I wrote a simple plugin for Gravatar. I am planning to put files on Extend, but I am still waiting. You can download it from Google Code for now, please visit this plugin’s homepage. You can find a download link and know how to modify your theme in the page.

It is relatively simple:

• Gravatar Email field – This plugin doesn’t use user’s registered email.
• Email Verification – Users need to own the Gravatar Emails which they input.
• Support Default Image
• Size customized (1..80px)

I hope I can hear your thoughts about this plugin.

[@_ck_ Participant 17 years, 2 months ago]

Nice job!

That’s a strange feature to use an email address that the person didn’t use to register but you made it work so I guess you made it work.

Remember that gravatars are going to be allowed up to 128×128 soon (so says Matt).

[@livibetter Member 17 years, 2 months ago]

Aha… I just realized that I didn’t know users can change their registered email. (I use a Key Master to edit normal user’s profile…)

I should remove this Gravatar Email field to make code simpler and add another field Use Gravatar?. Maybe add some other features as well.

I am also waiting Gravatar to allow larger avatar. Once it allow, I will put a new version out.

[@livibetter Member 17 years, 2 months ago]

Oops…

I changed my mind. bbPress doesn’t check the validity of new email address and confirm the user really own that new email address.

[@trent Member 17 years, 2 months ago]

I like this plugin the way it is! It is great! Thank you! Don’t forget to add it to the repository as well:

https://bbpress.org/plugins/add/

Trent

[@livibetter Member 17 years, 2 months ago]

Trent

Thanks for liking it. I already requested, I know it need sometime to get approval.

[@suzkaw Member 17 years, 2 months ago]

I wish I would have seen this earlier. I just hacked in gravatar support by using the wordpress plugin. Since I didn’t see any listed in the extensions section I went ahead and applied to have mine added. I will go ahead and delete mine since their is really no point in having two.

If you have any use for the code I used let me know I can send it on.

[@livibetter Member 17 years, 2 months ago]

I think there is no need to delete yours. Your porting plugin should have more features than mine. I am too lazy, therefore my Gravatar plugin only has the functionalities that I need. However I will add a feature if someone asks and I agree that is a general need.

[@suzkaw Member 17 years, 2 months ago]

Here is a link to mine: http://www.68kb.com/2007/10/25/bbpress-plugin-68-gravatars/

From browsing your code mine is way way basic. Just one function and one call. Also mine only uses the posters registered email as well.

[@bigmumu Member 17 years, 2 months ago]

Thanks guys, great job

[@livibetter Member 17 years, 2 months ago]

New Version, 0.2. Download the zipped file.

• Two Gravatar Email Source

  • Use registered email
  • Use additional Gravatar Email field

• Email Verification – Users need to verify Gravatar Emails which they input
• Options page (screenshot)
• Default Image – Supports displaying Default Image

  • Also supports displaying different Default Image based on user’s role

• Display Name – Shows Display Name instead of Login name if available
• Customize Size, Rating of avatar
• Complete Deactivation – Removes options and data in usermeta

Plugin’s page