Local Avatars by Nocksoft
Adds support for local avatars as an alternative to Gravatar.
5(1 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Local Avatars by Nocksoft is a WordPress avatar plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles….
5/51 reviews
200active installs
2.3K+total downloads
4 yearssince 2022
Overview
Adds support for local avatars for your users so you don’t have to use Gravatar. You can also redirect all Gravatar requests to a local avatar.
Features
- Adds support for local avatars for authors so that you dont need to use an Gravatar account
- Option to redirect all Gravatar requests to a local avatar to improve performance and privacy
Setup
- Install plugin.
- (optional) Go to user profiles to tick local avatars and choose your local personal avatar.
- (optional) Go to “Settings” -> “Local Avatars” to setup global settings like deactivation of Gravatar.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.3+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0.1
- Fixed a bug that caused global settings heading do not show
- Fixed a bug that caused an error during uninstall
- Added option for custom default avatars in global settings
Contributors
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