WordPress.com Goes Gravatar Crazy

December 8, 2008

Demitrious Kelly

Howdy there bloggers! You’ll no doubt remember that when we acquired Gravatar.com, just over a year ago, we intended to fully integrate it into WordPress.com. It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve finally replaced the WordPress.com avatar system with those Globally Recognized Avatars. What does this mean? It means your WordPress.com avatar can now follow you around the web. Your avatar can show up on any Gravatar enabled site, regardless of its affiliation with Automattic!

picture-2picture-4The old avatar tool in your WordPress.com profiles has been replaced with your current Gravatar (left.) If you click on that icon you’ll be taken to Gravatar.com (and automatically logged into your account) where you can easily change your image (right). You can upload an image from your computer, paste in a link to an image on the internet, or even take a picture of yourself using your computers webcam. Cropping and rating your images are as easy as ever. After you finish your new image will automatically attach to your email address (assuming you only have one email address on your account,) or you will be presented with a simple-as-pie list of your email addresses, and you can attach the new image to any or all of them! Just close the Gravatar window when you’re done.

Of course all of the standard Gravatar features are available to you. Upload as many images as you wish, switch them as often as you like, add as many email addresses as you want to your account, and more features still in the works.

If you find that you have an “old” image for your Gravatar, simply click on the link to change it and then click on the “Use your last WordPress.com Avatar” link to get the new one back. There are bound to be some small hiccups here and there. Just let Support know when something doesn’t work quite right, and we’ll get everything ironed out in no time.

Cheers!
DK

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  1. custombladeworks Dec 8th at 2:36 am

    Thanks for contstantly upgrading the wordpress community .

    Liked by 1 person

  2. Teck Dec 8th at 2:43 am

    Sweet thanks for the upgrade.

    Liked by 1 person

  3. Moses Dec 8th at 2:49 am

    Many surprises this month! =D

    Liked by 1 person

  4. rocknoida Dec 8th at 3:13 am

    wew, i like things like theis…

    i was confused too……

    PERTAMAX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Manuel Reis Dec 8th at 3:15 am

    Once again, great feature!

    Have a great holiday season!

    Liked by 1 person

  6. eideard Dec 8th at 3:27 am

    I think cranky old geeks should be read – and not seen. But, I’ll give it a try.

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  7. agnessekar Dec 8th at 3:29 am

    Saya sangat bersyukur bisa bergabung dengan WordPress.com, yang semakin hari berkembang semakin canggih, lebih mudah mengakses, lebih spesifik dan lebih up to date. Pencetus/pengelola WordPress, makasih buanyak ats perubahan-perubahan yang selama b ergabung sudah banyak kemajuan. Maju terus di dunia maya, dan saya khususnya siap mendukung untuk perkembangan lebih lanjut. Terima kasih.

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  8. Alexchious Dec 8th at 3:40 am

    awesome! this is cool!! WOWOWOWOW!

    http://www.thebillionairejournal.wordpress.com

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  9. art predator Dec 8th at 3:42 am

    very cool! i’m loving seeing my blovatar around town and now this! yay!

    great work, WordPress!

    Liked by 1 person

  10. edy Dec 8th at 3:52 am

    i’ve just tried on my WP.com dashboard
    cool!

    Liked by 1 person

  11. bydersjoint Dec 8th at 4:50 am

    Nice… as always WordPress gets better and better 😉

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  12. JBantha Dec 8th at 5:05 am

    Great! I’ve give a try! ^_^
    a like these new changes! *_*

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  13. Kunal Dec 8th at 5:24 am

    worked like a charm for me… thanks 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

  14. nelimak Dec 8th at 5:25 am

    So that’s what happened? I was so confused 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

  15. Jinky Bagagñan Dec 8th at 5:43 am

    Have already used it, in fact. I like it, of course, just as I like everything WordPress. 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

  16. kitong Dec 8th at 6:57 am

    thats cool.. thanks for inform me..

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  17. 周游 Dec 8th at 7:14 am

    that’s exactly why i shifted and will stick to wordpress forever. thanks for the nice job!

    Liked by 1 person

  18. wormlelo Dec 8th at 7:16 am

    What are they good for? I suppose that I will have to try it since I’m clueless about this feature. Thanks for the hard work.

    Liked by 1 person

  19. Chouette Dec 8th at 7:28 am

    Um, I blog anonymously. Does this mean I need to make a new email address for my blog?

