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- Installs
- 100,000+
- Rating
- 4.6 (89)
- Updated
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Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy
The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks.
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- #288 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 59.2K
- 59,183
- Downloads, 30 days
- 5.8K
- 1.3K in the last 7
- Rating
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 reviews
- Last updated
- 1 day ago
- Oct 30, 2026
- Version
- 0.15.0
- 21 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | October 30, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 7.1 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 7.4 or newer |
| First published | February 23, 2011 |
| Support, last two months | No threads opened |
Reviews
5.0 / 5 from 3 reviews
| 5 stars | 3 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 0 |
| 3 stars | 0 |
| 2 stars | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Elevate your WordPress site with Gravatar Enhanced – the plugin that simplifies digital identity and improves user engagement.
Seven Ways Gravatar Enhanced Improves WordPress:
✓ Privacy Protection – Automatic referrer blocking and optional IP address proxy
✓ Accessibility Improvements – Alt-text for all avatars to support screen readers
✓ One-Click Profile Updates – Edit Gravatar directly from the WordPress dashboard
✓ Versatile Profile Block & Patterns – Showcase authors and team members anywhere
✓ Comment Engagement Tools – Remind users to create avatars for better discussions
✓ Comment Form Integration – Show Gravatar directly in the comment form
✓ WooCommerce Integration – Personalized account pages for customers
Privacy Protection
Just by enabling the plugin, the plugin ensures that no referrer information is sent to Gravatar. The opt-in proxy service also keeps IP addresses from being exposed or logged.
Accessibility Improvements
All avatars now include alt-text, enhancing the experience for users with screen readers. Alt-text can be edited in the Gravatar Profile editor.
One-Click Profile Updates
Visit Users > Your Profile to edit your Gravatar profile directly from WordPress. Preview your hovercard and make updates with ease.
Gravatar Profile Block & Patterns
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Latest changelog entry
- Use latest hovercards
Screenshots
Gravatar card on profile page 
Avatar options 
Gravatar block
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.