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Best local avatar plugins for WordPress

The most popular local avatar plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. User Profile Picture leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of Local Avatars by Nocksoft (200+) and Real Simple Avatar (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “local avatar” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 4 local avatar plugins

  1. 1.
    User Profile Picture

    The most installed local avatar plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Local Avatars by Nocksoft

    200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  3. 3.
    Real Simple Avatar

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.

  4. 4.
    Custom Post Avatar

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.

All 4 plugins tagged “local avatar”