Minotar
Minotar enables the use of Minecraft avatars in WordPress.
4.3(3 reviews)
·70 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, Minotar is a WordPress notch plugin with 70 active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 15K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.
4.3/53 reviews
70active installs
15K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
Minotar gives you the option to replace the default avatars found in WordPress with Minecraft avatars. The API used is found at http://minotar.net and can be used freely by anyone.
The avatars is taken from the Minecraft equivalent of users and comment posters, if a commenter uses the name Herobrine on a comment the skin of Herobrine in Minecraft is used as an avatar.
Note: The avatars are case-sensitive. Eg: notch and Notch are different names.
Features:
- Minecraft avatars for commenters and users
- BuddyPress support
Screenshots
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.0+ requiredTested up to 3.6.0 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.6
- Fixed: WordPress changed the way to get the active user
Contributors
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