    I definately don’t want to find my avatar being linked with the real me on other sites (where previously it seemed safe to use the same email)

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    • Sheri Dec 8th at 6:14 pm

      Your Gravatar is connected to your email address, so if you leave comments on another blog and you want to remain anonymous, make sure that the Gravatar connected to that email address is an appropriate image.

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  20. Bambang Sriwijonarko, S.Ip Dec 8th at 7:59 am

    Thank’s for your information, It’s nice to try

    Liked by 1 person

  21. Ramanuja Dasan Dec 8th at 8:02 am

    Thats a nice feature, the favicons especially. A new feature every week and you people keep reducing the reasons one needs to go for a self-hosted blog.

    Liked by 1 person

    • Sheri Dec 8th at 9:10 am

      Gravatars and blavatars are different. At WordPress.com, favicons are created using the blavatar from your blog’s Settings page while Gravatars appear next to comments and are created in your account profile page or at http://gravatar.com/

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  22. missesparker Dec 8th at 8:03 am

    Thanks. This is very nice. 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

  23. Jessica Sideways Dec 8th at 8:19 am

    Well, I am glad to see that Gravatar has a good home. ^_^

    Liked by 1 person

  24. draguscn Dec 8th at 8:34 am

    gravatar on old comments will change too when I change my gravatar now?

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  26. BLOG.THEME Dec 8th at 9:11 am

    Wish all you guys at WordPress a great holidays! Thanks again for the upgrade! ❤

    Liked by 1 person

  27. Wim Permana Dec 8th at 10:29 am

    @Sheri, You’re wonderful. Love you from here, Indonesia. check me out http://twitter.com/wimkhan 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

  28. Windu Dec 8th at 10:33 am

    Nice, I really like the this gravatarand blavatar feature

    Liked by 1 person

  29. pmkuncen Dec 8th at 10:48 am

    cool…. ill try it

    Liked by 1 person

  30. joelemmanuel Dec 8th at 10:55 am

    This is cool. Thanks, WordPress community 🙂 Thank you for this feature.

    Liked by 1 person

  31. Christine Kaharmen Dec 8th at 11:29 am

    I’ve tried it just now… but it seems like you have to wait a lil bit long until your gravatar changed.

    Liked by 1 person

    • Sheri Dec 8th at 5:20 pm

      Your Gravatar should update right away. However, some browsers may take a while to show new Gravatars. Clearing your browser cache and cookies and completely restarting your browser may help.

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  32. Splodge! Dec 8th at 11:31 am

    I don’t know why I struggled for so long on a self-hosted blog.

    This is just another good reason to remain with WordPress.com

    Even all my old comments show the new Gravatar image.

    Liked by 1 person

  33. ~Agent Chase~ Dec 8th at 1:36 pm

    Cool, im gonna try it out right now!

    Liked by 1 person

  34. Elli Dec 8th at 1:37 pm

    Oh Good lord, what will be the next!!!!!! :-O

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  35. Ashesh Dec 8th at 2:10 pm

    A very cool feature to reflect graphically one’s profile -> via Gravatar.

    Can a gravatar be animated? or contain a smiley ?

    Liked by 1 person

    • Sheri Dec 8th at 7:14 pm

      Gravatars cannot be animated. The only way to include a smiley would be if the smiley was a static graphic that was part of the image.

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  36. Jaguar Dec 8th at 2:29 pm

    Yep, I’ve noticed. It was a good idea and most of my friends also thought so. Speaking on the behalf of those, who do not know English. Greetings!

    Liked by 1 person

  37. {[(Limeboy11)]} Dec 8th at 2:41 pm

    gravatar ROCKS!

    Liked by 1 person

  38. basingbe Dec 8th at 3:37 pm

    goods….
    http://basingbe.wordpress.com

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  39. jamamakitty Dec 8th at 4:12 pm

    why is there so much white space at the top of this page? It forces the text into the margin and I am unable to read the words on the right side of the blog or whatever and cannot even scroll over. (Not a gravatar issue but you can see what I am talking about up at the top here. Thanks

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  40. Stephen Rees Dec 8th at 4:45 pm

    Is this the explanation for the picture of myself – that I have been using happily since I started blogging here – suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a random pattern?

    Liked by 1 person

    • Sheri Dec 8th at 5:39 pm

      That random pattern is called an identicon. If you see a random pattern instead of your Gravatar, then you should check your WordPress.com profile page to make sure your image is showing up properly there. Also, keep in mind that blog Administrators can choose whether or not to show Gravatars from their Settings -> Discussion page. If your Gravatar is not showing up on a blog, then they may have chosen not to display Gravatars.

