Gravatars/avatars not displaying?

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  littleredyarn · Member · Jul 23, 2014 at 11:36 am

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  Stupid question…how can I get my Gravatar to display in my comments?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  elzrjose · Member · Jul 23, 2014 at 3:38 pm

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  Hi littleredyarn,

  You Gravatar should display in the comments when you are logged in to WordPress.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/avatars/gravatars/

  Hope this helps. :)

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  timethief · Member · Jul 23, 2014 at 3:40 pm

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  I see this image http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9eec1e5bf91b93931f8c1c8d0415ebb1?s=48&d=identicon&r=g

  You can upload your gravatar image that will appear next to your username at Dashboard> Users -> My Profile in the dashboard.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/avatars/ Do not forget to select a rating for your image.

  Gravatars/blavatars do not show up instantly after uploading them. Gravatar images are cached and frequently take several days to display after a change. Do not keep uploading!

  See: http://en.support.wordpress.com/avatars/blavatars/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/avatars/gravatars/
  For best practices for uploading gravatars, avatars and blavatars scroll down to below the video here: http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/01/24/gravatar-avatar-blavatar/

  To enable Gravatar display and hovercard display on your blog go to > Settings > Discussion and scroll way done the page to “Avatars”.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/gravatar-hovercards/

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  carlascorner · Member · Jul 23, 2014 at 11:03 pm

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  I have uploaded a couple of different pictures to use for my gravatar. They upload fine, but there is no “dotted box” to allow me to crop/resize the picture, which they need in order to fit. How do I get the dotted box to show up?

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  littleredyarn · Member · Jul 24, 2014 at 5:16 pm

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  I got it to work…thanks for the help everyone!

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  timethief · Member · Jul 24, 2014 at 5:20 pm

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  @littleredyarn
  You’re welcome from me but I just enhanced what elzrjose posted.

  @carlascorner
  If you are not running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/ please try upgrading or switching first.

  If you are not successful let us know:
  (a) Exactly what kind of device you are using to connect to the internet and to WordPress.com.
  (b) Exactly which browser (and version of it) you’re using by checking here if necessary http://www.whatbrowser.org/

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  carlascorner · Member · Jul 25, 2014 at 1:38 pm

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  @timethief: Thanks for taking time to respond. I’ve tried using both my Lenovo desktop and my HP laptop to upload the gravatar. I am running Windows 8.0 and Internet Explorer 10 (the most current version) on both. The picture uploads fine, I just can’t crop it to fit. I tried making the picture smaller (gravatar sized) before I uploaded it, but it still needs to be cropped. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 25, 2014 at 10:48 pm

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  I’ll tag this thread for a Staff follow-up. Please subscribe to the thread so you are notified when they respond and please be patient while waiting.

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  carlascorner · Member · Jul 26, 2014 at 5:32 pm

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  @timethief: Appreciate your help. Thanks.

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  jackiedana · Member · Jul 28, 2014 at 7:50 pm

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  @carlascorner, I’ve replied to you here:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-isnt-my-new-avatar-showing-up?replies=4