[Bb-trac] [bbPress] #1118: Gravatar Selection Instructions Inside BBPress, Link to Gravatar site

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#1118: Gravatar Selection Instructions Inside BBPress, Link to Gravatar site
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 Reporter:  grassrootspa  |       Owner:                                                    
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new                                               
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  1.0                                               
Component:  Front-end     |     Version:                                                    
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:  gravatar, avatar, instructions, gravatar site link
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 Hey Sam et al,

 Had an idea for a small but effective improvement involving Gravatars.
 I've launched two new forums running BBPress RC2 and the #1 question I get
 is "how do I select my profile picture". Most people have no clue what a
 Gravatar is, let alone an Avatar, and want to select their default picture
 right off the bat.

 Right out of the box, the selection of the Default Gravatar Logo,
 MonsterIDs, Wavatars, or Identicons is great, but how about this? Create a
 new link internally under the profile admin links after logging in or at
 the very least within the Edit Profile page...maybe "select your
 Gravatar"? Make the link go to an informational page on how to pick a
 Gravatar (tell them it is associated with their email) or merely a link to
 the Gravatar website?

 Think about it: Profile pictures are crucial to forums, much more so than
 profiles for folks who want to leave comments on a Wordpress site. It is
 in Automattic's best interest to make it as easy as possible for a newbie
 to grab a Gravatar. The more widespread Gravatars become the better it
 will be for everyone in the years to come. With Gravatars built into
 BBPress it makes sense to at least have a little internal information on
 how to select one. Otherwise every single BBPress administrator needs to
 create a sticky explaining how to select one, and let's face it, most
 people are not going to think to look at the stickies right off the bat
 (They are going to spend a while trying to find a link to select their
 picture under their profile)

 I totally understand that there are plugins to upload avatars, etc, but
 let's remember Gravatars are built right into the core. Seems like there
 is no information for a newbie BBPress signup re: Gravatars. A very small
 amount (informational page or link to the Gravatar website) would go a
 long way.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.bbpress.org/ticket/1118>
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