# Wordpress DiscourseConnect Provider updating Discourse avatar when it shouldn't **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourseconnect-provider-updating-discourse-avatar-when-it-shouldnt/307771 **Category:** WordPress **Created:** [May 13, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourseconnect-provider-updating-discourse-avatar-when-it-shouldnt/307771 "2024-05-13T15:36:49Z") **Posts on this page:** 6 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![37Rb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/37rb/32/224158_2.png) [@37Rb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/37Rb) #### Post date: [May 13, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourseconnect-provider-updating-discourse-avatar-when-it-shouldnt/307771/1 "2024-05-13T15:36:49Z")
We use the [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true) provider in the WP plugin but we do not want the WP plugin to set the Discourse avatar. We have the Force Avatar Update option disabled in Discourse \> [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true) \> [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true) Provider. ![Screenshot 2024-05-13 at 10.22.33 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/4/f/e4f04b46f8deb13f20524dbd64419f0fd89f2f9d.png) In the Discourse settings we have also have the only relevant setting I can find disabled. ![Screenshot 2024-05-13 at 10.23.45 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/5/3/7539749a0790a5cfe88499cf4ddda0910c6c7fc5.png) But recently we’ve seen several Discourse users where the Wordpress “Mystery Person” avatar is used as their Discourse avatar. For example ![Screenshot 2024-05-13 at 10.28.47 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/0/a/30a3f96663cb58c4a3bf2c421eec8eec4400ce17.png) ![Screenshot 2024-05-13 at 10.44.05 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/a/1/aa1c539af313917add109f31827cf82abedbd422.png) We’ve seen this happen both for new users and for users that have been around for a while. In the latter case, their avatar used to be the default Discourse avatar (their initial) but then changed to the Wordpress Mystery Person avatar. As far as I can tell, our settings are such that the WP avatar should never be used in Discourse. Am I understanding this correctly? Is it possible there has been a bug introduced recently that’s causing this? We’re on WP-Discourse plugin version 2.5.3. ---
### Author: ![37Rb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/37rb/32/224158_2.png) [@37Rb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/37Rb) #### Post date: [May 13, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourseconnect-provider-updating-discourse-avatar-when-it-shouldnt/307771/2 "2024-05-13T17:58:55Z")
I just noticed this may have nothing to do with the Wordpress mystery person avatar and might just be what Discourse shows if you choose “Custom picture” without actually uploading a picture. Coincidentally, they look the same. ![Screenshot 2024-05-13 at 12.52.08 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/2/3/c23970bc212992630c429be3f2ae96be0bdbe62e.png) I’m not sure why anyone would do that but if that’s the case then it’s probably not related to the Wordpress plugin. 😊 It’s strange though that some users’ preference would get changed from “System assigned profile picture” to “Custom picture” without them changing the preference. ---
### Author: ![angus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/angus/32/341715_2.png) [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus) #### Post date: [May 14, 2024, 9:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourseconnect-provider-updating-discourse-avatar-when-it-shouldnt/307771/3 "2024-05-14T09:24:27Z")
Yeah, the [WP Discourse](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse) plugin will never send a default avatar to Discourse, regardless of your settings, so there’s something else going on here. ---
### Author: ![37Rb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/37rb/32/224158_2.png) [@37Rb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/37Rb) #### Post date: [May 15, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourseconnect-provider-updating-discourse-avatar-when-it-shouldnt/307771/4 "2024-05-15T21:53:15Z")
We had Simple Local Avatars installed on WP and didn’t really need it so we removed that. I’ll keep watching to see if the problem persists. ---
### Author: ![37Rb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/37rb/32/224158_2.png) [@37Rb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/37Rb) #### Post date: [June 3, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourseconnect-provider-updating-discourse-avatar-when-it-shouldnt/307771/5 "2024-06-03T18:35:11Z")
I haven’t seen the problem occur since uninstalling Simple Local Avatars. Could be a coincidence but if anyone else has this problem I suggest trying that. ---
### 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: [July 3, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourseconnect-provider-updating-discourse-avatar-when-it-shouldnt/307771/6 "2024-07-03T18:35:58Z")
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