Title: Avatarly – Custom User Avatars & Local Profile Pictures
Author: saumya010
Published: Agẹmọ 23, 2026
Last modified: Ọwẹ́wẹ̀ 2, 2026
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Ṣàwárí àwọn plugin
# Avatarly – Custom User Avatars & Local Profile Pictures
Láti ọwọ́ [saumya010](https://profiles.wordpress.org/saumya010/)
[Ṣe ìgbàsílẹ̀](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/avatarly.1.0.8.zip)
* [Àwọn àlàyé](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/avatarly/#description)
* [Àwọn àgbéyẹ̀wò](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/avatarly/#reviews)
* [Ìgbéwọlẹ̀](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/avatarly/#installation)
* [Ìdàgbàsókè](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/avatarly/#developers)
[Ìrànlọ́wọ́](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/avatarly/)
## Àpèjúwe
Avatarly adds a local, self-hosted avatar system to WordPress. Users can upload
a profile picture directly on your site instead of relying on Gravatar, and site
owners get full control over whoÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s allowed to upload, how avatars
look, and where uploads are permitted.
**Three ways to let users manage their avatar on the front end:**
* **Shortcode** — `[avatarly]`
* **Widget** — add the “Avatarly (Legacy)” widget to any sidebar (classic, non-
block themes)
* **Gutenberg block** — search for “Avatarly” in the block inserter
Avatars can also always be managed from the standard WordPress **Edit Profile**
screen.
**Key features**
* Local avatar storage — no data sent to Gravatar unless you choose to keep it
as a fallback.
* Drag-and-drop / AJAX upload on the front end (progressively enhanced; falls back
to a normal form for no-JS visitors).
* Built-in crop and reposition popup: drag to pan and use the zoom slider to frame
the shot before saving, or skip it to use the automatic center crop.
* Strict upload validation: real MIME/extension checks, image verification, and
file-size limits — not just a filename blacklist.
* Automatic EXIF/GPS metadata stripping from uploaded images.
* Fine-grained permissions: restrict uploads by capability and/or by specific roles.
* A dedicated **Styling** tab: size, shape (circle/rounded/square), border, shadow,
accent color, and button text.
* Optional automatic cleanup of avatar files when a user account is deleted.
* Translation ready.
#### Developer hooks
* `avatarly_avatar_size` (filter) — change the avatar size used when generating
a sized copy.
* `avatarly_avatar_data` (filter) — filter the final avatar data array.
* `avatarly_avatar_html` (filter) — filter the rendered `![]()
` HTML.
* `avatarly_avatar_uploaded` (action) — fires after a successful upload.
* `avatarly_avatar_deleted` (action) — fires after an avatar is removed.
## Àwọn ìdí
Plugin yìí pèsè 1 ìdí.
* Avatarly Lets the logged-in user upload or remove their local avatar.
## Ìgbéwọlẹ̀
1. Upload the `avatarly` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`, or install it through the
Plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress.
3. Visit **Settings Avatarly** to configure permissions and styling.
4. Add the `[avatarly]` shortcode to a page, add the “Avatarly (Legacy)” widget to
a sidebar, or insert the “Avatarly” block wherever logged-in users need to manage
their avatar.
## FAQ
### Is this a Gravatar alternative, or does it replace Gravatar entirely?
It works as a Gravatar alternative, but by default it layers on top rather than
replacing it outright: if a user hasnÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t uploaded a local avatar,
WordPress falls back to Gravatar (or your configured default) as usual. You can
disable that fallback in Settings Avatarly General & Permissions if you want local
avatars only.
### What image types are supported?
JPG, PNG, GIF, and WebP.
### Can I choose which part of my photo is used?
Yes. When you select or drop an image, a crop popup lets you drag to reposition
and zoom before saving. Selecting “Skip” uploads the image with an automatic center
crop instead.
### Can I restrict who is allowed to upload an avatar?
Yes. Under Settings Avatarly General & Permissions you can require the `upload_files`
capability and/or restrict uploads to specific roles.
### Where are avatar files stored?
In `wp-content/uploads/avatarly/`, following WordPressÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s standard
year/month upload structure.
### I changed a styling setting but the site still looks the same
Styling settings take effect immediately — if a page still shows the old look after
saving, a caching plugin (or your host) is likely serving a cached copy of that
page from before the change. Clear that cache (or wait for it to expire) rather
than re-saving the setting.
