To upload an avatar using Gravatar:
- Go to Gravatar.com
- Click the Create Your Own Gravatar button
- You will be directed to a registration form, this will create you a wordpress.com account. If you already have a wordpress.com account, click the link above the form. THIS ACCOUNT MUST USE THE SAME EMAIL ADDRESS USED FOR YOUR FORUM.
- After creating your account, You will redirected to the My Gravatars page to manage your gravatars for each email you add.
- If you haven’t added a Gravatar yet, you will see a message with a link to add a new Gravatar.
- After clicking the link to add a new avatar, you will sent to a screen to upload your new Gravatar image by either from your computer, an external url, and a webcam. After uploading a few images you can also upload a photo from your past uploads.
- After uploading your image you can now crop the photo then rate it, and now the image you uploaded should be your new gravatar to the email it is assigned.
- You can add a new image or an email address by hovering over your avatar to the right of your email address.