Simpler, registration-free Gravatars

erlendsh · Member · Jul 18, 2013 at 6:59 pm
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I frequently encounter Gravatar criticism due to its locked down nature. It’s super easy once you’ve signed up, but not everyone wants to sign up with WordPress just to have a globally recognized avatar, especially not immediately after they’ve just signed up with some new website that tells them “want an avatar? Sign up over here as well why don’t ya!”

Here’s how a better Gravatar could work:
- In an e-mail to (email visible only to moderators and staff), either upload an image attachment or include a single link to a direct URL for an already uploaded image (e.g. on imgur).
- Press send.
- You now have a globally recognized avatar tied to your e-mail, active with any platform that integrates this service.
No registration required. Would also work with email aliases.
timethief · Member · Jul 18, 2013 at 7:04 pm
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Would you like to communicate directly with Gravatar Staff?
https://en.gravatar.com/support/contact-us/
erlendsh · Member · Jul 18, 2013 at 7:41 pm
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I went there first, but it says:

Hi there! Gravatar support is closed at the moment.
lucasbytegenius · Member · Jul 18, 2013 at 7:42 pm
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timethief, that contact form is closed. Check your links gosh geeze
timethief · Member · Jul 18, 2013 at 7:44 pm
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Gosh I didn’t know that. I hate crazymaking loopback links.

I’ll tag this thread for Support Staff assistance. Please subscribe to the thread so you are notified when they respond and please be patient while waiting.
rachelmcr · Staff · Jul 19, 2013 at 3:44 pm
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Hi erlendsh, thanks for the suggestion about Gravatar. We’ll keep it in mind for future features and updates!

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