Title: Replace default avatar
Last modified: December 15, 2019

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# Replace default avatar

 *  Resolved [greykoh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jigu6/)
 * (@jigu6)
 * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-default-avatar/)
 * Hi developer, I am trying to create a front end form where the ACF image field
   is used to replace the default Gravatar. I follow this tutorial ( [https://thestizmedia.com/acf-pro-simple-local-avatars/](https://thestizmedia.com/acf-pro-simple-local-avatars/))
   and use the plugin to allow user to upload and edit their avatar. It seems to
   work at the backend (WordPress User profile), but failed when using the Elementor
   Image widget with dynamic “User Profile Picture”, the image widget still showing
   the default gravatar image.
 * Is there any solution for ACF frontend plugin to replace the default gravatar
   at the same time compatible with Elementor dynamic function, or would you consider
   to add this feature in the future?
 * Best regards,
    Grey

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 *  Plugin Author [Shabti Kaplan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shabti/)
 * (@shabti)
 * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-default-avatar/#post-12241626)
 * Is it not possible to just select the ACF field from the dynamic dropdown?
 *  Plugin Author [Shabti Kaplan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shabti/)
 * (@shabti)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-default-avatar/#post-12285384)
 * Hi this now built into our plugin, but there is still the issue that Elementor
   shows the gravatar and not the local Avatar. We are going to add a dynamic tag
   for the user’s local avatar
 *  [violetta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/violetta/)
 * (@violetta)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-default-avatar/#post-12929615)
 * Any updates about this?
 * I’ve got ACF custom fields with an image upload and have used the tutorial
    [https://thestizmedia.com/acf-pro-simple-local-avatars/](https://thestizmedia.com/acf-pro-simple-local-avatars/)
   to install php in child theme.
 * ACF frontend is nicely uploading the image, but it’s not becoming avatar. I don’t
   know if that 2014 tutorial is no longer relevant, or? (FYI I need the avatar 
   in comments, not as part of posts, so I’m not sure your answer about putting 
   ACF into dynamic field would solve it?)
 * Thank you!
 * Violet
 *  [tomessence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomessence/)
 * (@tomessence)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-default-avatar/#post-13101342)
 * Hi Shabti,
 * Any solution for this?
    Allowing users to edit their user data easily from the
   frontend is not really functional if they can not upload/edit their Avatar image…
 * Please help us! 🙂
 * Kind regards,
    Tom Essence

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