How Do You Change the Avatar Pic Size in BuddyPress?

You can change the default avatar size with some codes in BuddyPress. There are two methods to put the code in:

  1. Either in function.php file located in your core Themes folder.
  2. Or you would have to create a bp-custom.php file in your wp-content/plugins/ directory.

Now after you know where to paste the code, the following code will be used to change the default avatar size:

if ( ! defined( 'BP_AVATAR_THUMB_WIDTH' ) )
define( 'BP_AVATAR_THUMB_WIDTH', 50 ); //change this with your desired thumb width

if ( ! defined( 'BP_AVATAR_THUMB_HEIGHT' ) )
define( 'BP_AVATAR_THUMB_HEIGHT', 50 ); //change this with your desired thumb height

if ( ! defined( 'BP_AVATAR_FULL_WIDTH' ) )
define( 'BP_AVATAR_FULL_WIDTH', 260 ); //change this with your desired full size

if ( ! defined( 'BP_AVATAR_FULL_HEIGHT' ) )
define( 'BP_AVATAR_FULL_HEIGHT', 260 ); //change this to default height for full avatar

Now try to upload an avatar the changes will be observable.

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Update on March 17, 2020