Unable to upload avatar so that it correctly displays.

jrphoto · Member · Jun 20, 2007 at 2:18 pm
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I have tried over and over to get my avatar to upload correctly and thus far have been unable to do so … is there something I am missing? I can get my desired image to upload to the server but it will not display after I am instructed to crop the image.
drmike · Member · Jun 20, 2007 at 2:20 pm
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How large is the file in kb?

What file type is it?

Browser and OS please?

And what should it look like?
jrphoto · Member · Jun 20, 2007 at 7:07 pm
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My file size is 23kb. My file type is jpeg. I use Firefox but have access to Explorer. It is an image of me.
timethief · Member · Jun 20, 2007 at 7:19 pm
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Is the image on your computer or is it located elsewhere?
jrphoto · Member · Jun 21, 2007 at 2:56 am
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I upload it from my computer …
raincoaster · Member · Jun 21, 2007 at 5:43 am
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I see the URL for it, and I think I know the problem:
http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/jrphoto-48.jpg

WordPress doesn’t like, as in seriously hates, punctuation in URLs. Rename the picture with no dash in it and no spaces and try uploading it from that copy.
drmike · Member · Jun 21, 2007 at 11:44 am
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Actually wordpress puts that hyphen in. Does it to all of them. Check out the URL for your avatar.

Can you upload the avatar to your wp.com space and provide a link please?
jrphoto · Member · Jun 21, 2007 at 7:21 pm
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It is now on my about page and here is the link:
src=”http://jrphoto.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/p10005298jrpavatar2.jpg” />
jrphoto · Member · Jun 21, 2007 at 7:31 pm
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Sorry, I gave you the wrong info, this is the URL to this image: http://jrphoto.wordpress.com/files/2007/06/p10005298jrpavatar2.jpg
raincoaster · Member · Jun 21, 2007 at 8:32 pm
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Looks fine to me. How long ago did you upload that? Sometimes it does take awhile for avatars to show up.
jrphoto · Member · Jun 21, 2007 at 11:36 pm
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I have uploaded this image several times with the same result … no visible image as my avatar. It displays fine on my page it just won’t come up as an avatar when uploaded for that purpose.
jaroche · Member · Jun 21, 2007 at 11:43 pm
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When I opened your image with GIMP, I got a notice about an embedded color profile to the images… maybe is that. Could convert your image to PNG file and test if works as ?
raincoaster · Member · Jun 21, 2007 at 11:44 pm
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I’ve had the black box issue when uploading regular images (but rarely) and it’s usually solved by renaming the image. Not that I can see anything wrong with your image at all. Have you tried renaming it? I know it’s a long shot, but at this point long shots are all we got.
timethief · Member · Jun 22, 2007 at 12:35 am
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Black avatars have been the bane of other bloggers in the not so distant past.
This is a long shot. But it has hit pay dirt before.
Transparency Renders as Black in Avatar https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=9242&page&replies=3
jrphoto · Member · Jun 22, 2007 at 6:49 pm
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timethief … thanks for the link to a discussion on my problem. I added a white background to my avatar … I think it is working now Ok.
jaroche · Member · Jun 22, 2007 at 6:51 pm
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I see it right. Glad to know is working now, I’ll annotate this ;)
timethief · Member · Jun 22, 2007 at 7:12 pm
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YAY! I found the correct solution. :)

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