---
title: "Upload a custom WordPress default user avatar"
description: "Uploading a new default WordPress user avatar is a great idea to better match the rest of your site's appearance. Thankfully, the WP User Avatar plugin can easily be used to upload a new default user..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/wordpress-custom-default-user-avatar/
date: 2014-06-16
modified: 2023-06-09
author: "Jeff Matson"
categories: ["WordPress Plugins"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Upload a custom WordPress default user avatar

Uploading a new default WordPress user avatar is a great idea to better match the rest of your site’s appearance. Thankfully, the WP User Avatar plugin can easily be used to upload a new default user avatar with just a single click.

## Installing the WP User Avatar plugin

1. First, you will need to [log into your WordPress admin dashboard](/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/).
2. [![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wordpress-plugins_wp-default-avatar-1-1024x560.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wordpress-plugins_wp-default-avatar-1.png)   Once logged in, hover over **Plugins**, then click on **Add New**.
3. [![Search for WP User Avatar](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wordpress-plugins_wp-default-avatar-2.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wordpress-plugins_wp-default-avatar-2.png)   Within the search box, enter **WP User Avatar**, then click **Search Plugins**.
4. [![Search results page](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wordpress-plugins_wp-default-avatar-3.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wordpress-plugins_wp-default-avatar-3.png)   You will then be presented with your search results. The first result should be the result that you are looking for if you searched for *WP User Avatar* as described in the previous step. Next to it, click on **Install Now**
5. [![Plugin successfully installed message](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wordpress-plugins_wp-default-avatar-4.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wordpress-plugins_wp-default-avatar-4.png)   WordPress will then handle the full download and installation of the *WP User Avatar* plugin. Once complete, click **Activate Plugin**.

 

## Changing the default user avatar

[![WordPress Avatar Settings](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wordpress-plugins_wp-default-avatar-5.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wordpress-plugins_wp-default-avatar-5.png)

 
Now that you have installed the WP User Avatar plugin, there is an additional menu item within the menu in the WordPress admin named **Avatars**. Click on this new menu item.

Within the *Avatars* page, there is a section labeled *Default Avatar* in which you can upload your own default avatar by clicking the **Choose Image** button.

Once you have selected your desired avatar, click the **Save Changes** button. Once you click this button, all changes will be active.

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