Image in posts.

[John Scott]

I noticed that Loren Baker has Author Images in the posts at Search Engine Journal.

http://www.searchenginejournal.com/

How does he do that? Is there a plugin?

[Julie]

oh that is cool. ask him maybe?

[John Scott]

I will.

[LorenBaker]

No plugin John. Image file names are saved as the same name as the author Nick Name. So, if a nickname is JohnScott, the file name is served in a php include for JohnScott.png

How do you like the photos?

BTW, I noticed that JuggoPop has some nice avatars on his blog : http://www.juggopop.com/

Wonder what he uses for 'dat?

[JuggoPop]

Thanks Loren!

They are gravatars... "globally recognized avatars"
http://www.gravatar.com/

It uses your email address to find out what avatar you will have displayed.
So any site that uses gravatars will show your avatar when posting, commenting, etc.

[JuggoPop]

Originally Posted by LorenBaker

How do you like the photos?

they look great and I think it's important to use something like that when you have more then on author... really sets things off.

[Kalina]

Originally Posted by LorenBaker

No plugin John. Image file names are saved as the same name as the author Nick Name. So, if a nickname is JohnScott, the file name is served in a php include for JohnScott.png

How do you like the photos?

BTW, I noticed that JuggoPop has some nice avatars on his blog : http://www.juggopop.com/

Wonder what he uses for 'dat?

I don't know how to do that, so I am using the plugin from the link below and it's not working, nothing happens.
http://www.coffee2code.com/archives/...author-images/

Ideas?

[LorenBaker]

I'll look a bit into it Colleen. A friend of mine had tried the plugin once to no avail. I have some test blogs running around I can try it out on. Will hopefully get back to you in a day or so.

Nice pic on YOUR blog by the way...

[John Scott]

Originally Posted by LorenBaker

Nice pic on YOUR blog by the way...

I think she should use it as her avatar

[Kalina]

Originally Posted by LorenBaker

I'll look a bit into it Colleen. A friend of mine had tried the plugin once to no avail. I have some test blogs running around I can try it out on. Will hopefully get back to you in a day or so.

Nice pic on YOUR blog by the way...

Thanks, Loren.

And thanks again.

John, I'm not sure how clear it would be at that small size.

[JuggoPop]

Originally Posted by Colleen

I don't know how to do that...

Don't you just hardcode an image tag in the template and put the username as the image title (using a dynamic tag for that part)...

I haven't tested it but something like this should work in WP:
[code]

<div float: left; padding: 10px;>
<img src="http://www.example.com/images/authors/<?php the_author() ?>.gif">
</div>

then the the images/authors/ folder add images with the same name as the author.

[Kalina]

Originally Posted by JuggoPop

Don't you just hardcode an image tag in the template and put the username as the image title (using a dynamic tag for that part)...

I haven't tested it but something like this should work in WP:

 
<div float: left; padding: 10px;>
<img src="http://www.example.com/images/authors/<?php the_author() ?>.gif">
</div>

then the the images/authors/ folder add images with the same name as the author.

I was trying that last night and fell asleep. Thanks Brian, I will try it out.

[Kalina]

That worked. Thanks Brian.

[JuggoPop]

sweet... I love when I get something right (for a change)

also, don't forget to float the image into the post.

[Kalina]

I have it planned to adjust it's display. Although I have no way to get it into the posts that I can see, and it is being floated.

Ok, got it now, just have to adjust some things.

[John Scott]

http://blog.v7n.com/ <-= why are the avatars above. I like the way they are on Search Engine Journal.

[Kalina]

I said I was adjusting it.

[John Scott]

Just trying to piss you off, C.