How to Create a Gravatar

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A Gravatar is a "globally recognized avatar" stored by Gravatar.com [1] and automatically associated with your email address by blogs and web forums through special software some sites use. [2]

Having a Gravatar can save you a lot of time and trouble decoratively identifying your posts on blogs and other sites. It can also be an important part of "brand you", helping people to instantly spot your online identity across different forums and sites. These steps will get you set up with a Gravatar of your own.

Steps

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    It's located at https://gravatar.com .
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    Click on the "Create Your Own Gravatar" button.
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    Sign up for Gravatar with a WordPress.com account. Or click Already have a WordPress.com account? to sign in.
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    4
    Click on the link in the confirmation email. Check your spam folder if you don't see an email from WordPress.com.
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    Go back to Gravatar and log in if necessary.
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    Click the "Add a new image" button.
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    Click the "Upload new" button.
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    8
    Click "Choose File" and pick a profile picture from your computer. Then click "Next".
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    Crop your image by moving the box that is overlaid on the image you choose. Then click on "Crop Image" below.
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    10
    Choose an image rating that reflects the content of your avatar. Then click the "Set Rating" button below.
    • Be aware that the use of an image that is X-rated will automatically prevent you from using it on a number of websites.
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    11
    Start using it. When you create accounts on other websites with the same email address and that site uses Gravatar, your profile image should automatically be set to your currently selected profile picture from your Gravatar account. If you change your Gravatar image for your email account in Gravatar, it should update your profile picture on other sites automatically.
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      References

      1. ↑ http://gravatar.com
      2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravatar

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