User Picture Default

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This module forces the picture field on the user, to contain a FID reference to the default image, configured in the account settings.

By using this module, a user picture is always available to any module/function that handles entities, because the file reference is set as a property on the entity.

Drupal's default behavior is that the code which handles a user entity must check the user_picture_default variable but this is not as flexible, since it does not populate a field with an image etc.

All you have to to is enable the module, set the path to any default user picture, in admin/config/people/accounts and enjoy.

The picture can be included in a theme/module or uploaded using the Upload default avatar module.

Drupal 8 information

The handling of user pictures has been refactored in Drupal 8, and implements the same functionality as this module.

Project information

Module categories: Media, Access Control
65 sites report using this module
Created by esbenvb on 24 February 2012, updated 13 February 2024
This project is not covered by the security advisory policy.
Use at your own risk! It may have publicly disclosed vulnerabilities.