# Disabling user avatars

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-user-avatars/105480
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 2, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-user-avatars/105480 "2019-01-02T14:59:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![QuestionMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/a6a055/32.png) [@QuestionMark](https://meta.discourse.org/u/QuestionMark)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-user-avatars/105480/1 "2019-01-02T14:59:37Z")

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Is there a setting that disables a user’s ability to add an avatar to their profile? I need to prevent face shots or avatars they use in other social media for security reasons.

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-user-avatars/105480/2 "2019-01-02T15:27:18Z")

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Yes. Search site settings for “avatar”.

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### Author: ![QuestionMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/a6a055/32.png) [@QuestionMark](https://meta.discourse.org/u/QuestionMark)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-user-avatars/105480/3 "2019-01-02T15:58:23Z")

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Thank you - exactly what I needed, and shows other features I want like an approved avatar set to choose from.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-user-avatars/105480/4 "2019-02-01T16:07:41Z")

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