Title: WP User Avatars
Author: John James Jacoby
Published: <strong>15 de octubre de  2015</strong>
Last modified: 28 de marzo de  2026

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![](https://ps.w.org/wp-user-avatars/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2540803)

Este plugin **no se ha probado con las últimas 3 versiones mayores de WordPress**.
Puede que ya no tenga asistencia ni lo mantenga nadie, o puede que tenga problemas
de compatibilidad cuando se usa con las versiones más recientes de WordPress.

![](https://ps.w.org/wp-user-avatars/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1266776)

# WP User Avatars

 Por [John James Jacoby](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby/)

[Descargar](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-user-avatars.1.4.1.zip)

 * [Detalles](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/#description)
 * [Valoraciones](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/#reviews)
 *  [Instalación](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/#installation)
 * [Desarrollo](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/#developers)

 [Soporte](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-user-avatars/)

## Descripción

Allow registered users to upload & select their own avatars.

#### Recommended Plugins

If you like this plugin, you’ll probably like these!

 * [WP User Profiles](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-profiles/)
 * [WP User Activity](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-activity/)
 * [WP User Avatars](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/)
 * [WP User Groups](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-groups/)
 * [WP User Signups](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-signups/)
 * [WP Term Authors](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-authors/)
 * [WP Term Colors](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-colors/)
 * [WP Term Families](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-families/)
 * [WP Term Icons](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-icons/)
 * [WP Term Images](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-images/)
 * [WP Term Locks](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-locks/)
 * [WP Term Order](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-order/)
 * [WP Term Visibility](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-visibility/)
 * [WP Media Categories](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-media-categories/)
 * [WP Pretty Filters](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-pretty-filters/)
 * [WP Chosen](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-chosen/)

## Capturas

 * [[
 * Your Profile (+1100px)
 * [[
 * Your Profile (-1100px)
 * [[
 * WP User Profiles (Side)
 * [[
 * WP User Profiles (Normal)

## Instalación

 * Download and install using the built in WordPress plugin installer.
 * Activate in the “Plugins” area of your admin by clicking the “Activate” link.
 * No further setup or configuration is necessary.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How does this work with multisite?

It works OK, but you’ll want to consider exactly what level of privacy is best for
your installation.

### Where can I get support?

 * Community: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-user-avatars
 * Development: https://github.com/stuttter/wp-user-avatars/discussions

## Reseñas

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6cfc8c01f1ea3a75ec6f7dba8f2a014ef4cca4fd63a50fb3c8772e492e472ecc?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Replaces Gravatar](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replaces-gravatar/)󠁿

 [Dennis Bareis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dbareis/) 16 de diciembre de 2023

Very simplistic (which to some people is good) but not only do I want one that supplements
Gravatar but has user support, this one is abandoned.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9595ff95ac5c432d1b649b4ddf816792ba8b0f92fe55d062574cc50a8f5d365e?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Does not replace WP User Avatar](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-replace-wp-user-avatar/)󠁿

 [ctmartin2020](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ctmartin2020/) 20 de abril de 2022

A lot of people seem to think this replaces the former WP User Avatar… it does not.
First, it appears that support is seriously lacking here… look at the numerous support
questions left unanswered. A couple that particularly interested me had to do with
whether it was possible to allow users to upload their avatar from the frontend.
I do not give users access to the Wordpress Admin User page. The old WP User Avatar
had a nice simple shortcode which I could use on the frontend. I find there is ZERO
documentation here for this plugin and even looking through the code I can find 
NO shortcode for use on the frontend… so even though those support questions went
unanswered, I can see why: there is NO support for user avatar uploads on the frontend.
So the bottom line is, if you’re looking for something that provides an interface
for users on the frontend (like the old WP User Avatar), this plugin will NOT do
what you need. One User Avatar does.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cb341c2cf046dde8f2f85f7bf226a9787425c3227dc00dc072741262c71d910b?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Nice and simple](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-and-simple-277/)󠁿

 [mikejcandy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikejcandy/) 25 de agosto de 2021

Nice and simple plugin. Great replacement for the corrupt ProfilePress (previously
WP User Avatar).

