For questions about how Gravatars are fetched and displayed on the Stack Exchange network. This is not for general Gravatar support inquiries.
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Why there are so many unicorns among top-level SO users? [duplicate]
These top users have the same cartoon rainbow unicorns in their avatar:
http://stackoverflow.com/users/61974/mark-byers
http://stackoverflow.com/users/218196/felix-kling
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0answers
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Gravatar display problem if they reach 1 million [closed]
As answered here :
Kyle mentioned in chat that on a test instance he had given himself lots of rep. If I understand what he said right now it will be displayed as 1000k
ABout how will 1,000,000 ...
4
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1answer
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How does StackOverflow generate profile picture dynamically? [duplicate]
I am curious how Stack Overflow generates profile pictures randomly in cute way. What is the best way to achieve that? What tools or programming knowledge I should know?
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Remove Gravatar.com integration (Wordpress.com Connect) [closed]
All Gravatar.com accounts have been converted to WordPress.com accounts, also known as Wordpress.com Connect. It’s true.
The unbeauty of switching to WordPress.com Connect is that it means that also ...
18
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3answers
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How is ThiefMaster making his avatar so sharp?
Look at the moderator page for SO.
Near the bottom is ThiefMaster - if you are looking at the page on a Retina display, you can see that his avatar looks much sharper than anyone else's.
How'd he ...
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4answers
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Will Gravatar's new WordPress-only login policy affect us?
Since 3rd April 2013, logging into Gravatar now requires a WordPress.com account.
What consequences, if any, might this change create for the use of Gravatar on Stack Exchange sites?
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1answer
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Why are my name and icon rendered two different ways in chat?
In the following screen shot, one of my posts in chat is accompanied by my gravatar and (part of) my user name. The next one is accompanied by my full name and rep but is missing the gravatar.
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Avatar change not persisting across Network sites
I changed my Gravatar the other day but I had forgotten the e-mail I was changing it on was linked to StackOverflow. So this resulted in my SO Gravatar being changed (to a picture of my foot with a ...
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Profile pictures don't get the same properties at Gravatars [closed]
So I was loading the review panel over and over out of boredom and happened to notice that some of the profile picture squares were different than others when the image hasn't loaded yet:
Am I ...
0
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0answers
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Text substitution for unavailable gravatars obscures other chat participants [closed]
I am stuck behind an internet proxy that doesn't like wherever the "new" gravaars are kept. This means I just see those users' names as text, which is mostly fine. However, for all but the shortest ...
15
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Eeeek! Gigantic Gravatar nearly gave me a heart attack on the spot - what gives? [duplicate]
I was visiting this page and stumbled across this:
I almost fell off of my chair! (Penguins aren't noted for their ability to remain seated on a chair for long periods of time. They also have ...
0
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1answer
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My gravatar is not visible on Stack Overflow
I have added an avatar in Gravatar before 2 months and still not visible on Stack Overflow. I have also selected it. When I go to gravatar and see , it is selected but still no luck. Please help.
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1answer
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Why was my gravatar removed on meta? [closed]
I have a confession to make. I am not Jeff Atwood (surprise!). However, I happened to have (and still do, except on meta apparently) his picture as my gravatar just for fun. It certainly wasnt ...
4
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1answer
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Default gravatar picture can be wrongly selected as profile picture
Hard to explain so I'll use pictures. User without Gravatar account, clicking the "change picture" link:
Then clicking the "Gravatar" line results in:
Upon reloading the page the profile ...
13
votes
1answer
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Non-Gravatar avatars aren't supported on StackExchange.com global profile
The StackExchange.com global profile still uses Gravatar with the email address from your primary account, even if that account isn't using Gravatar itself.
For example, my global profile is synced ...
