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# Libravatar Addon
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by [Klaus Weidenbach](http://friendica.dszdw.net/profile/klaus)
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**Please note that [the Libravatar service will shut down on 2018-09-01:](https://blog.libravatar.org/posts/Libravatar.org_is_shutting_down_on_2018-09-01/).**
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You maybe want to switch to the catavatar or gravatar addon.
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This addon allows you to look up an avatar image for new users and contacts at [Libravatar](http://www.libravatar.com). It will be used if there have not been found any other avatar images yet for example through OpenID.
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Libravatar is a free and open replacement for Gravatar. It is a service where people can store an avatar image for their email-addresses. These avatar images can get looked up for example in comment functions, profile pages, etc. on other sites. There exists a central installation at [www.libravatar.com](http://www.libravatar.com), but you can also host it on your own server. If no avatar was found Libravatar will look up at Gravatar as a fallback.
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There is no rating available, as it is on Gravatar, so all avatar lookups are g-rated. (Suitable for all audiences.)
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PHP >= 5.3 is required for this addon!
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You can not use the Libravatar and Gravatar addon at the same time. You need to choose one. If you need other ratings than g you better stay with Gravatar, otherwise it is safe to use Libravatar, because it will fall back to Gravatar if nothing was found at Libravatar.
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# Configuration
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## Default Avatar Image
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If no avatar was found for an email Libravatar can create some pseudo-random generated avatars based on an email hash. You can choose between these presets:
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* __MM__: (mystery-man) a static image
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* __Identicon__: a generated geometric pattern based on email hash
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* __Monsterid__: a generated 'monster' with different colors, faces, etc. based on email hash
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* __Wavatar__: faces with different features and backgrounds based on email hash
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* __Retro__: 8-bit arcade-styled pixelated faces based on email hash
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See examples at [Libravatar][1].
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## Alternative Configuration
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Open the .htconfig.php file and add "libravatar" to the list of activated addons:
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$a->config['system']['addon'] = "..., libravatar";
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You can add one configuration variable for the addon:
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$a->config['libravatar']['default_avatar'] = "identicon";
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[1]: http://wiki.libravatar.org/api/ "See API documentation at Libravatar for more information"
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