Is there a Variable for Avatar Links?

[Ginger]

Hey,

Does anyone know if there even is a variable for Avatar links? Not the whole image, just the link.

[Beckea]

Jul 3, 2019 20:49:06 GMT -8 Ginger said:

Hey,

Does anyone know if there even is a variable for Avatar links? Not the whole image, just the link.

What are your trying to do? More details will help.

Do you mean ------>  <div class="avatar">$[user.avatar]</div>

[Ginger]

no, not exactly like that.

A variable that'll give this sort of information
storage.proboards.com/1/avatar/bqPAqknqgPLjQumJpDLw.jpg

The link itself, versus the image. that can be used in this type of CSS
background-image: url('storage.proboards.com/1/avatar/bqPAqknqgPLjQumJpDLw.jpg');

[elli]

I remember this being asked before and as I recall, there is not a variable available to generate only the avatar image URL.

[JD]

Jul 3, 2019 20:49:06 GMT -8 Ginger said:

Hey,

Does anyone know if there even is a variable for Avatar links? Not the whole image, just the link.

Ginger

This is a slightly round about way of doing it, but I think the reason there isn't a variable is because you can upload avatars as well as use a URL - so it's not as straight cut and dry as "find the URL of the avatar". The way I do it is through a Custom Profile Field - I remove the avatar system from my site and I put in a custom field saying "Avatar URL" - people then put in an actual URL specifically and then you can use a variable that targets that Custom Profile Field. This would then give you your avatar URL for whatever purposes you were wanting to use it for.

Not the slickest of solutions, I realise, but it does work <3

[Retread]

Jul 3, 2019 20:49:06 GMT -8 Ginger said:

Hey,

Does anyone know if there even is a variable for Avatar links? Not the whole image, just the link.

To confirm what you're asking for ...

In a mini-profile on the Support forum,

$[user.avatar] would display:

on your mini-profile and

on my mini-profile

But the variable you want would display:

storage.proboards.com/1/avatar/BYTWXivxlDXF0fzTIVVq.jpg for yours and

storage.proboards.com/1/avatar/QSNukejgnCzkTuVIAmXz.gif for mine

Is that correct?




I'm pretty sure elli is correct that such a variable does not exist but I'll tag Brian as he probably knows for certain.

[Ginger]

Jul 5, 2019 7:26:01 GMT -8 Retread said:

Jul 3, 2019 20:49:06 GMT -8 Ginger said:

Hey,

Does anyone know if there even is a variable for Avatar links? Not the whole image, just the link.

To confirm what you're asking for ...

In a mini-profile on the Support forum,

$[user.avatar] would display:

on your mini-profile and

on my mini-profile

But the variable you want would display:

storage.proboards.com/1/avatar/BYTWXivxlDXF0fzTIVVq.jpg for yours and

storage.proboards.com/1/avatar/QSNukejgnCzkTuVIAmXz.gif for mine

Is that correct?




I'm pretty sure elli is correct that such a variable does not exist but I'll tag Brian as he probably knows for certain.

Yep, I might try the Miniprofile field method, if there isn't a flat out straight way to do it.

--Also sorry for late reply