Adding an avatar to your profile

YouTube · Post by **WingAdmin** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:46 pm

You'll notice some members have little pictures next to every messages they write - these are called Avatars.

Up until now, it's been a bit of a pain to add these - you had to know how to resize a picture to fit, and if you didn't get it right, the system would reject it. I changed that today, adding some code so that the resizing is done automatically for you. So if you would like a picture next to your messages - be it of you, your bike, or whatever - you can do it now. Just go to this page: Edit Avatar

You will be able to upload an image from your computer, and it will be automatically resized and installed as your avatar image. You can delete or change it anytime you like by visiting that same page. Just click the Browse/Upload button, select the image you want to use, then click Submit. That's all there is to it!

crock4 · Post by **crock4** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:32 am

I followed your directions. Works like a charm. For techno-challenged folks like myself it helps to have good directions. Keep up the good work, and congrats on the 30,000 milestone.

newomij · Post by **newomij** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:32 pm

That was the easiest thing I've done all week!!

coy55boy · Post by **coy55boy** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 2:59 am

I followed the instructions and got "The submitted avatar is 1542 pixels wide and 1277 pixels high. Avatars must be at least 50 pixels wide and 50 pixels high, but no larger than 200 pixels wide and 200 pixels high".

YouTube · Post by **WingAdmin** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:16 pm

coy55boy wrote:I followed the instructions and got "The submitted avatar is 1542 pixels wide and 1277 pixels high. Avatars must be at least 50 pixels wide and 50 pixels high, but no larger than 200 pixels wide and 200 pixels high".

Give it another try. Some of my custom image resizing code got wiped out in the recent board software upgrade. I've put it back in now, so it should work fine for you.

coy55boy · Post by **coy55boy** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:03 am

Yep, that worked (obviously...). Thanks!

wilsonrcky · Post by **wilsonrcky** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:19 am

Easy as 1, 2, 3. Thanks

fburg22 · Post by **fburg22** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:33 am

Bless you webmaster person. Now add spell check.

barnaclebill · Post by **barnaclebill** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:56 am

No problems! Thanks for the Guidance, works a treat!

Devil-Doc · Post by **Devil-Doc** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:09 pm

Don't have Internet, just my iPhone, how do I add photo of my bike to my profile with mobile device?

YouTube · Post by **WingAdmin** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:44 am

Devil-Doc wrote:Don't have Internet, just my iPhone, how do I add photo of my bike to my profile with mobile device?

Apple has decided that they know best (as usual), and that you shouldn't be able to do this on your iPhone. You can do it with an Android phone with no problem.

I have read that there are a couple native iPhone apps that can help you do this, but I don't have an iPhone, so I can't vouch for them or their viability:

Quickpic http://www.cliqcliq.com/support/quickpic

Aurigma Up http://www.aurigma.com/iphone

Head · Post by **Head** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:50 pm

I wish a couple other sites could make so easy like this is.Two thumbs up! Head

clwydian · Post by **clwydian** » Sat Dec 03, 2011 4:07 pm

Nice. Much better then having to resize to 10pixels by 11

(Newby GL1500 - picked her up on Sunday 150miles away - only one panel blew off on the motorway....)

ridddlen · Post by **ridddlen** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:16 am

This is cool, avatar and all (maybe...test)
Success!

kingNut · Post by **kingNut** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:34 pm

So let me try this, same picture to Avatar.

Mag · Post by **Mag** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:17 pm

Hey gang! I must be the one everyone is playing a joke on...lol.

Trying to add an avatar, and when I choose my pic, then submit....it just clears everything out and leaves the "current" as blank. So....what I do wrong?

By the way, fantastic site!

Mag · Post by **Mag** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:53 pm

Cancel my request.....look what is working!!! Musta been me, lol.

Modersical · Post by **Modersical** » Thu May 03, 2012 8:13 am

Where do you hide the link/button for going to your profile pages?

YouTube · Post by **WingAdmin** » Thu May 03, 2012 8:27 am

DavidMB wrote:Where do you hide the link/button for going to your profile pages?

It's right at the top of every forum page - it says "User Control Panel" - you can get to it here as well: User Control Panel

Modersical · Post by **Modersical** » Thu May 03, 2012 8:43 am

Thanks! I see the logic in that label. I was being narrowminded looking for a label that said Profile!

I did, while waiting for your response, get into the profile area by following the "Change Avatar" link that is in this thread. I see a comment at the bottom of the page that alludes to the fact that I might change my user name; but I am not seeing where that is. ??

YouTube · Post by **WingAdmin** » Thu May 03, 2012 8:51 am

DavidMB wrote:Thanks! I see the logic in that label. I was being narrowminded looking for a label that said Profile!

I did, while waiting for your response, get into the profile area by following the "Change Avatar" link that is in this thread. I see a comment at the bottom of the page that alludes to the fact that I might change my user name; but I am not seeing where that is. ??

PM me if you want to change your user name, and I will do it for you.

Fred Camper · Post by **Fred Camper** » Thu May 03, 2012 4:25 pm

Oh my WingAdmin, you better go up and edit your post or you will gets lots of attention.

Modersical · Post by **Modersical** » Thu May 03, 2012 5:31 pm

Fred Camper wrote:Oh my WingAdmin, you better go up and edit your post or you will gets lots of attention.

A good man can handle a big job can't he?

You know, I thought the same thing, and figured that was why he had not responded to my request yet, after about 5 hours . . . Figured 250 people, at least, had jumped in front of me before I got my request off to him! He was pretty quick with responses earlier.

YouTube · Post by **WingAdmin** » Thu May 03, 2012 5:33 pm

DavidMB wrote:
Fred Camper wrote:Oh my WingAdmin, you better go up and edit your post or you will gets lots of attention.
A good man can handle a big job can't he?

You know, I thought the same thing, and figured that was why he had not responded to my request yet, after about 5 hours . . . Figured 250 people, at least, had jumped in front of me before I got my request off to him! He was pretty quick with responses earlier.

I've been busy writing this new page: Newsletter. I've taken care of it for you now

Modersical · Post by **Modersical** » Thu May 03, 2012 6:23 pm

Thank you, Kind Sir!

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