Disable User Gravatar
Stops WordPress from grabbing a user avatar using their registrated email from gravatar.com.
5(10 reviews)
·3.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 years agoAs of April 2026, Disable User Gravatar is a WordPress wpmu plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 10 reviews. It has been downloaded 40K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 12% this week. Top alternative: Admin Menu Editor.
5/510 reviews
3.0K+active installs
40K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
This is a very simple and lightweight plugin that anonymizes default avatars and prevents the user’s gravatar being automatically obtained from gravatar.com based on their registered email. This would be useful for sites where users require an extra layer of privacy, or if you just want to prevent potentially silly or embarrasing avatar accidents.
If you’re using Identicons or any other generated default avatar, the user should keep a consistent avatar unless they change their registered email.
You can also disable Gravatar completely and choose a default image to display.
This plugin is also compatible with other avatar customization plugins such as Avatar Manager, BuddyPress or Add New Default Avatar, since this plugin specifically prevents the gravatar of a specific user em…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Excellent
by fawp·3 years ago
I can’t believe this plugin has only 4k installations. This should be a standard option for WP core.
It’s great not to have to worry about privacy issues caused by Gravatar, as well as the fact that it eliminates the gravatar.com loading time, which sometimes can be a real drag. All thanks to this plugin.
Thank you very much!
Essential!
by Scott Tyrus Washburn·4 years ago·1 reply
This is an essential plugin for privacy of sites containing forums or other login for users. This should be a basic, default feature of WordPress. Thanks for the awesome plugin!
Must-have
by No3x·7 years ago
The plugin is a must-have for each WordPress installation. One can’t process the email of the user (personal information) to create a hash and sent it to a remote server without consent of the user.
simple, effective, working
by mazana·7 years ago·1 reply
BIG Thank You!
I agree with BubbaLovesTV and okonno.
Hope it really doesn’t send e-mail addresses to gravatar or anywhere else.
(Why I can’t just give 5*?
Why I must leave a review?)
Looks good.
by narinder912·7 years ago
This plugin is really needed. Hope the author keeps updating it to keep it compatible with new versions of WordPress.
Download Trends
Today: 5Yesterday: 13This week: 67Period total: 2K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.7+ requiredTested up to 6.1.10 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v3.1
94.1%
Other
5.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
3.1
- fixed BuddyPress compatability issue
Contributors
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