Increasing the size of avatars

Searching the support blogs, I found this:

wp_list_comments(‘type=comment&callback=custom_comments&avatar_size=64’)

This did NOT work. That change was made to the themes comments.php file. Does that code also need to be added elswhere to work properly?

use that in comments.php <?php echo get_avatar( $comment, 64 ); ?>

Instashift: I’m new at this … should I put it right above the wp_list_comments line or somewhere else? Should I use that instead of the code I changed above, or in addition?

I entered

<?php echo get_avatar( $comment, 64 ); ?>

After the wp_list_comments code… no change in avatar size.

Try this one.

<?php wp_list_comments(‘type=comment&avatar_size=64’); ?>

That didn’t work either. I entered it in the comments.php file for the theme…

<!-- comments START -->
	<ol id="thecomments">
	<?php
		if ($comments && count($comments) - count($trackbacks) > 0) {
			// for WordPress 2.7 or higher
			if (function_exists('wp_list_comments')) {
				wp_list_comments('type=comment&callback=custom_comments&avatar_size=64');
			// for WordPress 2.6.3 or lower
			} else {
				foreach ($comments as $comment) {
					if($comment->comment_type != 'pingback' && $comment->comment_type != 'trackback') {
						custom_comments($comment, null, null);
					}
				}
			}
		} else {
	?>
        <?php wp_list_comments('type=comment&avatar_size=64'); ?> 

		<li class="messagebox">
			<?php _e('No comments yet.', 'inove'); ?>

	<?php
		}
	?>

	<!-- comments END -->

Hopefully you can see where I put it in is case I did something wrong. I really appreciate you help.

try this one.

<!– comments START –>
<ol id=”thecomments”>
<?php
if ($comments && count($comments) – count($trackbacks) > 0) {
// for WordPress 2.7 or higher
if (function_exists(‘wp_list_comments’)) {
wp_list_comments(‘type=comment&avatar_size=64’);
// for WordPress 2.6.3 or lower
} else {
foreach ($comments as $comment) {
if($comment->comment_type != ‘pingback’ && $comment->comment_type != ‘trackback’) {
custom_comments($comment, null, null);
}
}
}
} else {
?>

<li class=”messagebox”>
<?php _e(‘No comments yet.’, ‘inove’); ?>

<?php
}
?>
<!– comments END –>

Well that was exciting! It fixed my avatar sizes but wiped out my theme for my comment boxes! Must be pretty dang close to getting it!

Is there anyway you can see where I can keep the code for styling the comment boxes and still have larger avatars?

Are these the “gravatars” you’re talking about? I thought they were a fixed size so they were more ar less a “universal” fit size.

Saurus: No, the WD theme sets the size… Gravatars can be very large. I’ve already made them large on my site… it’s just that it killed the style code for my comments.

That’s interesting. have you seen this done on other sites hosted by wp.com? Is there any way you can let us see a comment on your site without being logged in so we can examine the page code?

Saurus: Feel free to visit my site: https://3widealley.com/wordpressblog/?p=155

I think the fix listed above by instantshift will work for most themes, but for iNove, you need to do the following method:

1. Open functions.php and find get_avatar($comment, 32);
2. Change 32 to the size (pixels) you want.

Real easy and works like a charm!

Thanks again for your help instantshift!

@lefturns190 thanks!! you’ve made my day! =)