Avatar Field does not replace the avatar photo.

[mhuntdesign]

The avatar field works, it just does not replace the avatar photos on the front end. Is there some sort of code that needs to be used instead of the usual ‘get_avatar’ function?

[Khaled]

Hello,
Which version of user-meta-pro you are using now? could you please post the url here.

Thanks.

[mhuntdesign]

The latest rc3 from may 4th. I can’t post the url to the dev site publicly. But Basically what I am trying to do is use the avatar field to update the avatar. So it would have to replace the gravatar I suppose.. much like what buddypress does. So what you have here for the account photo: http://user-meta.com/account/ and on the comments on this site for instance, I would assume the expectation of the avatar field is to replace the avatar. That does work but I only see the avatar updated when I go to the WP backend under Users. Is anything anything special to get it ti work? Like I said the normal get_avatar’ function did not work for me. it simply shows the old avatar.

Thanks for taking a look!

[Khaled]

Hello, normal ‘get_avatar’ function should work. we have share the same function for both front-end and back-end. Please check are there any other plugin in your system are overwrite ‘get_avatar’ filter.

Ty

[mhuntdesign]

I did a few more tests. It works for people that already have a gravatar. If the user does not have a gravatar, then it does not replace the existing. The new image does show on the backend, but not on the front using the get_avatar function.

[mhuntdesign]

Ok so I made some progress with this one. I had to use a different piece of code.

I had to do some research initially to figure out how to display user meta data. Since I new what function to use for that, I was actually only a step away.

I looked on the actual form html code to see the name attribute of an existing custom field then I searched for what was set for the avatar.. which was user_avatar.

Here is the code if it shows through properly:

But first the steps:

1) Get the author id.
2) Get the value of the user_avatar field in the database
3) Since the value starts at a subdirectory of uploads… output that path
as part of the src attribute value.
That does it.


$curauth = (get_query_var('author_name')) ? get_user_by('slug', get_query_var('author_name')) : get_userdata(get_query_var('author'));

$author_id = $curauth -> ID;

$user_avatar = get_usermeta($author_id,'user_avatar');
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/" width="220" height="220" />

The only thing that is not resolved at the point is that the avatars do not update in the comments section for anyone who does not currently use a gravatar icon with their email.

[Khaled]

Hello,

Please download the version again. Let us know if it is working for you.

Thanks.

[mhuntdesign]

Thank you! That fixed the comments avatars. They show up now in the comments. However, It would be great if the avatars changed throughout. The code I submitted works though if someone wants to use this in their template:


echo get_user_meta(get_the_author_meta('ID'), 'user_avatar', true);


Instead of the usual:

echo get_avatar( get_the_author_meta('ID'), 220, '', '' );


Like I said this only affects users that already have a gravatar existing from the start. (from gravatar.com)

I have things working the way I need on my end so I am very pleased. But ideally we would want to use the get_avatar function. Now, I tried this in and outside of a loop and the same things happens.

Great plugin. Thanks for your help!

[krla]

Hi,

I have the problem with users that don’t have any avatar photo assigned.

When I upload a new avatar, file is uploaded ok but the avatar has not been swapped by the new one.

I have detect that in the file /user-meta/views/showFile.php always shows the $avatar detected in line7… but not detects that are a new file uploaded!!!

Please any help asap!!??

Thanks!

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