Rocket.chat: Admin options for default avatar (if available)
When someone creates a new account, especially via OAuth, they often have an avatar but RC defaults to their initials as an avatar. Proposing an option in the Admin section to over-ride that if Gravatar or something else finds a match.
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geekgonecrazy
on 12 Jan 2016
Gravatar is a good idea
onigoetz
on 27 Jan 2016
I would also like this feature
plus500s
on 10 Feb 2016
Gravatar can be a good idea, but the OAuth providers can also be in this list
Schniz
on 24 Mar 2016
The suggestion was not to limit what is already there but have an "if
gravatar exists" use that by default rather than the letters. Could use
any avatar that exists at all (Facebook, etc.) before using the letters as
an "only if no avatar exists" as the default behavior. People can disable
the avatar for letters by choice though.
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acamarata
on 24 Mar 2016
As requested in #3175, also suggest username from the OAuth account.
marceloschmidt
on 9 May 2016
Perhaps it is worth supporting OpenID Connect as a part of this, in order to have a common place from which to derive credentials?
AndrewMontagne
on 18 May 2016
Two thoughts here:
- If the OAuth profile returns an avatar field that includes a URL, download and use that.
- Else, look for a gravatar and use that.
Many OAuth server implementations include additional data (such as an avatar URL) in their profile response.
wohali
on 31 May 2016
It would be good to have a setting to use full name instead of the username for the avatar initials
alexbrazier
on 24 Nov 2016
Any hope to have it? I think that have gravatar as default can improve the UX
Mte90
on 14 Dec 2016
@marceloschmidt is working on this right now.
engelgabriel
on 26 Dec 2016
@engelgabriel will #5045 also be merged at some point as part of this, as this will be more useful than username for us
alexbrazier
on 27 Dec 2016
it will eventually. We still need to finishing some some work on the caching layer before it.
engelgabriel
on 27 Dec 2016
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Two thoughts here:
Many OAuth server implementations include additional data (such as an avatar URL) in their profile response.