Extension:Avatars

MediaWiki extensions manual

Avatars Release status: stable
Description	Provides generic and individual user pictures
Author(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Maintainer(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Latest version	3.2 (2021-03-16)
Compatibility policy	Follows the MediaWiki version lifecycle. Master is not backwards compatible.
MediaWiki	1.31 (LTS)
MediaWiki 1.36	Not formally tested
MediaWiki 1.34	Not formally tested
MediaWiki 1.32	Not formally tested
License	GNU General Public License 3.0 only
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Download Git master browse repository (GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review See BlueSpice on SourceForge
Example	en.demo.bluespice.com
Parameters $bsgAvatarsGenerator
Hooks used BSMigrateUserPropertiesFromDeviatingNames BeforePageDisplay GetPreferences PageHistoryLineEnding SetupAfterCache UploadVerifyFile
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Not to be confused with Extension:Avatar.

Avatars handles profile images of wiki users. If a user does not upload a profile image, an automatically generated avatar is used instead.

Usage / features

This extension adds an option to each user's page to change the profile image. At the top of their user page, users can see their current profile image with a menu option to change the image. Users have several options for setting a profile image:

• upload a new image
• use an image that is already on the wiki or an image from the web (through URL)
• generate a new avatar

In the configuration, an administrator can choose from two types of avatars:

• InstantAvatar - random, the image contains initials of the user's name.
• Identicon - not random, the image is based on the user's IP address.

Requirements

Avatars requires BlueSpice Foundation.

See also

• Extension Authors

External links

• BlueSpice Helpdesk: Avatars

This extension was originally made for BlueSpice. BlueSpice is a MediaWiki distribution for enterprises and organizations. It enhances MediaWiki, in particular in the areas of quality management, process support, administration, editing and security.

You can download this extension with BlueSpice free.

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