change default profile picture

change default profile picture

by Sean S -
Number of replies: 9
I would like to change the default profile picture to something I have on my hard drive. The file is not a png so I cannot just rename it and upload it to the location of the current smilie.  what code do I need to change in order have the default profile image be whatever I want it to be?

Thanks for the tips.
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Re: change default profile picture

by Zbigniew Fiedorowicz -
Assuming your picture is a standard format like jpg or gif, just call it f1.png.  Most modern browsers don't care what suffix the file has, they'll  sort things out on their own.
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Re: change default profile picture

by Dave Ray -

Not a big deal, but changing to .png had no
effect. Still default cool .

       Regards, Dave

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Re: change default profile picture

by Zbigniew Fiedorowicz -
Clear the browser cache on the client computer.
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Re: change default profile picture

by Dave Ray -
Tryed that. As last resort I deleted all tables using
phpmyadmin then uploaded lastest 1.4.1
All appears fine now.
Thanks again, Dave
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Re: change default profile picture

by Dennis Daniels -
Where is the location of the default image variable? Do admins need to go into code to modify this? Can this be done via the interface?

thanks
Dennis
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Re: change default profile picture

by Sean S -
Well I made a simple picture in photoshop and named it to f1.png - guess I solved my own problem. Anyhow after 2 weeks a number of students still hadn't changed their profile picture, I"m hoping this will encourage them.
Attachment f1.png
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Re: change default profile picture

by N Hansen -
I like that idea! Well, if it doesn't work, perhaps you should put a picture of someone really ugly instead, or a picture of an animal that has really negative connotations in Korean society.