[@jennyatwp Participant 1 year ago]

There are three main ways to get your BuddyPress profile picture to be used as your WordPress avatar:

1. Using a plugin: This is the easiest and most recommended method, especially if you’re not comfortable with code. Several plugins can sync your BuddyPress and WordPress avatars automatically. Here are two popular options:

BuddyPress Default Avatar: This plugin sets the default WordPress avatar to the BuddyPress profile picture for all users.
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BuddyPress Default Avatar plugin
BuddyPress Avatar Sync: This plugin allows you to choose whether to sync all user avatars, only new user avatars, or manually sync individual avatars.
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BuddyPress Avatar Sync plugin

2. Adding code to your theme’s functions.php file: If you’re comfortable with code, you can add a custom function to your theme’s functions.php file that will sync the avatars. Here’s an example code snippet:

PHP
function bp_sync_avatars() {
global $bp;
if ( ! function_exists( ‘get_avatar’ ) ) {
return;
}
$user_id = get_current_user_id();
$avatar_url = bp_core_get_user_avatar_url( $user_id, ‘full’ );
update_usermeta( $user_id, ‘wp_user_avatar’, $avatar_url );
}
add_action( ‘bp_core_activated_user’, ‘bp_sync_avatars’ );
This code will sync the avatars whenever a new user is activated in BuddyPress.

3. Manually updating the avatar: You can also manually update your WordPress avatar to match your BuddyPress profile picture. To do this, follow these steps:

Go to your WordPress dashboard.
Click on “Users” and then “All Users”.
Find your username and click on “Edit”.
Scroll down to the “Profile Picture” section.
Click on “Choose file” and select your BuddyPress profile picture.
Click on “Update Profile”.
Note: This method is not recommended if you have a lot of users on your site, as it can be time-consuming to update each avatar manually, I mostly use plugging method for my landscape site.