Comments on: WordPress Hacks: Add Gravatars to Your Comments

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:01:21 +0000

This is a really great tutorial; thanks!

By: Gary R. Hess

Gary R. Hess — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:27:53 +0000

Margaret, it technically is the built-in WP function. The only difference is that your theme probably came with the function already in, most themes don’t (especially the older).

By: Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:22:28 +0000

Ok, call me confused, but I thought WP 2.6 includes gravatars as a standard and all you have to do is go into your settings to configure. It even gives you a couple of different options from using Blogcatalog (I think that’s right) avatars to using a couple of generic sets that must come with WP. I believe I have the monsters enabled on my blog.

So, why is your function different from what is included in WP 2.6 and why would I want to use it instead of the built in function?

Thanks!

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By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:21:46 +0000

2.3.3 here LOL. I’m waiting for 2.7, all the disaster stories kept me away from 2.5 and the subsequent fixes.

By: Gary R. Hess

Gary R. Hess — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:00:41 +0000

@Scott you are definitely right. It was just bad wording on my part.

By: Scott Lackey

Scott Lackey — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:17:33 +0000

Not sure why you say that gravatars for websites aren’t branding elements. Every single thing you do on your site or blog contributes to building your brand…even the smallest thing like a gravatar.