sunnismeHello
Sorry if this has been commented already but it looks to me as if what is described here:
http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/go-get-a-blavatar/ solves our problem.
I have tried to upload an ".ico" file, that didnt work (silly me hadnt read the "jpg or png only" at the beginning); but the favicon I got from the cropped jpg is a decent one, although Im sure I could do better by chossing something with less colour or detail.
What do you think of the feature?
Can we close all the threads requesting favicons and stop harassing the staff about it now?
Hoooray!
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Looks like our favicon issue is solved, or is it?
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I don't think it works on pre-existing avatars, either. I've got one...it's a perfectly lovely avatar, and it looks fine as a favicon, but it's not showing up here. I also can't get the video to play for me (it says it requires me to upgrade to Flash 10, coincidentally the version of Flash that breaks the Flash uploader, so I don't think I really want to do that). Does it say somewhere on the video that you have to re-upload your image?
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And I'm gonna request that staff move this into the main Support forum. They might as well. There are going to be a LOT of these threads very soon if there isn't one there to build on.
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Good idea raincoaster. I'll move it at once.
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The avatar and the favicon are two different things. One doesn't affect the other. You upload the favicon under "Settings" (general). You upload your avitar under "Users" (your profile). They can be the same image, or not, as you like. The format must be jpeg or png.
You crop the favicon after you upload it.That's odd that you couldn't play the video. I don't have Flash 10 either, but it worked for me.
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Hi Rain,
Actually, I accidentally upgraded to Flash 10. It turns out that the browser upload works just as well as the WP flash upload. The only thing you miss is that "progress bar" thingee. Other than that, it ends up working just fine!
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Ah, thanks, both of you. Now I can upgrade in peace. I think the last owner drank the Quicktime koolaid or something, it doesn't have Flash at all, which is weird because it has every single Adobe program you have to pay for.
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Okay, that is one FUSSY cropping tool. Every time I get my cursor near it the darn thing collapses entirely. Anyone got any tips?
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@1tess, your point that the favicon is different from the avatar you already have is a vital one.
Your blavatar functions as a favicon for your blog, among other things. Your avatar is a picture representing you. Since you can have multiple wordpress.com blogs, the two things have to be different.
For a more detailed account of the differences, see:
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Yes, the name 'blavatar' strikes me as a particularly confusing one since it isn't an avatar and doesn't replace the avatar. Where else does the blavatar come up apart from the favicon?
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Agreed.
Ah, and I note it'll show up on pings. Clever, because of course pings come from blogs, not directly from users.
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I assumed "blavatar"= "avatar for use on your blog"
But actually "blavatar"="avatar OF your blog"Does that make sense?
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How long does it take to show up? And it shows up regardless of domain mapping and custom CSS, right? RIGHT?
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Seems to. I see yours just fine, raincoaster.
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I don't. Cookie Dance, coming up!
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Nope, not there. Grrr. Well, time for me to get three or four hours of sleep anyway.
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I'm seeing it.
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It JUST appeared now. I swear, I thought you guys were combining on a practical joke to drive me insane. Thanks, but I can walk there from here!
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I've changed my "blavatar" (rubbish neologism) from a bit of Melancholia I to a new home-made yellow image, but still get the first image I uploaded in my Firefox tabs, Opera browser and Safari, too.
Could anyone please tell me why that is?
Thanks.
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Have you cleared your cache and cookies? It does seem to take a little time to work through the system (see raincoaster's posts above). Without a link to your blog, we can't tell you whether it's visible to others or not.
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For me it was quite quick but yeah as mentioned above apparently it can take some time to appear, and to change...
So to go back to my initial question: we do not need to request a favicon.ico option amymore, right? Or does anybody think that this feature has some downsides compared to a real favicon.ico? (well if I have a small image in the address bar next to the address of my blog and it also appears in the bookmarks section of my readers' browsers I would tend to call that a full favicon but... some people here might think otherwise??? -
I don't think there need be any more requests. I like what WP have offered and I can't see them offering another alternative any time soon.
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@ros : I think the same.
I think thats really cool because it was something some people here in the forums assumed was good for Wordpress ( making their brand visible etc) and in the end you realise it was nothing to do with that at all...
Plus I love the low profile way they announced it "today's post is dedicated to chuck norris", I was like "What?", with no mention that this feature was introduced because of numerous requests or anything, but just between two major announcements...I think this low profile way of to put to their drecit... Thats why I wasnt too sure if this was the REAL thing... but it does look REAL to me and I like it :) -
sorry it should read : "I think this low profile way is to put to their credit"*
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hopefully this isn't a question that's already been asked/answered -- is anyone else having trouble with the blavatar not appearing? i redirect my blog to another domain, so i'm wondering if the blavatar feature would still work in that case...
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Yes, it should still work and on the blog linked in your username it is working perfectly. Have you tried clearing your browser's cache and cookies and then logging in again? It does seem that it sometimes takes a while for the new picture to filter through the system for the user of the blog but not for everyone else!
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it shows up now that i've cleared the data, thanks a lot for your help!
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I uploaded a picture to be used as my blavatar but it ended up being to dark, so I made some changes to my image, deleted the old image and then uploaded the new image. But I still am getting my old image what is going on? Is it just slow to take effect? If so haw long do I have to what to see the new image? Help? Thanks.
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Oh by the way my blog is at http://uuquest.wordpress.com/, thanks.
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@lyricsofmylife
Browsers cache the favicons for awhile. You can try clearing out your browser cache.
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