Gravatar Is Costing You Requests: The Case for Self-Hosted Avatars
Every avatar on a WordPress page is a request to somebody else’s server. Here is what that costs, and what changes when the files are yours.
Why Your WordPress Users All Have Grey Silhouette Avatars (and How to Fix It)
The grey silhouette is not a broken image. It is WordPress telling you that a third-party service has never heard of your user.
Gravatar and GDPR: What Actually Leaves Your Site When You Show an Avatar
A technical account of what a Gravatar request contains, why it counts as a disclosure, and what changes when the images are yours.
5 Ways to Add Custom Avatars to WordPress, Compared
From changing one core setting to writing your own filter — the five real options, and which sites each one suits.
How to Replace Gravatar With Custom Profile Pictures in WordPress
WordPress asks an outside service for every avatar on your site. Here is how to serve your users’ own photos from your own server instead.