Animated GIF avatars, how enable?

[JammyDodger]

I think this plugin is the way to do it now:

Animated Avatar Plugin

Summary: This plugin adds the ability for users to upload gif avatars which will animate on hover or selection in posts, user cards, and profile pages. GitHub: GitHub - discourse/discourse-animated-avatars: A plugin to add gif avatars in Discourse Install: Follow the plugin installation guide. Features Pauses animation when not focused. Within topics, animation will pause when post is not hovered or selected. Respects prefers-reduced-motion in the browser’s accessibil…

Plus a bit of history - Animated GIF avatars no longer supported by default