Removing Gravatar

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  ateupwithmotor · Member · Jan 28, 2020 at 10:50 am

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  I no longer want to use Gravatar at all. Is it possible (or necessary) to remove it other than deleting my WordPress.com account?

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  nomadicpulse · Member · Jan 28, 2020 at 11:14 am

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  Hi there,

  After searching more information about Gravatar here’s what i found: it’s actually a free service that is activated by default when using WordPress.com.
  “Gravatar is a free service for site owners, developers, and users. It is automatically included in every WordPress.com account and is run and supported by Automattic.” Quote from the website:
  What is Gravatar
  Gravatar

  If what you are actually looking for is to make your profile private as all Gravatar profiles are made public then read this link to help you out:
  Privacy

  let me know if this answers your question or not. =)

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  ateupwithmotor · Member · Jan 28, 2020 at 11:45 am

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  After poking at it further, it looks like the most effective way to do it is to log into WordPress.com, log into Gravatar using WordPress.com credentials, remove all images, log out of Gravatar, and then unlink Gravatar from your WordPress.com account. Rather cumbersome, I think.