Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy

Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy

The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks.
Rating:
5.0
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Active Installations:
4000+
Last Updated:
May 14, 2025
WordPress Version:
6.6 or higher
Tested up to:
6.8.1

Enhanced Digital Identity

Simplify user engagement

Improved User Engagement

Enhance discussions visually

Seamless Profile Updates

Edit profiles effortlessly

0.12.0

  • Update the quick editor integration on the profile page
  • Fix: Add support for core’s SHA-256 handling
  • Fix Gravatar card on author archive page when no posts
  • Upgrade the @gravatar-com/hovercards package to v0.13.0

0.11.0

  • Add a Gravatar invitation link to the Profile block
  • Fix support for Author in templates for Profile block.
  • Upgrade the @gravatar-com/hovercards package to v0.12.0
  • Upgrade the @gravatar-com/quick-editor package to v0.8.0
  • Upgrade the tested up version to 6.8

0.10.0

  • Add Gravatar Quick Editor to comment form
  • Remove SCSS files from the release folder
  • Fix the profile block’s style broken in some themes

0.9.0

  • Add more Gravatar patterns
  • Pass comment initials when using initials avatar
  • Fix empty profile blocks are rendered in the frontend view
  • Replace the Gravatar profile’s column block with a group block
  • Improve compatibility with quick editor and other plugins
  • Fix quick editor language support for Taiwanese

0.8.0

  • Add the first Gravatar block pattern
  • Add color and initials default avatar
  • Upgrade the @gravatar-com/hovercards package to v0.10.4
  • Fix multiple instances of quick editor

0.7.0

  • Update @gravatar-com/hovercards package version to v0.10.3

0.6.0

  • Add embedded Gravatar profile cards

0.5.1

  • Fix broken Gravatar Profile block

0.5.0

  • Make Gravatar profile block customizable (v0.2.0)

0.4.0

  • New feature: integration with WooCommerce on My Account page
  • New feature: show avatar on WooCommerce customers page

0.3.2

  • Hide verified accounts that are set to hide from Gravatar hovercards

0.3.1

  • Fix hardcoded address on profile page

0.3.0

  • Use SHA256 instead of MD5
  • Add a referrerpolicy option
  • Add option to force default avatar style
  • Add plugin uninstall function
  • Add user name to avatar alt tag
  • Add local proxy for Gravatar images
  • Add avatar and hovercard blocks to Gutenberg
  • Add quick access to uploading an image to Gravatar from profile page
  • Add Gravatar Profile block
  • Updated Hovercards library to v0.9.0
  • Hovercards are enabled by default, unless you previously disabled them
  • Rearrange profile page to move profile fields to the top and settings to the bottom

See the previous changelogs in changelog.txt.

Fantastic additions to Gravatar

By David Artiss (dartiss) on October 23, 2024

It's great to have a straightforward way to enhance the existing Gravatar abilities. I hope some of these work their way into core too (such as the alt-text).

Finally, more Gravatar Options!

By James Huff (macmanx) on September 20, 2024

This plugin handily extends WordPress's built-in Gravatar support with some frequently asked for enhancements.

Besides the handy new Gravatar Profile block, the plugin adds both privacy and accessibility enhancements.

It's easy to use and well-documented.

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