How to Add a Picture Next to Your Blog Comments

20 Jun 2008 Jay (Jason Van Orden) 6 Comments

You may have noticed that the new version of our site displays a picture next to each comment on a post. The following video will show you how to have your own photo displayed to all of your comments.

We use a free service called Gravatar to display these photos. The really cool thing is that once you set your photo up, it will display any other WordPress blogs that use the Gravatar system.

This is becoming more and more common, especially on and blogs hosted on WordPress.com. We like putting faces to the names. It also adds a “community” feel to the site. So watch the video below and add your photo now!

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Cool. By the way, what’s the deal with people using photos showing themselves talking on a phone? It’s epidemic on digg, so much so that I’ve forbidden myself from ‘friending’ anyone using said photo theme.


very interesting. It’s great that Gravatar Supports to WordPress Comments. I have just signed up and am going to test it. thanks for the info


Just signed up : ) Hope it works well.


Hey guys,

I haven’t been by in a while and am playing catchup with blog posts and podcasts, but just wanted to say the new site design looks great. I want to update one of my own blogs and give it a nice web 2.0 look, so I’ve been out there browsing for ideas, and there are lots of good ones here to mine. *takes out pick* I love the idea of letting users have a picture next to their comment among others.

Anyway, nothing big to say, just that the new site looks very professional. Good work, guys!

~Lindsay


that explains it, not too sure about it on my site though :S


Thanks for the tip on how to do this! I think I have it working.

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