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  41. burocracia Dec 8th at 5:10 pm

    buena noticia 😀

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  42. AudaciousAria Dec 8th at 5:18 pm

    Sweet. Thanks y’all.

    Liked by 1 person

  43. thriveblogger Dec 8th at 5:19 pm

    I think I remember that Gravatar is also a default for IP Board (popular forums).

    Liked by 1 person

  44. zyxo Dec 8th at 5:41 pm

    I’m not (gr)avatar-minded …

    Liked by 1 person

  45. Tom Terrific Dec 8th at 5:44 pm

    I’d like to have an option to not have a Gravatar.
    It seems that once you have one, you either have to either have a pictures or show a blank white space.
    It would be nice to say – no Gravatar please – it would save space on my RSS reader.

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    • Sheri Dec 8th at 6:03 pm

      You can delete your Gravatar if you’d like. To do that, simply hover your mouse over the image in the list at the bottom of your Gravatar manage page, and click the red “X”. See http://en.gravatar.com/site/faq/ for more Gravatar questions and answers.

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  46. stshores24 Dec 8th at 6:24 pm

    Ah, cool. Nice to not have to update two sites any more. Good job.

    Liked by 1 person

  47. ian in hamburg Dec 8th at 6:34 pm

    Can we forget the word Blavatar then? Or are they two different things?

    Liked by 1 person

    • Sheri Dec 8th at 7:07 pm

      They are different. A blavatar is a blog avatar and it is displayed in the web address bar next to your blog URL. A Gravatar is a globally recognized avatar and it is displayed next to your comments, in the Authors widget, and some other places depending on how your theme was designed. Gravatars can be used on other websites and applications too. You could see your gravatar on any web-enabled blog or website.

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  48. the rufus Dec 8th at 7:04 pm

    Gravatars, Blavatars – where should I get all the pictures from 😉

    Liked by 2 people

  49. Nick Dec 8th at 7:17 pm

    Thanks so much for all the integration!

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  50. allforblue Dec 8th at 7:28 pm

    Thank you, great gravatars for blue

    Liked by 1 person

  51. ak4037 Dec 8th at 7:50 pm

    so if I leave comment use another email address that isn’t connected to Gravatar, my gravatar isn’t show up..?

    Liked by 1 person

  52. piyali sen dasgupta Dec 8th at 8:28 pm

    I think Gravatar is a nice feature hope to come up with a picture !Thanks WordPress!

    Liked by 1 person

  53. Pândego Endiabrado Dec 8th at 8:48 pm

    Very Good!

    I hope that more sites have the option to use the gravatar available.

    Great idea.

    Liked by 1 person

  54. V Dec 8th at 9:26 pm

    Thanks for all the cool features! Happy Holidays! 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

  55. piratesparty Dec 8th at 9:28 pm

    thx! cool update, youre the best, guys 😉

    Liked by 1 person

  56. Cacia Chronicles Dec 8th at 9:34 pm

    Another GREAT WordPress idea. Thanks : )

    Liked by 1 person

  57. The Rev. Dec 8th at 10:06 pm

    Faaaaaaantastic-

    Liked by 1 person

  58. forumistannet Dec 8th at 10:11 pm

    Cool and seems very nice, thanks.

    Liked by 1 person

  59. Rolii Dec 8th at 10:15 pm

    Blavatars, Gravatars…it’s getting a little dizzying, folks!

    Liked by 1 person

  60. ndelvalle Dec 8th at 10:19 pm

    I loved the new feature.

    Liked by 1 person

  61. maureenemoran Dec 8th at 11:01 pm

    I’m just learning about all this. Looks very cool! Thanks!

    Liked by 1 person

  62. osolihin Dec 8th at 11:05 pm

    Thank you for your hard work, WP!

    Liked by 1 person

  63. quinncreative Dec 8th at 11:25 pm

    It must be fun to leave us luddites in the dust. But it sure is exhausting trying to figure out that “write” is now “post” and you can’t save a draft anymore. Ever thought of giving us a choice NOT to update? Ah, DOS. Now THERE was a program. . .

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  64. vampyrcorn Dec 9th at 12:11 am

    haha the members of wordpress are so polite.

    Thank you kindly mr. word press.

    *bows*

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  65. moseljack Dec 9th at 12:11 am

    Wonderbar!

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  66. mardoto Dec 9th at 1:03 am

    Very good. Thanks, innovation without stoping ….

