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[1e2] Gravatar as Default Avatar for users without image: auto generate random avatar
Developer Last Online: Feb 2019 
With this very sipmple plugin you can display a Gravatar icon as default avatar for users that don't have any avatar saved or selected. But if an user has its own avatar, this one will be used instead of Gravatar. So you can continue to use your forum's avatar system, and this plugin will be used only when an avatar is not present.
The Gravatar is unique and automatically genereted based on registration email address choosen by the user. And the avatar created is used in every other website that use this method, like Wordpress blogs. Users that are registered to gravatar.com can upload their avatar image so that every website that uses Gravatar will display the uploaded personal image! So you can save your personal avatar one time and have it spreaded everywhere Gravatar system is used. Images are hosted on gravatar.com website, so you don't have any increase to your server load or bandwidth. In this way every user (old users and new users) will have an avatar image, and to recognize the author of a post will be simplier for all because unique images are assigned to each one. Your forum will be more userfriendly and nice looking! How To 1- Go to Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product], then select the xml file downloaded, click Yes for Allow Overwrite and click Import button 2- Go to Settings->Options->User Picture Options and you will find three new option at the end of the page (see screenshot) where you can: * Choose the Gravatar Type (choose between different Gravatar icon):
* Choose the Gravatar Dimension from 1 to 512 pixel square (default is 80) accordingly to your theme. You must write only numbers without characters or punctuation (so for example 120 and not 120px nor 120,5). * Choose the Gravatar Dimension for your Sidebar from 1 to 512 pixel square (default is 30) accordingly to your theme. You must write only numbers without characters or punctuation (so for example 120 and not 120px nor 120,5). *- Choose the Gravatar Ratings. All images are rated default as "g":
Note: uninstall Geekydesigns default avatar hack to make work. A manual edit for 4 files is needed if you want gravatar also in Blog and in ForumHome Sidebar. It's a simple search and replace, you can do it in 1 minute. As soon as I have time, I will make automatic the manual edit and I will add gravatar support also for CMS. The plugin adds a footer link to author website as copyright mark, but I don't require you to keep it. To remove the copyright info just disable the plugin for footer link: go to Plugins & Products->Plugin Manager and search the plugins for Gravatar as Default Avatar and delete or disable the one named "Profile Hooks". Consider a donation if you do so. vBulletin 3.8 version, please, download HERE Changelog: v 1.0 Initial release v 1.0.1 corrected a bug that makes the gravatar all the same in user profile v 1.1.0 Added a rudimental menu option to choose gravatar type, dimension and ratings v 1.1.1 Improvements in option menu to prevent errors and make it easier v 1.1.2:
v 1.1.2p2 update for VB 4.1.8 and added HTTPS version v 1.1.2p3 updated for VB 4.1.10 Download Now Only licensed members can download files, Click Here for more information. Screenshots
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mm: (mystery-man) a simple, cartoon-style silhouetted outline of a person (does not vary by email hash). But if an user has its own avatar saved on gravatar.com, that image is displayed.
identicon: a geometric pattern based on an email hash. But if an user has its own avatar saved on gravatar.com, that image is displayed.
monsterid: a generated 'monster' with different colors, faces, etc. But if an user has its own avatar saved on gravatar.com, that image is displayed.
wavatar: generated faces with differing features and backgrounds. But if an user has its own avatar saved on gravatar.com, that image is displayed.
retro: awesome generated, 8-bit arcade-style pixelated faces. But if an user has its own avatar saved on gravatar.com, that image is displayed.|
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#31
31 Jul 2011, 11:40
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Updated the manual modification for VB 4.1.5
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#32
31 Jul 2011, 11:45
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ohhhh awesome man
 thanks installed + tagged + motm + 5 stars thanks
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#33
05 Aug 2011, 15:08
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Can you give Support for adding gravatars to CMS-Widgets like "Recent Posts/Threads", too?
IMO it's to inconsistent, as it is now. Hopefully you find a way to automatically add gravatars to the templates, soon. greets Zohhak No members have liked this post.
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#34
05 Aug 2011, 15:53
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@Zohhak I'm sorry, but there are no template-hook to automatically insert gravatar in CMS-blog/widget.
And then, blog and cms uses another system to call avatars. I need to work on it, but it will be another manual file edit. I'm sorry, I'd like to have gravatar everywhere too. No members have liked this post.
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#35
17 Aug 2011, 02:50
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Great plug-in! Is there any way for me to specify a custom default gravatar when users don't have one (instead of using the Gravatar default monsters/blank guy/etc.)?
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#36
17 Aug 2011, 05:15
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I think this mod is more than I want, but I'm not sure.
I have about 40 avatars that a user can pick from if they don't have their own. All I really, really want, is if a user doesn't pick one nor upload one of their own, that the system would assign one of my 40 at random. It seems like it should be an easy thing. On my pet forum, I require avatars to be of an appropriate pet, so pulling in gravatars is not what I want. Thanks! No members have liked this post.
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#37
17 Aug 2011, 07:43
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@ryiin No, there isn't this option. This is out of the scope of gravatar plugin, so you need to find other plugins that do it or modify the xml of mine and substitute the url that calls the gravatar with the url of an image you want.
@cavyspirit This plugin calls a gravatar, and every gravatar is unique. If you assign an avatar of your 40, then there will be many users with the same avatar. Anyway, you can't do it with my plugin, I'm sorry. It's out of its scope. No members have liked this post.
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#38
27 Aug 2011, 19:34
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ınstalled.Thanks.
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#39
11 Sep 2011, 07:00
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Hello, found some error:
Avatars doesn't show up in the "View Forum Leaders" (showgroups.php) and in the groups section... No members have liked this post.
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#40
11 Sep 2011, 10:20
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It is not an error, I haven't considered them.Thanks for reporting, I'll try to add gravatar also there.
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#41
21 Oct 2011, 21:09
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There seems to be a bug,
This did not happen when I initially installed this, but it started happening today, maybe Gravatar changed something? When this mod is enabled on my forum, it causes quick replay to throw a "Do you want to leave this page, or stay on this page" for everyone using the quick reply. I had to go one by one and through my mods disabling them until I found it was this one. Someone else said that it may also show do to a mix of http and https in the url that is being pulled from gravatar, though I don't know that to be true. No members have liked this post.
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#42
21 Oct 2011, 22:05
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The url of gravatars are all http, so if your forum is on https it can be a problem.
Please, try this attached version (import and overwrite). It uses the https for gravatar images (from http://www.gravatar.... to https://secure.gravatar...) Please, let me know if it works. No members have liked this post.
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#43
29 Nov 2011, 15:14
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Update for VB 4.1.8 and HTTPS version added for those boards that use https protocol.
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#44
30 Nov 2011, 03:48
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Originally Posted by Zohhak
Galerio,
Thanks for the update today, and I'd like to second a vote for this.  Don't know if it helps, but the CMS widget for recent articles pulls from the following template: vbcms_widget_recentarticle_page I'm just not sure what to edit there to implement the Gravatar call. If you could help with that one, I could try and roll it into the others and post back on the mods that need to be made. No members have liked this post.
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#45
30 Nov 2011, 07:48
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Thanks kplus, I'll take a look into it.
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