Google Profile Avatars is a lightweight WordPress plugin that lets users automatically use their Google account photo as their site avatar. It replaces default avatars sitewide, integrates with WordPress user profiles, and works with popular themes and membership plugins. Fast, secure, and easy to set up—no coding required.
- Automatically pulls user avatars from Google profiles
- One-click enable with simple, guided setup
- Works with default WordPress avatars and Gravatar fallbacks
- Sitewide avatar replacement in comments, author boxes, and profiles
- Seamless integration with most themes and page builders
- Compatible with WooCommerce, BuddyPress, and membership plugins
- Privacy-friendly: uses secure OAuth or verified image URLs
- Manual override: allow users to upload a custom avatar
- Global admin controls with per-user preferences
- Lightweight and optimized for performance and caching
- CDN-ready image delivery and responsive image support
- Multisite compatible with network-wide settings
- Localization-ready with .pot file for translations
- Clean uninstall with no orphaned data
- Regular updates and WordPress version compatibility