A point of clarification here regarding your "Dashboard" …

You now add avatars in your site dashboard, not your discussion forum profile.

Hopefully this will make the process more clear…

Log in to your Tripawds account here:

http://tripawds…..-login.php

Or, if you are already logged in, visit your dashboard directly at http://tripawds…../wp-admin/

On the left side of your dashboard, you should see the Profile tab. If it is not already expanded, click it and you will see the sub tab for "Your Avatar".

Click that and you will be taken to your user avatar upload page. Not the default avatar being used and simply follow the onscreen prompts or refer to the detailed instructions above. Or, watch this informative video explaining WordPress blog user profile management.

We really hated to make current users upload new avatars, but it was the only way to make it so all new users only have to upload one avatar instead of three … for their blog, sitewide comments, and forums.

FYI: The new site dashboard gives users complete control over their Tripawds blog should they (you) choose to create one. We will be formally announcing all this very soon. Stay tuned. In the meantime, here are complete details about the new and improved multi-user Tripawds blog community. Additional help can be found in our various tutorial videos.

Thank you all very much for your continued supoort. We look forward to seeing your avatars all around the site. Like at top right, where the most recent three Tripawds blog posts will always be featured!

jackiandmac said:

My pictures will upload fine, but only other people can see them.

You may just need to clear your browser cache to view the changes. If you see the correct image on your avatar upload page, your browser is just displaying the cached version when forum pages refresh. Right now, I'm seeing a picture of Mac hanging out by the river for your avatar. The same one I see on your User Avatar admin page.

Depending on what browser you use, instructions for clearing your browser cache may differ.

Thanks for tip, it may help others. As a point of clarification, it is the cache that must be cleared – not browsing/download history –  to refresh new images uploaded with the same name, which avatars are.

Codie Rae said:

Isn't there somewhere to upload just a 'blog avatar'

Yes: Dashboard -> Settings -> Blog Avatar

Codie Rae said:

…is there any way to have a different 'user avatar' for TR?

Yes, But: This requires you to create a separate user account for Travis Ray, however, with a different email address. You can do so from Dashboard -> Users -> Add New then check that email to click the confirmation link. Do this from the TR blog dashboard and he will automatically become a user of that blog. Set his role to Admin when adding him as a user and he will have all capabilities for managing the blog.

You can use larger files with the new avatar upload and crop them online. The largest Tripawds avatars will display is at 128x128 at 72 dpi. Half an inch @ 180 dpi is 90 pixels. Thus ends your math lesson for the day. Whenever you enlarge an uploaded image, it will get blurry. If you shoot for a file of at least 200x200 at 72 dpi, you should have no worries. Unles of course you crop it really tight once uploaded, then it will enlarge when displayed at bigger sizes like Blog Avatars. Hope this makes sense.