{"id":2701,"date":"2026-09-20T15:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T13:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/help\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2026-10-08T21:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:13:04","slug":"how-to-upload-a-custom-avatar-for-a-guest-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/help\/how-to-upload-a-custom-avatar-for-a-guest-author\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Upload a Custom Avatar for a Guest Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Guest Authors can have their own custom profile picture just like registered WordPress Users. The image is stored locally on your website and does not require a Gravatar account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide explains how to upload a Local Avatar for an existing Guest Author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you begin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Make sure Local Author Avatars<\/strong> are enabled in Molongui Authorship settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You must also have permission to upload files to the WordPress Media Library. If you do not, the Profile Picture panel will be read-only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upload a custom avatar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Go to Guest Authors<\/strong> in your WordPress Dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click the Guest Author whose picture you want to change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The Author Profile<\/strong> tab will be selected automatically.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Locate the Profile Picture<\/strong> panel in the right-hand sidebar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Click Upload Picture<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Select an existing image from the WordPress Media Library or upload a new one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Click Use this picture<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Click Update<\/strong> in the Save<\/strong> panel to save the Guest Author.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Note:<\/strong> The location of the Guest Authors menu can be customized in Molongui Authorship, so it may appear under a different WordPress Dashboard menu on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What happens after uploading the image?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The uploaded picture becomes the Guest Author’s Local Avatar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When Local Author Avatars are enabled, it normally takes priority over Gravatar and default avatars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    With all standard avatar sources enabled, the usual priority is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Local Avatar \u2192 Gravatar \u2192 Custom Default Avatar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Change or remove the picture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    To manage an existing Local Avatar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Edit the Guest Author.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Locate the Profile Picture<\/strong> panel in the sidebar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Click Change Picture<\/strong> to select another image, or Remove<\/strong> to remove the Local Avatar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Click Update<\/strong> to save your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      What happens if you remove the Local Avatar?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Molongui Authorship automatically uses the next available avatar source according to your global Author Avatar settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For example, if the Guest Author has an email address and Gravatar is enabled, their Gravatar may be displayed. If no Gravatar is available and a Custom Default Avatar is configured, the Custom Default Avatar can be displayed instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If the Guest Author has no email address, Gravatar is skipped automatically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Guest Authors can have their own custom profile picture just like registered WordPress Users. The image is stored locally on your website and does not require a Gravatar account. This guide explains how to upload a Local Avatar for an existing Guest Author. Before you begin Make sure Local Author Avatars are enabled in Molongui […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,1],"tags":[61,12],"class_list":["post-2701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-authorship","category-doc","tag-avatar","tag-howto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2704,"href":"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701\/revisions\/2704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}