Allow users to set their own avatars easily.
As of April 2026, Visage is a WordPress faces plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Gallery Face Groups.
Because you’ve found the way to this page, I assume that you may have already noticed that there are currently no good plugins available than can be used to change your user’s avatars right in the backend.
What makes visage special?
This is where visage comes in. You just need to let WordPress install the plugin and you’re ready! No setup, no more configuration.
Once the plugin is active, you are already able to set your own avatar on your profile-page in the backend of WordPress (of course you can also manage the avatars of other users right on their own profile-pages).
Bugs: Should you come across some errors or bugs in the c…
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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