Profile Pic

[-Tj-]

Dunno if this is at all possible, but can the profile photo be given the option to use a URL the way the avatar photo can? I was thinking of updating my profile to include a photo and was just a bit surprised to see there was no option for it.

 

[Nintendo]

I don't think so, but we'll have to wait for ED to see whether or not there are options available for him to include this "use URL" option.

 

[-Tj-]

Cool, I'll wait and see what he says. If it's not possible I'll just have to make do with the URL option on the avatar. Thx!

 

[Nintendo]

For now, why not just save a pic onto your computer and upload it as your profile pic?

 

[-Tj-]

That's probably what I'll end up doing for the time being. I had planned to just host the pic on my site's ftp and swap it out there when I felt like a change.

 

[Nintendo]

Okie dokie.

 

[darfgarf]

I had planned to just host the pic on my site's ftp and swap it out there when I felt like a change.

usually forums will just grab the image when you give the link and cache it on the server loading the avatar each time it's needed is unecesary

 

[Nintendo]

^ For avatars, maybe, but not profile images.

 

[darfgarf]

actually it must update the profile images each time, as it fetches them from linked twatter accounts

 

[Nintendo]

Twatter...eww.

 

[-Tj-]

So if the Twitter avatar photo can be linked, perhaps it's possible to add in an option to link from elsewhere as well?


I have a Twitter account but there's no real use in linking it with my profile. Even there I believe you have to upload your photo.

 

[-Tj-]

Ok, so I tried a bunch of things in the order shown:


- Twitter connect


- Twitter connect with Twiback (switches profile pics on Twitter at specified intervals)


- Uploading a photo manually via URL entered in the file select


- Uploading a photo manually via file stored on my computer


Twitter connect only synced a tiny, tiny profile pic 48x48 pixels in size. The Twiback route had the same result, as expected, since it's uploading to Twitter. Putting a URL into the file select dialog yielded absolutely no change, and I didn't expect this would work anyway. Was worth a try tho.


So, ideas exhausted, I guess I'll either change it manually less frequently than I had hoped to via the forum settings, or move my idea to the avatar picture instead.

 

[Nintendo]

Maybe you can ask ED (pm him) to assist you on this as your last resort?

 

[-Tj-]

Naw, it's cool. The dude's super busy and this would probably benefit a handful of users (or possibly just me lol). I'd rather he spend any free time he has living life and getting some rest.


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[Nintendo]

As far as I know, ED is a Vampire Dragon and never sleeps.