### What happens to avatar files if I delete a user?
By default nothing is deleted automatically. You can enable automatic cleanup on
user deletion in the General & Permissions tab.
## Àwọn àgbéyẹ̀wò
Kò sí àwọn àgbéyẹ̀wò fún plugin yìí.
## Àwọn Olùkópa & Olùgbéejáde
“Avatarly – Custom User Avatars & Local Profile Pictures” jẹ́ ètò ìṣàmúlò orísun
ṣíṣí sílẹ̀. Àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí ti ṣe ìkópa sí plugin yìí.
Àwọn Olùkópa
* [ saumya010 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/saumya010/)
[Túmọ̀ “Avatarly – Custom User Avatars & Local Profile Pictures” sí èdè rẹ.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/avatarly)
### Ṣe o nífẹ̀ẹ́ sí ìdàgbàsókè?
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tàbí ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ sí [àkọsílẹ̀ ìdàgbàsókè](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/avatarly/)
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## Àkọsílẹ̀ àwọn àyípadà
#### 1.0.8
* Shortened the readmeÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s short description — the previous one exceeded
WordPress.orgÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s 150-character limit and was being truncated on
import.
#### 1.0.7
* Updated the plugin title and descriptions for clarity — no functional changes.
#### 1.0.6
* Fixed the “Square” shape option silently ignoring the Corner Radius slider, so
a square avatar could never actually show rounded corners. Removed the separate
Shape setting — Corner Radius (0% = sharp square, 50% = full circle) now controls
the shape on its own.
* Added a note that styling changes take effect immediately, but a caching plugin
or host-level page cache may still show an older cached version of a page until
that cache is cleared.
* Cleaned up alignment and spacing on the Settings screen so fields with multiple
controls (e.g. Border width/style/color) line up consistently.
#### 1.0.5
* Fixed the Settings Avatarly “Avatar size” option only resizing the avatar visually
via CSS, without changing the actual image file served or its width/height attributes.
This could make avatars look blurry or stretched at a larger size, since the
smaller original file was being scaled up by the browser. Avatars now correctly
generate and serve a real image file matching the configured size, everywhere
theyÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’re displayed.
#### 1.0.4
* Confirmed compatible with WordPress 7.1.
#### 1.0.3
* Fixed the admin “Edit User” profile screen (e.g. an administrator uploading an
avatar for another user) not saving a newly-selected avatar at all: the selected
filename showed correctly in the field, but the page reloaded with no changes
and no error. WordPress coreÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s own user-profile form doesnÌtumọ̀
Yorùbá: ’t set `enctype="multipart/form-data"`, since core itself has no file
upload there — without it, the browser canÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t actually send file
data on submit. The form now correctly includes this attribute so avatar uploads
on that screen work as expected.
#### 1.0.2
* Security hardening: the avatar uploads subfolder now writes its own .htaccess/
index.php to deny script execution as a defense-in-depth measure, and the upload/
delete REST endpoints are now rate-limited per user.
#### 1.0.1
* Removed the Custom CSS settings field. Per WordPress.org plugin guidelines, plugins
may not let users save arbitrary custom CSS/JS/PHP; all supported styling (size,
shape, border, shadow, accent color) is already exposed as dedicated controls
in Settings Avatarly Styling.
#### 1.0.0
* Initial release, including a crop/reposition popup (drag to pan, zoom slider,
skippable) for the front-end upload flow.
## Àkójọpọ̀ Meta
* Ẹ̀yà **1.0.8**
* Ìgbàgbọ́hùn tó kẹ́yìn **ọjọ́ 1 sẹ́yìn**
* Àwọn ìgbéwọlẹ̀ tó ṣiṣẹ́ **Tó kéré sí 10**
* Ẹ̀yà WordPress ** 6.3 tàbí ju bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ **
* Dánwò dé **7.1**
* Ẹ̀yà PHP ** 7.4 tàbí ju bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ **
* Èdè
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/avatarly/)
* Àwọn àmì
* [avatar](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/avatar/)[gravatar](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gravatar/)
[profile picture](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/profile-picture/)[upload](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/upload/)
[user profile](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user-profile/)
* [Ìwòye Tó Péye](https://yor.wordpress.org/plugins/avatarly/advanced/)
## Àwọn ìbò
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## Àwọn Olùkópa
* [ saumya010 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/saumya010/)
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