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/198b6587d95d61dda2defa691f11afcc0ea7e23f2a014c4555a8023e9b4383c1?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Refugee Seeking replacement](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/refugee-seeking-replacement/)󠁿

 [sxn31](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sxn31/) 12 de junio de 2021

As other reviewers are commenting, I’m here after being tricked by the authors of
a different avatar plugin. This is doing the job nicely.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ff58d3b79f0f9e071f973f78b288e0b1bc995d9b3488bcf29d4e5cf3500f7e1?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Excellent replacement for rival plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-replacement-for-rival-plugin-gone-greedy/)󠁿

 [Lars](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thelogbookwebsite/) 31 de mayo de 2021

I was using rival plugin WP User Avatar (no “s”) that just suddenly transformed 
into this ‘ProfilePress’ membership plugin adding a bunch of stuff I didn’t need,
want or asked for. WP User Avatars (this plugin, with an “s”) is light weight, functional
and does what it says it will do. Please keep it this way…

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52a1331f63b7632c69f6ed530a1073a17d1b2f730559524627c316757395786a?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great Replacement for WP User Avatar](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-replacement-for-wp-user-avatar/)󠁿

 [Le Isaac](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marg3/) 30 de mayo de 2021

Glad I found this lightweight replacement for WP User Avatar (no “s”). That plugin
was recently changed extensively and rebranded as ProfilePress. I didn’t want or
need all the stuff they added and am so happy that I found WP User Avatars (with
an “s”). It’s such a good replacement and it does just what I need, which is to 
allow me to create custom avatars for my users and authors. Great work!

 [ Leer todas las 29 reseñas ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-user-avatars/reviews/)

## Colaboradores y desarrolladores

“WP User Avatars” es un software de código abierto. Las siguientes personas han 
colaborado con este plugin.

Colaboradores

 *   [ John James Jacoby ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby/)

“WP User Avatars” ha sido traducido a 10 idiomas. Gracias a [los traductores](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-user-avatars/contributors)
por sus contribuciones.

[Traduce “WP User Avatars” a tu idioma.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-user-avatars)

### ¿Interesado en el desarrollo?

[Revisa el código](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatars/) ,
echa un vistazo al [repositorio SVN](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-user-avatars/),
o suscríbete al [log de desarrollo](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-user-avatars/)
por [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-user-avatars/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Registro de cambios

#### [1.4.1] – 2021-05-29

 * Update author info
 * Add sponsor link

#### 1.4.0

 * Improved support for long file names

#### 1.3.0

 * Fix local avatars in comments

#### 1.2.0

 * BuddyPress profile styling support

#### 1.1.1

 * Rename functions.php to common.php

#### 1.1.0

 * Compatibility with future versions of WP User Profiles

#### 1.0.2

 * Fix bug with “Default Avatar” display introduced in 1.0.1

#### 1.0.1

 * Improved mu-plugins location support
 * Use WordPress 4.2+ functions & filters

#### 0.2.0

 * Support for User Profiles 0.2.0

#### 0.1.8

 * Hide “Profile Picture” section (WordPress 4.4)

#### 0.1.7

 * Improve capability mappings
 * Improve required file loading
 * Remove unused action hook

#### 0.1.6

 * Improve support for user dashboard

#### 0.1.5

 * Support for WP User Profiles 0.1.7

#### 0.1.4

 * Bump assets & update readme’s & metadata

#### 0.1.3

 * Improve compatibility with WP User Profiles

#### 0.1.2

 * Improve avatar styling

#### 0.1.1

 * Retina support for user profiles

#### 0.1.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Versión **1.4.1**
 *  Última actualización **hace 3 semanas**
 *  Instalaciones activas **20.000+**
 *  Versión de WordPress ** 5.2 o superior **
 *  Testeado hasta **5.8.13**
 *  Versión de PHP ** 7.0 o superior **
 *  Idiomas
 * [Arabic](https://ar.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/), [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/),
   [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/), [Dutch (Belgium)](https://nl-be.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/),
   [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/),
   [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/), [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/),
   [Norwegian (Bokmål)](https://nb.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/), [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/),
   y [Ukrainian](https://uk.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/).
 *  [Traducir a tu idioma](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-user-avatars)
 * Etiquetas:
 * [avatar](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/avatar/)[local](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/local/)
   [media](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media/)[profile](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/profile/)
   [user](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user/)
 *  [Vista avanzada](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/advanced/)

## Valoraciones

 4.5 de 5 estrellas.

 *  [  24 valoraciones de 5 estrellas     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-user-avatars/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 valoraciones de 4 estrellas     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-user-avatars/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  2 valoraciones de 3 estrellas     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-user-avatars/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  2 valoraciones de 2 estrellas     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-user-avatars/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  1 valoración de 1 estrellas     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-user-avatars/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-user-avatars/reviews/#new-post)

[Ver todas las reseñas](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-user-avatars/reviews/)

## Colaboradores

 *   [ John James Jacoby ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby/)

## Soporte

¿Tenés algo que decir? ¿Necesitás ayuda?

 [Ver el foro de asistencia](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-user-avatars/)

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