Inquiry About the “nsl_avatars” Folder

  • Resolved trungtuans

    (@trungtuans)


    3 weeks ago

    I noticed a folder named “nsl_avatars” within the WordPress upload directory, which contains many user profile images and is consuming a significant amount of disk space as our number of new users continues to grow.

    Could you please clarify the purpose of this folder?

    Are there any options available to disable the creation of images in this folder?

    I’m concerned because using a CDN with image optimization could incur additional charges for these images, which I don’t utilize on the front end of the site.

    Thank you!

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  • Plugin Support Robert

    (@robertnextendweb)

    Hi @trungtuans

    The purpose of that folder is store the avatars we retrieve from the providers. So basically in that folder we store the avatars for the users we register.

    If you do not want to store those avatars, you can disable it on the Privacy tab:
    https://nextendweb.com/nextend-social-login-docs/global-settings-privacy/
    So in this case disable Store – Avatar.

    If you would like to remove existing avatars, then make sure to delete them from the WordPress media library, as those are attachments. You can filter them by going to the Grid view, and select the “Avatar” from the dropdown. See: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/o6alh138eyw62fevlpfow/avatar.png?rlkey=9mkpjsuw2yzef2s50utpmdvdk&st=8ny71vbg&dl=0

    Thread Starter trungtuans

    (@trungtuans)

    Just to confirm, the images in the ‘nsl_avatars’ folder are solely for displaying user profile images with their accounts, correct? If we delete these images and disable the option in the settings, there won’t be any impact on user functionality or experience? Thank you!

    Plugin Support Robert

    (@robertnextendweb)

    Yes, but make sure to delete the avatars from the media library like I mentioned, otherwise you will end up with broken attachments. The only impact is that the users will not have an avatar, but you mentioned you do not utilize avatars, so it should be fine. Just in case you could make a backup of your website if you prefer, but it should not impact user functionality.

    Thread Starter trungtuans

    (@trungtuans)

    Got it! The plugin is great, and the support has been incredibly fast. I’m definitely going to give it 5 stars!

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