get_avatar_url() WP 1.0

Retrieves the avatar URL.

Is the basis for: get_avatar()

Works based on: get_avatar_data()

✈ 1 time = 0.00008s = very fast | 50000 times = 1.67s = fast PHP 7.0.8, WP 4.5.3

No Hooks.

false/String. The URL of the avatar we found, or false if we couldn't find an avatar.

get_avatar_url( $id_or_email, $args );

$id_or_email(mixed) (required)

The Gravatar to retrieve a URL for. Accepts a user_id, gravatar md5 hash, user email, WP_User object, WP_Post object, or WP_Comment object.

$args(array)

Arguments to return instead of the default arguments.

$size (int)
Height and width of the avatar in pixels.
Default: 96
$default (string)
URL for the default image or a default type. Accepts '404' (return a 404 instead of a default image), 'retro' (8bit), 'monsterid' (monster), 'wavatar' (cartoon face), 'indenticon' (the "quilt"), 'mystery', 'mm', or 'mysteryman' (The Oyster Man), 'blank' (transparent GIF), or 'gravatar_default' (the Gravatar logo).
Default: value of the 'avatar_default' option, with a fallback of 'mystery'
$force_default (true/false)
Whether to always show the default image, never the Gravatar.
Default: false
$rating (string)
What rating to display avatars up to. Accepts 'G', 'PG', 'R', 'X', and are judged in that order.
Default: value of the 'avatar_rating' option
$scheme (string)
URL scheme to use. See set_url_scheme() for accepted values.
Default: null
$processed_args (array)
When the function returns, the value will be the processed/sanitized $args plus a "found_avatar" guess. Pass as a reference.
Default: null

Default: null

<?php
function get_avatar_url( $id_or_email, $args = null ) {
	$args = get_avatar_data( $id_or_email, $args );
	return $args['url'];
}