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.
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hooray it worked!
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Hey dat’s cool! and the new template is awesome! I love the way it resizes and everything. The only part I find not too exciting it the page banner…
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Testing out ze gravatar. Hope it works
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I am also just testing…
Me not to good with computers and electronic gizmos…
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Glad I stumbled upon “How To Set Up Your Gravatar.” I was wondering how this worked. Thanks.
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It doesn’t seem to automatically update on comments I’ve already left though …
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Okay, now it’s working. Neat trick. Gracias.
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finally got around to setting it up and just confirming it here. thanks!
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It’s a “Globally Recognized Avatar”. Neato.
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Thanks for the information my friend. I’m going to head over and get this setup on our Technology News Site.
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I’ve set it up, but so far it isn’t working. What could I be doing wrong?
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Hi Jo – seems like you got it working. Usually takes a couple hours to propagate on gravatar’s servers.
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Oh, yes! Thanks. I really like your site, by the way!
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Testing my gravatar.
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Thanks for showing me how to setup my gravatar. It’s one of those little things I’ve been putting off for a long time now.
Later,
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Testing 1 2 3….
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Just now setup my gravatar
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this is a test!
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