{"id":4899,"date":"2021-02-19T23:13:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T23:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/?p=4899"},"modified":"2021-02-19T23:16:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T23:16:32","slug":"how-to-change-wordpress-profile-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/how-to-change-wordpress-profile-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change WordPress profile picture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row pix_particles_check=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>By default, WordPress uses\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.gravatar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Gravatar<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0service to display the user\u2019s profile picture. The profile picture is based on the user\u2019s email address. 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