Who should use Display Avatars?

Display Avatars is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and administrators.

Is Display Avatars free?

Yes — Display Avatars is free to use.

What platforms does Display Avatars run on?

Display Avatars runs on the web.

Is Display Avatars still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What projects are similar to Display Avatars?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include addauthor, Show user avatar, and Author Avatars List/Block.

Who makes Display Avatars?

Display Avatars is developed by D’Arcy Norman.

How long has Display Avatars been around?

Display Avatars first shipped in 2010.

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Display Avatars

Name: Display Avatars
Author: D’Arcy Norman

wordpress.orgOther creative

Display Avatars is a WordPress plugin that shows the avatar of a post’s author alongside the post title or content. It is intended for multisite and educational blog installations where administrators want author avatars without editing the active theme.

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Overview

5 features

Display Avatars is an Other creative project. It focuses on adding post-author avatars to WordPress posts without modifying or repeatedly re-hacking the site theme. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and administrators. Display Avatars costs nothing to use. It runs on the web.

Behind Display Avatars is D’Arcy Norman, and it first shipped in 2010. Key capabilities include author avatars, theme-independent display, and multisite support. The interface is available in English and Gujarati. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Author avatars
Theme-independent display
Multisite support
Post author integration
WordPress plugin activation

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Runs on

Browser

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed7 Sept · 11:49 UTC
Display Avatars verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Display Avatars

What does Display Avatars do?: Display Avatars focuses on adding post-author avatars to WordPress posts without modifying or repeatedly re-hacking the site theme. It is catalogued under Other creative on PulseGate.
Who should use Display Avatars?: Display Avatars is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and administrators.
Is Display Avatars free?: Yes — Display Avatars is free to use.
What platforms does Display Avatars run on?: Display Avatars runs on the web.
Is Display Avatars still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What projects are similar to Display Avatars?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include addauthor, Show user avatar, and Author Avatars List/Block.addauthor Show user avatar Author Avatars List/Block
Who makes Display Avatars?: Display Avatars is developed by D’Arcy Norman.
How long has Display Avatars been around?: Display Avatars first shipped in 2010.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Gujarati
First seen: 7 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and administrators
Model: B2B
Solves: Adding post-author avatars to WordPress posts without modifying or repeatedly re-hacking the site theme.

Registered as

WordPress.org: display-avatars

Developer

D’Arcy Norman

Index record

Indexed: 7 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 7 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: display-avatars-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 7 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-avatars

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