How To Set Up Your Gravatar


Ever get tired to having to insert your details every time you leave a blog comment? Want your photo to show up next to your post with a link back to your website? Gravatar is what you're looking for. Before we take a look at how to set up your Gravatar let's answer the question that those of you who are not familiar with the term are asking yourselves...


What is a Gravatar?


This is the definition given on the website:

So How do you set one up? It's actually really easy.

1) Go to Gravatar.com and sign in using your wordpress.com sign in.
2) Click on modify profile
3) Insert your information in the online form
4) Upload a photo
5) Insert your preferred method on contact
6) Add links to your website and/or blog

Congratulations! You now have your very own Gravatar. 

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2 Comments

  1. JD Holiday31 August 2013 at 19:44

    Thanks, Jo. I've been avoiding setting up my Gravatar account. This will do it!
    JD Holiday

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    1. Jo Linsdell1 September 2013 at 11:53

      It looks a lot more professional having your image next to your blog comment and automatically links your name on the post to your website. Glad to have helped :)

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