Title: Does not replace WP User Avatar
Last modified: April 20, 2022

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# Does not replace WP User Avatar

 *  [ctmartin2020](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ctmartin2020/)
 * (@ctmartin2020)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-replace-wp-user-avatar/)
 * A lot of people seem to think this replaces the former WP User Avatar… it does
   not.
 * First, it appears that support is seriously lacking here… look at the numerous
   support questions left unanswered. A couple that particularly interested me had
   to do with whether it was possible to allow users to upload their avatar from
   the frontend.
 * I do not give users access to the WordPress Admin User page. The old WP User 
   Avatar had a nice simple shortcode which I could use on the frontend.
 * I find there is ZERO documentation here for this plugin and even looking through
   the code I can find NO shortcode for use on the frontend… so even though those
   support questions went unanswered, I can see why: there is NO support for user
   avatar uploads on the frontend.
 * So the bottom line is, if you’re looking for something that provides an interface
   for users on the frontend (like the old WP User Avatar), this plugin will NOT
   do what you need.
 * One User Avatar does.
    -  This topic was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by [ctmartin2020](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ctmartin2020/).

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