Gravatar.com

a simple upload of a profile pic on the wordpress turns into a nightmare. Have to go on this extra site, create an account, then there is no way of creating another one, only the login button. Honestly, waw

I really do not want to use the exact same photo across multiple sites or accounts. I am now finding that more and more apps have only Gravatar as an option to display/upload a profile picture. I really do not want the same profile photo for my WordPress, Rainforest QA, BitBucket, etc. I don't understand what was wrong with just uploading a photo each time you open a new account on an app you've never used before. There really should be an option to either sync up your Gravatar account, or upload an entirely separate photo without Gravatar.

In addition, I have a work email address and a personal email address, I can't seem to toggle between the accounts at all. I linked up my Gravatar with a new WordPress site I'm building using my personal email address, now the only option I'm given is to login to Gravatar with my WordPress login personal email address. What is wrong with using a general login screen where you can choose which email address you want to log in with?

In addition, the delay between uploading a Gravatar and it actually displaying on the account you want it to has been between 5 minutes and 24 hours for me.

Gravatar seems to be trying to solve a problem that never existed, and accidentally creating 20 more in the process.

I never asked for Gravatar, I never wanted Gravatar, but I seem unable to avoid it and the multitude of unnecessary problems it has created for me. I do appreciate their ambition though, I can only assume it's still in Beta testing.

My photo is coming up sideways. I suspect it's because it's actually sideways and all of my photo viewers auto rotate it. This also means I don't have a quick and easy way to rotate it and since Gravatar is so lame, I have to do a bunch of extra work that I shouldn't have do and don't have to with any other site. So far, I'm so not impressed.

Dear WordPress; Gravatar sucks.

A good service if you are a writer/artist etc. A recognisable profile is always good for such people.

Convenient and handy service that allows you to change your avatar for several networks and websites at once.

The idea of the web-site is to generate pictures that will indicate you wherever you post and leave comments.

Being a fan of various social networks and blogs, I like this service that represents an image that follows me from site to site.

Gravatar is a great site. For any of you that want to design 'business card' style photos, which look like a thumbnail photo then turns into a larger pop-up style image, for your site….this is the site for you. It works much like Ebay's pop-up photos, but you are allowed to enter a description of yourself for others to see. So, when you incorporate this into websites or blogs, like WordPress, you get user profiles in a simple hover of the mouse. This is a great feature for sites and it is very easy to use with websites such as WordPress.

An official Automattic, Inc./Gravatar website.

Die Seite ist echt n眉tzlich, wenn man den gleichen Avatar in verschiedenen Websites nutzen will!

Globally recognized avatar=Gravatar. Website owned by Automattic who owns WordPress. Excellent website for establishing and monitoring a consistent identity for one's activity on the web. Good control of privacy, information. Not a security application, more social, but well-implemented.

Useful site.

It makes life a bit easier, to change your avatar for many placec just by one click.

good website and safe,also useful informatin you can get.

Gravatars, or Globally Recognized Avatars, are a useful way to create a picture that shows when you comment on blog posts. Integrated with WordPress as well as popular commenting systems.

Owned by Automattic, company behind WordPress, Akismet, Buddypress, IntenseDebate, and other projects.

Global Avatar for WordPress

A Globally Recognized Avatar

Your Gravatar is an image that follows you from site to site appearing beside your name when you do things like comment or post on a blog. Avatars help identify your posts on blogs and web forums, so why not on any site?
Using Gravatars

Setting up Gravatars on your site is easy; you don't even need an account! Plugins are available for leading blog software and content management systems, and our tutorials will have you running Gravatars in no time.

Owned by Automattic. This is the globally recognized avatars service that you can see in use on many websites.