Animated GIF avatars no longer supported by default

[featheredtoast (Jeff Wong)]

Better late than never - I’ve been working on a plugin to re-enable this.

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…