Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy
The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks.
5(3 reviews)
·100K+ active installs·Updated 2 weeks agoAs of April 2026, Gravatar Enhanced is a WordPress avatar plugin with 100K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 35K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.6+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 26% this week. Top alternative: One User Avatar | User Profile Picture.
5/53 reviews
100K+active installs
35K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
Elevate your WordPress site with Gravatar Enhanced – the plugin that simplifies digital identity and improves user engagement.
Seven Ways Gravatar Enhanced Improves WordPress:
✓ Privacy Protection – Automatic referrer blocking and optional IP address proxy
✓ Accessibility Improvements – Alt-text for all avatars to support screen readers
✓ One-Click Profile Updates – Edit Gravatar directly from the WordPress dashboard
✓ Versatile Profile Block & Patterns – Showcase authors and team members anywhere
✓ Comment Engagement Tools – Remind users to create avatars for better discussions
✓ Comment Form Integration – Show Gravatar directly in the comment form
✓ WooCommerce Integration – Personalized account pages for customers
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Ratings & Reviews
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by Thomas Cloer·8 months ago
Tut, was es soll. Und das für Automattic-Verhältnisse erstaunlich datenschutzfreundlich. Gleich installiert (und fertig übersetzt).
Fantastic additions to Gravatar
by David Artiss·1 year ago
It’s great to have a straightforward way to enhance the existing Gravatar abilities. I hope some of these work their way into core too (such as the alt-text).
Finally, more Gravatar Options!
by James Huff·1 year ago
This plugin handily extends WordPress’s built-in Gravatar support with some frequently asked for enhancements.
Besides the handy new Gravatar Profile block, the plugin adds both privacy and accessibility enhancements.
It’s easy to use and well-documented.
Download Trends
Today: 106Yesterday: 101This week: 728Period total: 26K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.6+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v0.13
99.4%
Other
0.6%
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Changelog
0.13.0
- Further update the quick editor integration on the profile page
- Improve sanitisation of block data
- Use latest hovercards
Contributors
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