How do you use Gravatar?

How do you use Gravatar?

Here are the steps to set up your Gravatar:

1. Go to the Gravatar website.
2. Click on the big, blue “Create Your Own Gravatar” button.
3. Either create a new WordPress.com account or sign in with the one you have already set up.
4. Add a new email address and then upload the photo of your choice.
5. That’s it!

How do I find my gravatar?

If you need to check your Gravatar to see how it will appear, we’ve set up a page where you can check the Gravatar for your email. Enter your email address and click check. We’ll show you the image for that email and what it’s rated.

How to create a default image On Gravatar?

To URL-encode a string in PHP, you can use something like this: When you include a default image, Gravatar will automatically serve up that image if there is no image associated with the requested email hash.

What do you need to know about Gravatar avatars?

When you include a default image, Gravatar will automatically serve up that image if there is no image associated with the requested email hash. There are a few conditions which must be met for default image URL: MUST be publicly available (e.g. cannot be on an intranet, on a local development machine, behind HTTP Auth or some other firewall etc).

Is there a way to change the default Gravatar on WordPress?

Out of the box WordPress uses the mystery person icon as the default gravatar. You can change that to blank or gravatar logo. There are few other options available as well. These are automatically generated images in different designs. These images use comment author’s name or email address to mathematically generate a unique gravatar image.

How does Gravatar work with an email address?

That is missing the point of the Gravatar service. It is designed so that your users can register their email address (es) and associate a gravatar image with it/them. Your site (and other sites) can then query Gravatar to give back the image which is associated with the email address in question.