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December 19, 2007 | murphyzVille

Further to a message from Tah I installed a new plugin by Shamus Young, called Wavatars.

Wavatars take the email address that someone enters when posting a comment, encrypts it using a md5 hash and using the hash characters to create an avatar that is unique to that email address.

This means posting a comment here will give you a particular avatar based on the email. If someone else runs the wavatar plugin and you use the same email address to post, you’ll get the same avatar.

As each email address is different, your avatar will be different to anyone elses.

I did encounter a few problems initially whilst trying to get wavatars to work, and they were not showing.

For anyone coming here who may get the same issues, it’s because I did not have two folders within wpcontent. That is, I had to create a ‘cache’ folder within wpcontent, and also create a ‘wavatars’ folder within the cache folder. Making both of these writable meant the images could be stored, referenced and displayed.


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Comment by Tah
2007-12-19 18:33:37

Here is a comment.

Comment by murphyz
2007-12-20 10:21:31

If I could be bothered I would have the wavatars located at the top right of the comment box.

Thanks for alerting me to them, I likes it.

Mxx

 
 
Comment by Karl Handy
2007-12-19 20:58:06

What a cheap trick to get people to comment on your blog…

Comment by murphyz
2007-12-20 10:19:00

My only surprise is that it wasn’t you that commented first…

Mxx

 
 
Comment by jay
2007-12-19 22:50:29

I came for free candy, i feel cheated to just get an avatar

Comment by Tah
2007-12-20 08:57:09

And an appropriate crying/whining avatar it is, too. LOL

;)

 
Comment by murphyz
2007-12-20 10:18:16

Try licking your avatar - you may be presently surprised…perhaps.

Mxx

 
 
2007-12-20 13:01:13

[…] that are a result of the blurb in the footer. Here are the ones I do see: Talking Out Of Turn, Murphyzville, The Right Side of the Boat, Scuffulans hirsutus , Zona Cerebral, and The Hotel […]

 
Comment by lism.
2007-12-20 13:36:18

Let’s see if I get something suitably pretty!

Comment by murphyz
2007-12-20 13:39:05

That’s just perfect. :oD

Mxx

 
 
Comment by Adam
2007-12-21 03:27:55

I wonder what I look like.

Comment by murphyz
2007-12-21 09:05:54

You look like someone no longer of this world. Perhaps a change of email is in order?

Mxx

 
 
Comment by Stevie
2007-12-21 21:11:39

Errrr, I have nothing to say apart from…..the flat has warmth. Which is nothing to do with your entry, but is very nice to have. Sxx

Comment by murphyz
2007-12-23 11:29:15

Heat is good. Your wavatar looks grumpy.

Mxx

 
 
Comment by Adam
2007-12-26 01:36:02

Hm how about the old email…

Comment by murphyz
2007-12-26 11:10:37

I guess simple and spaced is an improvement on deceased :o)

Mxx

 
 
Comment by tenderhooligan
2007-12-29 19:32:12

I want to see mine!

Comment by tenderhooligan
2007-12-29 19:32:49

Oh my! hahhahaha!

 
Comment by murphyz
2007-12-30 11:06:14

Oh my indeed! Are you winking? Or just a bit…odd?

Mxx

 
 
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