The Shiba Gravatar Plugin allows you to cache gravatar images locally on your server as well as use your own set of gravatar images. This release updates the plugin for WordPress 3.1. We also expanded the plugin so that in addition to custom gravatar images, it will now cache generated (e.g. monster, identicon, wavatar) and […]
Shiba Gravatar Plugin 1.3
The Shiba Gravatar Plugin allows you to cache gravatar images locally on your server as well as use your own set of gravatar images. In this release, we significantly streamlined the process for loading your own custom gravatars. This was based on Lane’s excellent feature suggestion of tying the custom gravatar system to WordPress galleries. […]
WordPress Comments Plugin – Cache and Customize Your Gravatars
Shiba Gravatar is now called Shiba Comments because we are broadening the plugin to include other comment related capabilities. The Shiba Comments Plugin allows you to – Cache gravatar images locally on your server as well as use your own set of gravatar images. Move comments between posts. Parent a comment to any other comment. […]
Gravatars Can Slow-Down Your WordPress Blog
Depending on time of the day and number of comments, using WordPress gravatars can cause a significant slow-down in your blog load time. Last week, I noticed a significant slow-down in one of my blogs. Pages were taking about 8-10 seconds to load, when previously they would load almost instantaneously. There are several ways to […]
WordPress Gravatars – Use Your Own Default Avatars
If you do not yet have a WordPress Gravatar, you can get one at www.gravatar.com. If you have your own blog, it makes sense to get a WordPress Gravatar because your gravatar image will automatically follow you on all websites that have gravatar support. This helps to propagate your online image or online visual brand. […]