[IMPORTANT] Profile Images to be removed in version 1.38

  • Theme Author Ben Sibley

    (@bensibley)


    9 years, 5 months ago

    Tracks has provided a profile image uploader in the Your Profile menu since version 1.18 (screenshot). This image is used in place of a Gravatar image in the post author info box below each post, and in comments.

    This option and associated profile images will be removed in version 1.38.

    Why remove it?

    Currently, if you use the profile image (and if other authors on your site do), if you switch themes you will no longer be able to use that image. You will have to reupload your profile image and find a new way to display it in the comments and elsewhere on your site.

    What should I do?

    We now recommend that you use the WP User Avatar plugin to add custom avatars to Tracks. Here’s how:

    1. Download & activate WP User Avatar
    2. Visit the Your Profile menu
    3. Locate the Profile image box, and remove the image (screenshot)
    4. Use the Avatar section below to upload a new image, or pick an existing image (screenshot)
    5. Click the Update Profile button

    Once complete, the new avatar will display in the comments and author info box just as it did before. If you decide to switch themes, the avatar(s) will travel with you to the next theme.

    What if I don’t switch my profile image in time?

    If you don’t switch to using WP User Avatar before updating to version 1.38, the post author info box and your comments will simply default to your Gravatar image. If you need more time to switch yourself and your authors over, you can always delay before you update to version 1.38.

    If you absolutely need to revert to an older version, you can do so with the WP Rollback plugin.

    At the time of publishing this, the current version of Tracks is v1.36. I will be releasing v1.37 next with a notice about this update, and then in v1.38 the profile images will be removed.

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  • Hi there,

    I’d just like to inquire whether this will also affect the User Profiles I’ve created for others? I have images uploaded in the Edit User area which are used instead of a gravatar, but they are linked to image files I’ve uploaded to my media folder.

    Thanks for your clarification,

    Jade

    Theme Author Ben Sibley

    (@bensibley)

    Hi Jade,

    Good question. Yes, this will affect the images added for other users on the site.

    You won’t need to reupload any images. You’ll just need to reselect the images for your users with the avatar option in WP User Avatar. It will show directly below the default profile image option in Tracks.

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