Step 1: go to wp-content/themes/yourtheme/functions.php write: add_filter ( 'get_avatar' , 'ChangeAdminProfileIfNot' , 10 , 5 ); function ChangeAdminProfileIfNot ( $avatar = '' , $id_or_email , $size = 96 , $default = '' , $alt = '' ) { if ( "user_has_uploaded_a_local_avatar" ) { $avatar = "<img src='your image path' class='avatar avatar-{ $size } photo' height='{ $size }' width='{ $size }'" ; ...