    Like

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  68. promisbilder Dec 9th at 1:14 am

    Gravatars are just awesome, thanks!

    Liked by 1 person

  69. barrycyrus Dec 9th at 1:19 am

    sooo WordBest!

    Liked by 1 person

  70. Brother John Dec 9th at 1:21 am

    Ah WordPress.org! Nice… As usual. Great job!!!
    Brother John
    Lansdowne, Pennsylvania USA

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  71. Josè Vicente Barrera Dìaz Dec 9th at 2:11 am

    j. Es muy interesante. Gracias. Felicitaciones.

    Liked by 1 person

  72. Jade Phoenix Dec 9th at 3:34 am

    Sweet upgrade. Gonna try it out soon! ^.^ Thank you~

    Liked by 1 person

  73. Ryo-Base Dec 9th at 3:36 am

    Sweet! finally! thanks man.

    Liked by 1 person

  74. Sadat ar Rayyan Dec 9th at 3:37 am

    wow. very good

    Liked by 1 person

  75. myrontay Dec 9th at 3:38 am

    Now, just to find a decent photo of myself… …

    Liked by 1 person

  76. Gem Dec 9th at 4:20 am

    Well, a gravatar is something that would be useful if you’re the type who wants to have her photos updated depending on the mood. Nice! 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

  77. desertfishing Dec 9th at 5:02 am

    Thank you WP community for this great effort. More power!

    Liked by 1 person

  78. Buffet O' Blog Dec 9th at 5:58 am

    This is awesome! I think the gravatars add a lot of character and personality to the blogs. There’s a lot of funny pictures that can be used, if you decide to quit showing your mug, or if you have other characters (which seems to happen on my blog).

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  79. normalslife Dec 9th at 6:18 am

    Bravo! Thanks!!

    Liked by 1 person

  80. mamnoe Dec 9th at 8:46 am

    Thanks a lot. thats Great!

    Liked by 1 person

  81. shaaakspsyco Dec 9th at 9:21 am

    Good, good. Now how about enabling adsense?

    Liked by 1 person

  82. chavd Dec 9th at 10:07 am

    Pretty cool stuff. A quick glimpse at the future.

    Liked by 1 person

  83. هشام Dec 9th at 10:41 am

    Perfect

    Liked by 1 person

  84. fluffywelshsheep Dec 9th at 11:02 am

    thanks:)

    Liked by 1 person

  85. uksupport Dec 9th at 2:04 pm

    WordPress Simply rocks..

    cheers!!!!!!

    Liked by 1 person

  86. SAMAN UI Dec 9th at 2:29 pm

    good idea….
    cayoo WP

    Liked by 1 person

  87. lilith84 Dec 9th at 4:55 pm

    Great :D!

    Liked by 1 person

  88. the angry black woman Dec 9th at 5:02 pm

    The one thing you guys seem to not want to do with gravatars is to make them act like the Post Avatars plugin for WP. There you can choose an image to go at the top of your post, similar to LiveJournal. Blogs with multiple authors would particularly benefit from this, and it seems to me easy to implement on WP.com. That’s really the only use I see for Gravatars in this context 9and outside of comments).

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  89. kratum Dec 9th at 6:04 pm

    que bién

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  90. Laurie Dec 9th at 6:09 pm

    my computer freezes for a minute everytime i get on a website with the snow. why is that?

    Liked by 1 person

  91. stopbirdporn Dec 9th at 7:20 pm

    That’s great news! Thank you!

    Liked by 1 person

  92. ajcushner Dec 9th at 7:46 pm

    Great changes! Looking forward to what other improvements you guys make.

    Liked by 1 person

  93. great8productions Dec 9th at 9:17 pm

    this is soooo cool

    Liked by 1 person

  94. great8productions Dec 9th at 9:18 pm

    phenomenal. absolute genius

    Liked by 1 person

  95. mynameisbotha Dec 9th at 9:19 pm

    REQUEST!!!!!

    Please disable right-click on the gravatar — then the thiefs cannot steal your gravatar and use it to make posts under your name.

    But thanks for a great product …..

    Like

  96. gvitkova Dec 9th at 10:42 pm

    I think it is great. Now I needn´t care about my avatar in the Internet. Now I have my personal signature (I mean avatar) everywhere. Thank you a lot.

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  98. Sven Dec 9th at 11:05 pm

    This place is like… amazing… great… 🙂

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  100. letsliveinpeace Dec 10th at 12:02 am

    Beautiful! Avatars can now roam the Blogosphere and beyond!

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