Best profile picture plugins for WordPress
The most popular profile picture plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Gravatar Enhanced leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Custom User Profile Photo (4K+) and User Profile Picture (4K+). All 18 plugins tagged “profile picture” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 profile picture plugins
- 1.
Gravatar EnhancedThe most installed profile picture plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Custom User Profile Photo4K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 26 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 3.
User Profile Picture4K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
Advanced User Avatar300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Custom Profile Picture300+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 6.
AP Gravatars100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 7.
Social Profile Frame Generator100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 8.
Profile Picture70+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 9.
ChargeWP30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.
author_avatar20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.8.41.
All 18 plugins tagged “profile picture”
Gravatar Enhanced
Up in the last 7 days:4#282by Automattic9 days ago
The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 240/day
Custom User Profile Photo
Up in the last 7 days:4#3,300by Vincent Listrani9 years ago
Add a customized User Profile photo to a WordPress user profile.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.4(26)
- Downloads
- 22/day
User Profile Picture
Down in the last 7 days:5#3,338by Dew Technolab16 days ago
Replace Gravatar with a custom profile picture from your Media Library, shown everywhere WordPress displays avatars. Lightweight, no settings.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 62/day
Advanced User Avatar
Up in the last 7 days:219#10,857by wpmakedev11 days ago
Let users upload a custom user avatar and profile picture from their device or webcam, stored on your own server instead of Gravatar.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Custom Profile Picture
Up in the last 7 days:62#10,912by Iftakharul Islam4 months ago
Replace default Gravatars with custom profile pictures! Upload from media library or device. Bulk manage all users from one beautiful admin page.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 10/day
AP Gravatars
Up in the last 7 days:23#13,381by Josh Maxwell14 years ago
A simple plugin that adds the gravatar photo associated with the user's email to their profile page... MultiSite compatable!
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Social Profile Frame Generator
Down in the last 7 days:26#16,648by Jose Varghese2 months ago
All-in-one profile picture frame generator. Allows users to upload their photo, apply a frame, customize with zoom/rotate/bokeh, and download.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Profile Picture
Down in the last 7 days:99#18,389by Arul Jayaraj10 years ago
Set a profile picture as your wish using media upload.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ChargeWP
Up in the last 7 days:213#25,107by ChargeWP11 months ago
Change your profile picture instantly from the front end. Simple, fast, and built to feel like part of WordPress.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
author_avatar
#27,276by Guillaume12 years ago
Add an upload field in the user profile admin to add a custom profile picture into usermeta table.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Avatar Upload
Down in the last 7 days:42#27,877by Kamrul Islam1 year ago
Allows users to upload and manage a custom profile picture using the WordPress media library with enhanced security and user experience.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Real Simple Avatar
#29,208by Alexandra1 month ago
Local user avatars for WordPress: upload a profile photo, pick a preset, or auto-generate colourful initials. No Gravatar, no Media Library clutter.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Avatarly
Up in the last 7 days:617#30,034by saumya0102 months ago
Custom user avatars with no Gravatar account required: upload and manage a local profile picture from any WordPress profile.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Leenkat Profile Avatar Manager
Up in the last 7 days:483#30,082by Fajr Yassin2 months ago
A lightweight avatar manager that lets users select and manage profile pictures using the WordPress Media Library.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AM-Avatar
#45,553by amdevbro2 months ago
High-performance avatar management with automatic WebP conversion and custom directory integration.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Photo Frame Editor
Up in the last 7 days:22,738#49,015by dideron8 days ago
Let visitors upload a photo, place it behind your transparent frame, adjust it and download a 1080x1080 image.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Rathly Profile Avatars
Up in the last 7 days:17,767#53,988by Rathly Marketing4 months ago
Replace standard Gravatar with custom uploaded images for author avatars.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day