Title: [Plugin: User Avatar
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: User Avatar

 *  [baszer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baszer/)
 * (@baszer)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/)
 * The plugin is not working. I can upload a picture, but after i hit the crop botton
   nothing is created or showed?
 * What do i do wrong?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-avatar/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-avatar/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [oltdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oltdev/)
 * (@oltdev)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620580)
 * Hi baszer,
 * Our testing environment was using WP 3.0 + and we’ve tested this plugin on Firefox,
   Safari, IE 7+ and know it works for other standard browsers as well. Please make
   sure that both your WordPress and Internet Browser are working. With the information
   you have provided it is difficult for me to figure out if there is a problem 
   with the plugin. Also, please grab the latest version and replace the current
   version of User Avatar on your host. Try to re-activate the plugin and see if
   that helps out.
 * Please also remember that this plugin is made directly for People Lists ([http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/people-lists/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/people-lists/))
   to make it easier for users to upload their photos…something that should be in
   the core! =]
 * Hope this helps,
    ctltdev(former oltdev)
 *  [cperugino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cperugino/)
 * (@cperugino)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620651)
 * Hi,
 * I’m having the same problem as baszer. I can choose a picture on my computer,
   I can press the upload button, I can crop the image, but after that in the Here’s
   your new picture… dialog, the old picture stays there.
    I installed the latest
   version and tried in Firefox 3.6.8, IE 8. I also tried setting permissions to
   777 to your plugin’s directory. Any ideas?
 * Thanks
    Chantal
 *  Plugin Contributor [oltdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oltdev/)
 * (@oltdev)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620661)
 * Hey cperugino,
 * We have set the plugin’s upload directory to 777 permission, so that shouldn’t
   be an issue…
 *     ```
       if( !file_exists(WP_CONTENT_DIR."/uploads/avatars/") )
       	mkdir(WP_CONTENT_DIR."/uploads/avatars/", 0777 ,true);
       ```
   
 * Check to make sure there’s a folder inside your ‘wp-content’ that is called ‘
   uploads’, which has directory ‘avatars’ and then creates a folder named with 
   uid storing the two sizes of images used.
 * Basically check to make sure the URL paths are leading to the right places with
   your install of WordPress. The program is working fine for me and many other 
   users, so it’s either your permissions or directory structure that may be causing
   problems.
 * Please post back here if you figure out what it is!
 * Sorry I can’t be of more help and I will try to find some time to look into it.
 * Good luck,
    ctltdev
 *  [cperugino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cperugino/)
 * (@cperugino)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620683)
 * Hi! Thanks for the detailed info. I seem to have a problem on the server side.
   The uploads directory is 777 but not the avatar under it. It refuses to stay 
   at 777. I contacted support to see if they can set it at 777.
 * Thanks!
 *  [a.luiz.n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aluizn/)
 * (@aluizn)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620738)
 * I got the same issue and the message “Sorry, No file available”
    i’m running 
   in localhost and yes i have a uploads folder inside wp-content folder…
 *  Plugin Contributor [sgagan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sgagan/)
 * (@sgagan)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620741)
 * Hi a.luiz.n,
 * Your issue is a bit different than the previous posters, but similar in a sense.
   The code behind your error is:
 *     ```
       if( !file_exists($_POST['attachment_file']) ) {
       		echo "<div class='error'><p>Sorry, No file available</p></div>";
       ```
   
