Previously, with the launch of the new theme, I mentioned the comments now come Gravatar enabled.

However it doesn’t appear that many readers have theirs set up, so I figured I would take a moment to give a quick explanation.

What Is A Gravatar?

A gravatar, or globally recognized avatar, is quite simply an 80×80 pixel avatar image that follows you from weblog to weblog appearing beside your name when you comment on gravatar enabled sites.

How To I Set It Up?

Head over to the official Gravatar website, sign up (it’s free), and upload a gravatar. You can associate different gravatars with different emails.

How Do I Use It?

Easy. When you comment on blogs that have gravatars enabled (like this one) it will automatically add your photo, based on the email you use.

How Do I Get Gravatars On My Own Blog?

Also easy! They’ve got a great Gravatar implementor’s guide dedicated to information on implementing gravatars on your blog.

Ian MacKenzie

Ian MacKenzie is the founder and editor of Brave New Traveler. Aside from writing, he spends his time exploring the fundamental nature of existence and wishing he did more backpacking.