I may be missing something super obvious, but, where/how can I upload custom avatars that will be assigned to my users on signup. I see admin/config/files allows us to link to a URL, but how do I upload them to MY server for selection?

Oh wait, from that topic: [image]Selectable avatars Newly created user will automatically be affected a random avatar from the list. :tada: ?

Selectable avatars in site settings? (and associated settings). See the Files section for complete list.

Thanks - I thought this might be it, but it does not say it will be autoassigned. I want to be sure an avatar other than the default letter is automatically assigned.

Good point, I’m not aware of that function, perhaps others will chime in, but you may have to build a plugin to achieve that (in which case consider #marketplace) FYI the topic is here: [image] Selectable avatars megaphoneAnnouncements Avatars are a big part of anyone’s online identity. Discourse already supports 3 options when it comes to avatars: based on the first letter of your username, your Gravatar or any images you want to upload. [image] But what if you want to provide your users with a limited set of avatars to choose from? It’s now possible thanks to the “selectable avatars” feature! As an admin, if you click Edit next to the selectable avatars site setting, a modal will pop up and ask you to start uploading ava…

Thanks, I guess a simple workaround would be to use something like imgur.com for the avatars, and add those URLs, however I ideally would like to have all images served from my infrastructure

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Just found it also!!!

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