Is there a way (maybe in a new custom field) that I could have the users add their own avatar on the "member's area" page? (I'm trying to stay away from members having access to dashboard) I would really like this to be their avatar for the entire site. PLEASE let me know if there is any way I can do this!
If there isn't (which i HOPE there is) can this be something that is added in a newer version??
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-members/
WordPress uses gravatar for user avatars. Gravatars are attached to the user's email address, so it is more an understanding of how you can use the WordPress function get_avatar to display the avatar.
There are presently six tutorials on my premium support site for the plugin that have examples of using get_avatar, one of which is free. (Not all of them are specific tutorials about get_avatar, but they all use it in some way in the example.)