Encourage users to add an avatar after signing up

[dandv (Dan Dascalescu)]

Avatars increase the perception of trust on online platforms and make for a more personal community (1, 2, 3. I would love it after users sign up, Discourse encouraged them to upload a profile photo.

Here’s how collaboration software Podio does it during the onboarding process:

[codinghorror (Jeff Atwood)]

We already do this, feel free to search for it. Timing is a little different since we don’t care if you have an avatar if you never post.