Changing Your Avatar

[JodithPWorld]

How can we upload our own picture for an avatar? All of the default ones, save a few are sports related, and I'm not a sports guy in any way whatsoever.

 

[scotto]

How can we upload our own picture for an avatar? All of the default ones, save a few are sports related, and I'm not a sports guy in any way whatsoever.

In the menu bar above, click on "User CP", then on the right you will see "edit Avatar", click on that.


Use the "Browse" button to chose an Av from your computer and make sure you have "Use Custom Avatar" selected.

"Note: The maximum size of your custom image is 120 by 120 pixels or 19.5 KB (whichever is smaller)."


If you can't find a good Av or can't load one, let me know.

 

[rprouse]

I am not seeing a Browse button on the Avatar screen, just the pre-selected list. Maybe it is turned off for non-admins?

 

[scotto]

I am not seeing a Browse button on the Avatar screen, just the pre-selected list. Maybe it is turned off for non-admins?

This what I see, also with some items on this Forum, not all browsers show up the same.

 

[Sharla1]

This is the option menu for avs that we have.

 

[rprouse]

I see the same as Sharla.

From the vBulletin site, here are a few of the board settings you might want to look at, but it is probably the second is different for admins than for users.

First, go through the options:

Overal usage of Avatars

Admin Control Panel > vBulletin Options > vBulletin Options

Here you can set the overal usage of avatars. If you want users to use avatars, turn it on here. If you want only certain usergroups to use avatars, still turn this on.

Custom Avatars

Admin Control Panel > Usergroups > Usergroup Manager > Edit Usergroup Permissions

Here you can set on a per usergroup basis the permissions to use custom avatars and if so, which sizes, etc. If you only want certain usergroups to use avatars, set their permissions to yes here so they can upload their own custom avatars.

Regular (Default) Avatars

Admin Control Panel > Avatars > Avatar Manager > Edit Avatar Permissions

Here you can edit the permissions for avatars per avatar category for usergroups. If you only want certain usergroups to use the default avatars (and only certain categories), you can set this here.

Hopefully that helps!

 

[scotto]

That's odd, I have checked the permissions in Admin section and everything is on.
I will have to check further into it.

Added;
Rob, I am in there now looking and as I wrote above, all items are checked "yes".

 

[scotto]

I see the same as Sharla.


Custom Avatars

Admin Control Panel > Usergroups > Usergroup Manager > Edit Usergroup Permissions


Hopefully that helps!

Try now, thanks Rob.

 

[Sharla1]

Now that new menu is showing on mine, thanks Scotto.

 

[scotto]

Now that new menu is showing on mine, thanks Scotto.

It must of changed when the Site was hacked and then re-done, there wasn't any issues that I recall before that. Many members have a custom Av.
Anyway, working now.

 

[Sharla1]

Got mine changed now.

 

[Sharla1]

Aww, cute Rprouse, is that your sweetie?

 

[JodithPWorld]

Cripes - I brought up this issue (I guess I better go check...lol)

 

[JodithPWorld]

There I am! Thanks everyone for your help.

 

[scotto]

There I am! Thanks everyone for your help.

I would of never known because it worked fine for me, so thanks for bringing it up.
And we get to see everyone's pets.

 

[Sharla1]

Mine is made from flowers.

 

[scotto]

Mine is made from flowers.

Now that I looked with my glasses on, I see that.

 

[Sharla1]

There used to be a flower shop on the mountain years ago that used to make these. I used to buy them for friends for gifts but it closed a long time ago unfortunately.