 * and..
 * `<input type="hidden" name="attachment_file" id="attachment_file" value="<?php
   echo esc_url($file); ?>" />`
 * For some reason, your file from your disk is not getting read and therefore this
   error is spit out later in the code because it didn’t POST the image URL on your
   disk earlier. More than likely, this is a permission error, similar to the previous
   posters and I would suggest that you set the folder where your image is stored
   to 777 making them accessible for the plugin to use.
 * Hope this helps!
 * Also, TO ALL POSTERS HERE, I will be releasing a new updated version of user-
   avatar…possibly today! I have gotten lots of feedback and hope that you guys 
   like the new functionality!
 * Cheers,
    Gagan.
 *  [ambro23](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ambro23/)
 * (@ambro23)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620743)
 * Hi sgagan!
 * I’ve upgraded from user avatar v0.5 to v1.5.
    It did not work for me until I’ve
   changed:
 * line 486 in user-avatar.php
    from `$avatar_folder_dir = USER_AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH."{
   $user}/";` to `$avatar_folder_dir = USER_AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH."{$id}/";`
 *  [ambro23](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ambro23/)
 * (@ambro23)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620744)
 * Sorry, the modified line number is: 483
 *  [Scott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brownbuc/)
 * (@brownbuc)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620746)
 * Installed the plugin, had no problems uploading my avatar, but when a comment
   is posted to my blog, I get the following:
 * Catchable fatal error: Object of class stdClass could not be converted to string
   in /home/footb760/public_html/wp-content/plugins/user-avatar/user-avatar.php 
   on line 483
 * Along with at notice, the post can no longer be commented to, at least in my 
   eyes. here is a link:
 * [http://footballingeneralonline.com/2010/08/22/welcome-to-fig-my-first-post-as-this-community-goes-live/#comment-3](http://footballingeneralonline.com/2010/08/22/welcome-to-fig-my-first-post-as-this-community-goes-live/#comment-3)
 * Let me know how to fiox this, as my members are anxious to upload their own avatars/
   profile pics.
 *  Plugin Contributor [sgagan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sgagan/)
 * (@sgagan)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620747)
 * Thanks so much ambro23… I was in a rush to push the changes because it was my
   last full day at work and I overlooked changing that back in my frantic day! 
   I will push the change to this SVN on Thursday and will relay your message to
   other users.
 * Scott try ambro23’s fix, otherwise, I will update on Thursday.
 * Sorry for any inconvenience,
 * Gagan.
 *  Thread Starter [baszer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baszer/)
 * (@baszer)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620751)
 * hi sgagan,
 * i just tried your update, but i still have the same problem. 🙁
 * (everything goes well, but after the cropping it says:
    _Here’s your new profile
   picture… _ but then no picture is showed)
 * the permissions are set right but i dont know what to do next.
 * hope you have the solution
 * with regards,
    bas
 *  [Affenkind](https://wordpress.org/support/users/affenkind/)
 * (@affenkind)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620752)
 * baszer and cperugino: same Problem here!
    after upload and crop, no Picture, 
   only a white left/right stripe.
 * have found the Problem, but i am to lame to fix it in the .php code from sgagan,
   hope the Author have time for us to make us happy.
 * The Problem are the Directory- and File Permissions of the uploads,
    the Plugin
   not use:
 * define( ‘FS_CHMOD_DIR’, 0755 );
    define( ‘FS_CHMOD_FILE’, 0644 );
 * from wp-config.php and write the Directory and Files with default FTP Permissions
   from the Server, my server writes by default the directory with 2750 and the 
   files with 640 Permissions, and that ist not readable for the Plugin after upload.
 * for testing: upload your Avatar and then go to the ftp server and set the directorys
   under uploads to 755 and all the files under uploads to 644, then this great 
   Plugin works fine, but this way are a lame way, the Author “must” fix it … please!!
 *  Thread Starter [baszer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baszer/)
 * (@baszer)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620753)
 * hi all, i have got the solution! (for my problem)
 * maybe its helpfull to somebody else.
 * First i did not want avatars at all, so i turned the checkbox “do not show avatars”
   on. I totally forgot, and then i installed your avatar-plugin.
 * So people, turn it on!! 🙂
 * thank you for your reply.
 * Bas
 *  [mikemcd22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikemcd22/)
 * (@mikemcd22)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620760)
 * [@affenkind](https://wordpress.org/support/users/affenkind/)
    Thanks for this
   fix. I had to change the directory and all the files to 755. I suspect this may
   be a security loop hole of some sort but I am not an expert. I hope my site is
   safe. BTW, there is a director under “Avatars” named “2”. I have this working
   with:
 * Theme my Login
    Theme my Profile Gravatar for WP People lists User Avatar (duh)
 * Mike
 *  [mikemcd22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikemcd22/)
 * (@mikemcd22)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-avatar/#post-1620761)
 * Update to post: I now have the problem that new users (default Subscribers) don’t
   seem to have permission to upload a picture. They get redirected to their profile
   page. Any hints for a hack?

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