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Avatar Cropper: Live demo
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What is Avatar Cropper?

Q2A Avatar Cropper is a powerful plugin for Question2Answer (Q2A) that allows users to crop and upload square avatars (1:1)

It also includes a batch tool for admins to crop all existing avatars automatically to a centered square format, ensuring visual consistency across your community.
 


Key Features 

Live Avatar Cropping
Users can upload and crop avatars in real time, with a draggable square preview before submission.

Modern, Responsive UI
Styled to match your Q2A theme, includes a background opacity slider, smooth modal, and real-time feedback. 

Batch Cropping Tool (Admin Panel)
Instantly crop all existing avatars from the database. Ideal for legacy uploads or switching from rectangular avatars. 

GDPR-Friendly
Option to load local JS/CSS resources instead of CDN, compliant with data protection regulations. 

No Core Hacks Required
Integrates cleanly via plugin layer, no need to modify core files or themes.


Requirements

  • Q2A version: 1.8+ (older versions untested)
  • PHP GD extension: Required for image processing
  • Avatars stored as blobs in the database for the Batch Crop to work in existing avatars (not in disk via  QA_BLOBS_DIRECTORY )

    Note: You can still upload and crop new avatars manually regardless of the storage method.

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Why This Plugin?

Most Q2A installations rely on raw avatar uploads, which leads to inconsistent shapes, poor cropping, and alignment issues.

This plugin brings modern avatar handling to Q2A, giving users a clean and professional experience.

Avatar Cropper: Live demo
Purchase: Buy Plugin

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Nice work! We’ve been testing this avatar cropper on a staging fork for one of our user feedback tools at megapariaviator.com, and it handles responsive scaling better than expected — especially with mobile uploads.

The square 1:1 enforcement is clean, and the JS hooks made it easy to integrate with our existing image validator. One small suggestion: adding a fallback preview for legacy browsers would help in a few edge cases we ran into.

Appreciate the premium plugin approach here — it’s refreshing to see actively maintained Q2A add-ons. Let me know if you’re open to feedback or testing support from our side.

— Alex

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Wow this has been an issue for me. So glad you thought of it!
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Its 2025 this should have been in the core lol
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Totally agree! That’s why I decided to build it.

I’m open to eventually make it free for everyone, once the project has been fairly supported and reaches a financially sustainable point, because this is definitely a must-have tool every Q2A website should have.

Every purchase helps bring us closer to making it free for everyone.

Your support means a lot, as it gets us one step closer towards that goal!
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I will also test this plugin and am happy to pay something for it :-)

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