Avatar Tutorial?

Rosie Rabbit
Rosie Rabbit Forum Participant Posts: 85
edited May 2017 in How to use Club Together #1

Hi, I've just joined up and successfully uploaded an avatar image to my profile. I can see it when I log into my profile details but it doesn't show in forum discussions. Is there a tutorial for uploading avatars or is it a case of somewhere in the code it isn't making the photo public?

Thanks

 

 

 

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  • brue
    brue Forum Participant Posts: 21,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited May 2017 #2

    When the new web site started in December 2016 many people lost their avatars and it might be related to the type of device being used. If you can say what your device is someone might be able to help.

  • Bakers2
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    edited May 2017 #3

    Mine came over in the move 😆.  It doesn't matter which device I use it can see it. It doesn't now fill the entire square any more 😢.

    It should be easy to add but this website likes to test our resourcefulness 😉

  • brue
    brue Forum Participant Posts: 21,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited May 2017 #4

    There still seem to be quite a few who can't get their profile picture to work. The important bit is to resize the photo to 500 pixels.

  • Bakers2
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    edited May 2017 #5

    Brue not tried it myself.  I believe it said I had to have Adobe Flash player installed. Only got that on my laptop and rarely use it for CT. I'm happy with it is life's too short 😉

  • ValDa
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    edited May 2017 #6

    Mine transferred too, but is smaller than it was.  I hope you get some help to work out how to do it properly.

  • Bakers2
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    edited May 2017 #7

    Yes ValDa yours seems smaller in a different way to mine. Most seem to be same as me 😉

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited May 2017 #8

    Don't know if this is relevant, but did you click the save button once you'd entered your details, RosieR? You could also try clearing your cache, which may help. 

  • N1805
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    edited May 2017 #9

    Using a laptop I tried to change my avatar during the 1st week in May & again yesterday.  As soon as I clicked on save button it disappeared. On each occasion avatar had changed when I viewed it in Edge in May & Firefox yesterday.  I have no idea why but have emailed CT manager asking if she could ask IT dept.

  • young thomas
    young thomas Forum Participant Posts: 11,356
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    edited May 2017 #10

    you definitely cant change an avatar using an IOS machine (attracting the younger explorers?) as it needs Flash.

    i tried the other day on my old Windows box and, despite resizing the i age, it still failed.....dismally....undecided

  • brue
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    edited May 2017 #11

    There are a group of people using the web site like Rosie in the OP who have the reduced avatar and no information has been produced recently how this can be solved. So i would suggest contacting the community manager for technical help.

    I can change my avatar by reducing the photo size to 500 pixels before starting. After loading the photo to the  @change my photo@ section and finishing the procedure I clear my browser history.

    @ this is what I get when I try to use inverted commas on here at the moment!!

  • brue
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    edited May 2017 #12

    I'll add I am using a laptop just now, windows 10 chrome. No problems with typing errors on my phone. Hope the OP can resolve the avatar issue.

  • N1805
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    edited May 2017 #13

    Brue thanks

    Cleared browsing history & avatar changed in CT discussions here but not on my profile yet.  I got the following there. Floating over jigsaw piece these words appeared ‘Adobe Flash Player’ Maybe new avatar will also show there soon.

  • brue
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    edited May 2017 #14

    It can take quite a long time for changes to appear. (I've solved my @ issue I'd somehow gone onto USA settings.)

    I'll change my avatar now and see how long it takes.

  • brue
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    edited May 2017 #15

    Now changed.

  • brue
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    edited May 2017 #16

    OK, got there. Resized photo. Then went into change photo, hunted for the one I'd resized then clicked on it. Nothing happened so I pressed refresh (F5) still nothing. So I cleared my browser history, hey presto! wink

  • N1805
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    edited May 2017 #17

    brue -  Good to see ‘@ problem sorted & you changed your avatar OK.  My profile avatar has now changed so will send email to CT manager to say problem solved as I thought it may be a problem with the site but turned out to be me not clearing history.  Hope I remember in the future to do this.

  • brue
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    edited May 2017 #18

    I think it should work without clearing history but this seems to solve the problem at the moment.

  • eurortraveller
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    edited May 2017 #19

    I am rather attached to mine.

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