Adds a default group avatar to BuddyPress. Configure the image URL via the option page.
As of April 2026, BuddyPress Group Default Avatar is a WordPress avatar plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles….
Allows specifying the URL of an image to use as the BuddyPress default group avatar. This makes it easy to distinguish groups from members who are using the mystery man default user avatar. The avatar scales from full to thumb as per your theme settings. It works in all situations (activity stream, groups, forums, directory, etc). Upload your image to somewhere within your theme and drop the full URL in the options screen. Not yet working for multisite/network install.
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to false |
| PHP | false+ required |
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