{"id":55,"date":"2011-12-05T14:19:43","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T14:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/12\/05\/setting-up-a-gravatar\/"},"modified":"2020-09-24T15:36:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T19:36:06","slug":"setting-up-gravatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/setting-up-gravatar\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up a Gravatar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gravatar is an abbreviation for Globally Recognized Avatar. An avatar is a representation of a person sort of like an icon. So, a Gravatar is a universally recognized avatar that you can easily use to display a photo or image next to your screen name when posting on a forum or blog. One of the great features of using a Gravatar is that you do not have to upload an image for every site you wish to use it on. If a site supports Gravatars, and you sign up for that site using the email associated with your Gravatar, it will automatically appear next to your screen name.<\/p>\n

How Do I Get a Gravatar?<\/h2>\n

Signing up for a Gravatar account is simple. Let\u2019s begin by visiting the Gravatar Signup page:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/en.gravatar.com\/site\/signup\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Fill in the email you want to use for your Gravatar account and click Signup. Next, check your email and click on the link provided so you can choose your Gravatar username, set your password and complete the signup process for your Gravatar account.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve completed the signup process, you\u2019ll want to click on My Account > Manage Gravatars at the top of the Gravatar website. You\u2019ll see a notification that you do not have any images yet. Click the link to add an image.<\/p>\n

On the next page, you\u2019ll have the option to upload a file from your computer, use an image you already have on the Internet, or take a new picture with a webcam connected to your computer. For this example, we\u2019ll upload a file from our computer by clicking on the \u201cMy computer\u2019s hard drive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Next, click on the \u201cChoose File\u201d button to choose your image and then click the \u201cNext\u201d button to upload the file.<\/p>\n

Next, we will crop our uploaded image. You can grab any side to enlarge or shrink the area to be cropped. Since Gravatars are square images, your image will need to be cropped to a square as well. When you\u2019re satisfied with what the image will look like after cropping, click the \u201cCrop and Finish!\u201d button to proceed.<\/p>\n

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Finally, choose a rating for your Gravatar. We recommend keeping your image G rated so you can display it to any audience without issue.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it! You\u2019ve just created your Gravatar account and uploaded an image to be used for your account. You can also add additional images if you like so you can easily switch between images.<\/p>\n

Using Gravatars on Your Own Website<\/h2>\n

Gravatars and WordPress<\/h3>\n

If you have a WordPress site, Gravatars are built-in and there is no need to add an additional plugin to add Gravatar support. You can choose to allow user Gravatars to be displayed by their comments. You can also choose the maximum rating allowed and what to display for users who do not have a Gravatar account.<\/p>\n

There are also useful plugins such as the Author Bio plugin that use a Gravatar image. You can also add a plugin such as the Gravatar Signup plugin to encourage your users to sign up for a Gravatar account if they do not already have one.<\/p>\n

Using Gravatar on Other Sites<\/h3>\n

If you are using another CMS such as Joomla or Drupal, there are plugins and modules for both systems to integrate Gravatars into your site. If you are using a different CMS, you can do a quick search of your system\u2019s plugins\/modules for Gravatars. The Gravatar website also provides instructions on how to integrate Gravatars into your site:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/en.gravatar.com\/site\/implement\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gravatar is an abbreviation for Globally Recognized Avatar. An avatar is a representation of a person sort of like an icon. So, a Gravatar is a universally recognized avatar that you can easily use to display a photo or image next to your screen name when posting on a forum or blog. 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