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Use Gravatar for the user's picture

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#961 opened on Apr 30, 2024

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Description

Currently, AFAIK, the user's picture url is only provided when logged using a Google account.

Avatar can also be fetched using Gravatar, which provides a way to add information about oneself based on the email, especially the avatar. I see two non-exclusive possibilities:

  • by doing that automatically on the first log in, if the profile associated to the email exists in gravatar;
  • by offering a button which sets the avatar URL using Gravatar, in the Profile Settings page;

That seems reasonably difficult, especially for newcomers, as the users table already stores the picture url, and Grist already display the avatar if provided. What do you think?

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Implement Gravatar integration to fetch user avatar based on email and update user picture URL.
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