[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16020: Upload custom avatar for user in Dashboard

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#16020: Upload custom avatar for user in Dashboard
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 Reporter:  computerwiz908                     |       Owner:  nacin
     Type:  feature request                    |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal                             |   Milestone:  Future
Component:  Users                              |  Release
 Severity:  minor                              |     Version:
 Keywords:  ux-feedback has-patch 2nd-opinion  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by hdfssk):

 I agree that local avatar support should be considered for core.
 Gravatar’s been in wordpress for a long time, and likely has to stay in
 core for the sake of the sites already out thereg it… but open source
 blogging software should not depend on a particular cloud service for any
 of its core functionality.

 Gravatar is so entwined in wordpress that the codex describes avatars as
 something inherently cloud-based
 (“[https://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_Discussion_Screen#Avatars an image
 that follows you from weblog to weblog]”). Integrating it into core w/ 2.5
 was probably a mistake.

 This is a minor, but real, problem that should be addressed.

 Replying to [comment:43 cdog]:
 > So what do you think? It would be great to see more opinions on this and
 get some traction, eventually.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16020#comment:46>
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