WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Blavatar or Avatar? http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Blavatar or Avatar? en Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 thesacredpath on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-319183 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:03:48 +0000 thesacredpath 319183@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ When on a blogger blog looking at the comments, in the right hand section should be a sign-in box. You should be able to sign in there with your gmail account, and then edit your profile and add an image.

]]> copiaverborum on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-319179 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:11:24 +0000 copiaverborum 319179@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ So, if I already have a gmail account, I can just upload a picture in my "settings" and this will be the avatar that appears when I leave a comment in someone's blogger blog? Or, is something completely different that I'd have to sign up for?

]]> thesacredpath on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-319158 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:42:11 +0000 thesacredpath 319158@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You have to sign up with blogger/google, and then you can upload an image.

]]> copiaverborum on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-319146 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:11:22 +0000 copiaverborum 319146@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks thesacredpath! You're super helpful!

Another question: Is there a way to get ANY image to show up on blogger blogs? It seems they have the signature blogger B before their blog name and then an image or picture next to the comment.

I'm just a virgin blogger myself, so, I'm getting used to all of this...

]]> thesacredpath on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-319144 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:04:21 +0000 thesacredpath 319144@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ It would only appear on blogger blogs if they have things set up to use gravatars. If they do not support gravatars, then your avatar will not show up on blogger blogs.

]]> copiaverborum on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-319138 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:49:57 +0000 copiaverborum 319138@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ What about the avatar appearing on blogger.com sites? Or, does it only appear in those who have wordpress?

]]> thesacredpath on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-319135 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:48:22 +0000 thesacredpath 319135@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ It can take up to several hours, sometimes longer for the avatar change to be registered on all of the wordpress servers. Also, if you are on a self-hosted wordpress blog, rather than one hosted here, it will depend on whether they have avatars/gravatars enabled.

]]> copiaverborum on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-319105 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:49:04 +0000 copiaverborum 319105@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Excuse my ignorance, but should my avatar appear when leaving comments on others blogs? Because all I see is the "blank man." Help, please.

]]> 1tess on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-319013 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:18:34 +0000 1tess 319013@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Glad to help!

]]> thecrocheteer on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-318995 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:50:44 +0000 thecrocheteer 318995@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ 1tess and thesacredpath: thanks very much for your very efficient replies! I understand it now (and I've linked my blog to my username too)

]]> 1tess on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-318986 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:38:33 +0000 1tess 318986@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ ~tsp

]]> thesacredpath on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-318985 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:37:12 +0000 thesacredpath 318985@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm too slow this morning.

]]> thesacredpath on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-318984 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:36:43 +0000 thesacredpath 318984@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Avatars are the same as gravatars, just that originally gravatar was a "global" avatar before Automattic (wordpress) bought Gravatar. Now they are one in the same. Avatars are linked to your user account, which means that when you are comment on a blog here, or anywhere that supports gravatars, your avatar will show up next to your comment.

Blavatars are wordpress.COM's name for a favicon, the little icon/picture that appears next to your blog URL in the address bar in a browser (and sometimes in tabs in some browsers) when at your site. You can thing if it as your blog's avatar [BL]avatar.

You can upload different images for each, or you can make them the same, it is up to you.

Avatars (your personal one) can be uploaded under users > your profile.

Blavatars (your blogs avatar) can be uploaded under settings > general (blog picture).

]]> 1tess on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-318982 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:35:23 +0000 1tess 318982@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ thecrocheteer,
Please post a link when asking a question here, starting with:
http://
or link your name to your blog:
http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/7-things-to-know-before-posting-in-wordpresscom-forums?replies=1

http://support.wordpress.com/avatars/
http://support.wordpress.com/avatars/blavatars/
http://support.wordpress.com/avatars/gravatars/

]]> thecrocheteer on "Blavatar or Avatar?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blavatar-or-avatar#post-318980 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:21:05 +0000 thecrocheteer 318980@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Really sorry if this is a stupid question, but what's the difference between the two? Can I have just the one pic (my uploaded pic) as both?

And what is a gravatar?!

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