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I am sorry that this question may seem similar to so many others, but I have yet to find post on here that matches my specific needs.
I am trying to allow users of my WordPress website to have profile pictures, without using Gravatar. A default image should be set when a user registers.
My profile page is generated via php functions, as a response to a shortcode. When a user is viewing their own profile, the picture should show, and a button below it that allows them to change this picture.
I would like to use the WP media uploader, but this seems to always provide access to all files that have been uploaded to the site. I only want the user to have the ability to upload one picture.
The way I see this working is to add a user_meta db entry called “website_profile_image_url”, and have this point to the url of the file that was uploaded.
I have tried many plugins to achieve this, but most seem to attach the url to a post, or to a page template, or some other location that does not make sense with the design of the website.
I just need a clean and simple solution that saves the picture with the others in the media library, and fills a hidden html field with the url of the uploaded picture.
Any guidance on how to develop a custom html/css/php/javascript solution would be greatly appreciated. Digging through themes and other plugins has not been much help in deciphering how to achieve this.
