[documentation] [Documentation task] Update User Picture page

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 Project:      Documentation
 Version:      <none>
 Component:    Admin Guide
 Category:     tasks
 Priority:     normal
 Assigned to:  Anonymous
 Reported by:  rivena
 Updated by:   Steel Rat
 Status:       active

The Picture Maximum dimensions and Picture Maximum File Size don't seem
to be enforced. Is there another setting somehwere else that will
actually enforce these limits?




Steel Rat



Previous comments:
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Wed, 07 Jun 2006 17:02:12 +0000 : rivena

http://drupal.org/node/22271
Update of this page for 4.7


Sorry for those of you viewing this in your e-mail!  I added on
puregin's page, and tried to make it as detailed yet concise as
possible.


Some additional links/new pages I think are worth considering:


HOWTO: Change picture guidelines text
HOWTO: Create a /files/ directory.
HOWTO: Add user picture (Avatar) support to a theme


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Note that user pictures (or avatars) or pictures are part of the
user.module, not the profile module.



* Navigate to the administration area for user module configuration
page under /administer >> settings >> users/ (?q=admin/settings/user)
* In *Pictures* (near the bottom), for Picture support, select
/Enabled/ (Enable picture support.)
* Picture image path: you must write in your directory name. Make sure
the directory has been created and make sure you have that directory has
write permissions (that is, chmod to 755).  This directory has to be
inside the /files/ directory you set up in /administer >> settings >
File system settings/ (?q=admin/settings).
* *Additional options*

* Default picture: You can choose a picture for users that have not
selected a picture.
* Picture maximum dimensions: Maximum dimensions for pictures.  Format
is /width/ x /height/ in pixels.  Ex. 30x50 = 30 pixels wide, 50 pixels
high.
* Picture maximum file size: Maximum file size for pictures, in kB
* Picture guidelines:  What you write here will be displayed to your
users underneath the default instructions. (Instructions: /Your virtual
face or picture. Maximum dimensions are <dimensions> and the maximum
size is <size kb>./

* Click 'save configuration'
* Go to /administer >> themes >> configure/
(?q=admin/themes/settings/).  You can configure how your user pictures
are displayed for all themes (global settings) or theme by theme
(individual theme settings).  You can choose to display user pictures in
posts or comments.  Please note some themes may not support user
pictures.
* Click 'save configuration'

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Yay, I wrote a page!  ^.^  Please let me know if anything is incorrect
or if something should be added.


Anisa.