Noticed that some TiPb comments have avatars — pictures of the commenters — next to the comments? Curious how you can get your own picture up there? TiPb is using the cross-site Gravatar system in our comments and though it does take a few steps to set up, they’re simple and painless and we’ll show them to you after the break!
Gravatar stands for Globally Recognized AVATar and it basically associates a profile picture with your email address and then any time you post a comment on a supporting site, it automagically adds your Gravatar. No fuss, no mess.
If you’ve already got a Gravatar, just make sure to use the email address associated with your Gravatar account when you post a comment. If you don’t yet have a Gravatar, here’s how to get one:
Create a new account
Go to http://www.gravatar.com
Click on Get your Gavatar today, middle right
Click on sign up for […]
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