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Set Your Gravatar

by WPHelpdesk Support | Dec 1, 2022 | 0 comments

WordPress uses Gravatar to display profile images. Gravatar is a service which allows you to use a single profile image across millions of websites Worldwide. Setting your Gravatar profile image will update your profile image ion your WordPress website.

Gravatar is a service operated by Automattic, the company founded by Matt Mullenweg, the original developer of WordPress.

Sign up at Gravatar.com

Visit gravatar.com and register an account with your usual email address. This should be the email address you are using (or wish to use) on your WordPress website

Select the "Add one" link

If you don't currently have any profile images, you will see a link "Add one by clicking here" - Select this

Select "Upload new"

Choose your profile image

Crop your image

Use the tools provided to crop your image, using the prview boxes to check how this will display. All Gravatar images are square.

Set the Image Rating

Apply to the relevant email address

Your Gravatar account can be used to manage images for multiple emails addressed, but if this is a new account, you will only have a single email address listed. Select the address and click "use for selected addresses"

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WPHelpDesk Difficulty Rating

Simple All WordPress users should be able to manage this

Basic You’ll need to to be familiar with adding content to a WordPress website

Intermediate You’ll need to know your way around most of the WordPress dashboard and be familiar with installing themes and plugins.

Advanced You will need to be comfortable with all aspects of WordPress Administration including installing and configuring themes and advanced plugins

Expert You will need to be comfortable with coding, editing databases and other tasks that could permanently damage your website. Proceed with caution!

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