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1. spaninquis
   Member
   Apr 28, 2009, 12:28 AM

   When I changed the theme about 2 months ago, I also changed my avatar to match it in the general settings. I uploaded a new image, cropped it, etc., and it shows up properly on my Settings page. But it's been a few months, and despite deleting and re-uploading, it never shows up anywhere, any place it should, such as in comments, in the widgets, on someone else's WordPress comments, etc. The old avatar still does, though, but that matches a previous theme. What the hell am I doing wrong? How can I get the new avatar to show up?

   The blog I need help with is spaninquis.wordpress.com.

2. raincoaster
   Member
   Apr 28, 2009, 12:50 AM

   Please tell us what your old avatar and your new one look like. We can see one, but we have no idea which it is.

   Also: are you changing the Gravatar (on Gravatar.com), Avatar (on your profile page), or Blavatar (on your Blog Settings)?

3. spaninquis
   Member
   Apr 28, 2009, 4:56 PM

   The one you see above your reply (attached to my original inquiry) is the old one that I cannot get rid of. The new one is similar, but is just a cropped section of the image on the right side of my present banner.

   I'm just trying to change my avatar on my profile page (Settings|General|Blog Picture). I haven't evren attempted to use Gravatar or Blavatar, whatever they are.

4. ellaella
   Member
   Apr 28, 2009, 4:59 PM

   Gravatar is WordPress-speak for avatar.
   Blavatar is WordPress-speak for favicon.
   Favicon is tech-speak for those teeny little pictures in the browser bar and tabs.

   :)

5. spaninquis
   Member
   Apr 28, 2009, 6:56 PM

   Color me clueless. :)

   Hence my inquiry, I guess.

6. ischristsoontoreturn
   Member
   May 4, 2009, 10:34 PM

   ahhh....
   Registering with Gravatar.com is the answer!
   And SIMPLE .... even for this newbie! :-)

7. raincoaster
   Member
   May 4, 2009, 11:34 PM

   I'd bet anything the OP's problem is that the new file has the same name as the old file. Try changing the name before uploading.

8. spaninquis
   Member
   May 6, 2009, 5:12 PM

   OK. I renamed the image and uploaded the newly renamed image. No change. Still have the old avatar, it just won't go away.

   I have not signed up for Gravatar. I don't see why I need to sign up for an outside service when the settings page says that the image I upload will be used as my blog picture. That makes no sense to me. What would be the point of having a blog picture setting in the first place, if I have to go outside the settings to get it to work?

   And Christ ain't returning anytime in the future ...or ever. :-)

9. panaghiotisadam
   Member
   May 6, 2009, 5:42 PM

   @spaninquis:

   - What you have succesfully changed is the blavatar: the little picture that shows up before your URL in the address bar of your browser. As raincoaster told you, you don't change your avatar in Settings|General|Blog Picture but in your profile page (My Account|Edit Profile, or Users|Your profile).

   - Visiting gravatar.com was offered to you as a surefire solution in case uploading through your profile didn't work. And that's because some things, especially cropping, are a bit cranky at the moment. You don't see why you need to sign up for an outside service, but I don't see why you prefer not solving your problem.

   - Gravatar.com is not exactly outside: it's a project of the same people that run wordpress. That's where your avatar will end up, even if you upload it in your profile page.

10. gottabkd
    Member
    May 6, 2009, 6:18 PM

    My Avatar has disappeared from the avatar area in Settings|General|Blog Picture but in your profile page (My Account|Edit Profile, or Users|Your profile).

    I have not changed it for some time now and have not signed in for a week to check my site... Is there some problem I should be aware of that I can no longer see it?

11. spaninquis
    Member
    May 6, 2009, 8:44 PM

    panaghiotisadam

    As raincoaster told you, you don't change your avatar in Settings|General|Blog Picture but in your profile page (My Account|Edit Profile, or Users|Your profile).

    Thank you! That wasn't clearly stated previously. I didn't even realize I had a second profile page, independent of the General settings page. Now I guess I'll wait and see if it changes across the board. I'll also check the gravatar site.

    Thanks again.

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