Gravatar Guide

Setting Up Your Profile Picture

The wiki uses Gravatar to display profile pictures. Gravatar is a free service that links an avatar image to your email address — once set up, your picture appears automatically on any site that supports Gravatar.

What is Gravatar?

Gravatar stands for Globally Recognized Avatar. It's a service by Automattic (the company behind WordPress) that lets you associate a profile picture with your email address. When you interact with a Gravatar-enabled site, your avatar is looked up by your email.

How the wiki uses Gravatar

The wiki looks up your Gravatar using your @free.law email address — the same one you use to sign in. If you have a Gravatar linked to that address, it appears next to your name on pages you've created, edited, or are subscribed to.

Setting up your Gravatar

Go to gravatar.com and click Sign Up
Create an account using your @free.law email address
Upload a photo or image you'd like to use as your avatar
Save your profile

That's it! Your avatar will start appearing on the wiki within a few minutes.

Your display name

You can set a display name from Settings. This name appears next to your Gravatar on pages you've created, edited, or are subscribed to.

Tips

Use the same email address you sign in with (@free.law) — the wiki won't find your Gravatar if it's linked to a different address
Choose a clear photo or image that's recognizable at small sizes (avatars are often displayed at 20-40px)
Gravatar is free and your image is served from their CDN, so it loads quickly
If you don't set up a Gravatar, the wiki will show a default placeholder or no image at all