# Is it possible to sync avatar and bio of Discourse in Wordpress when using Memberful?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-sync-avatar-and-bio-of-discourse-in-wordpress-when-using-memberful/84598
**Category:** WordPress
**Created:** [4 באפריל,‏ 2018,‏ 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-sync-avatar-and-bio-of-discourse-in-wordpress-when-using-memberful/84598 "2018-04-04T20:10:18Z")
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### Author: ![Francois\_Douville](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/francois_douville/32/94221_2.png) [@Francois\_Douville](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Francois_Douville)
#### Post date: [4 באפריל,‏ 2018,‏ 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-sync-avatar-and-bio-of-discourse-in-wordpress-when-using-memberful/84598/1 "2018-04-04T20:10:18Z")

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I really think Memberful is the SSO provider. So is it possible to sync user data to Wordpress with the Discourse plugin?

Thanks

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### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [4 באפריל,‏ 2018,‏ 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-sync-avatar-and-bio-of-discourse-in-wordpress-when-using-memberful/84598/2 "2018-04-04T21:49:29Z")

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No, syncing user data from WordPress to Discourse is only done when WordPress is the SSO provider for Discourse.

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### Author: ![Francois\_Douville](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/francois_douville/32/94221_2.png) [@Francois\_Douville](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Francois_Douville)
#### Post date: [4 באפריל,‏ 2018,‏ 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-sync-avatar-and-bio-of-discourse-in-wordpress-when-using-memberful/84598/3 "2018-04-04T22:07:51Z")

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I asked to Drew from Memberful and he said :

> Hey Francois. Memberful doesn’t facilitate any connections between Discourse and WordPress (it interacts with each independently). If you use Gravatar for Discourse, you’ll see the same thing in WordPress. You could also look at building something custom that synced profile photos and bios from Discourse to WordPress.

So is it the SSO provider?

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [4 באפריל,‏ 2018,‏ 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-sync-avatar-and-bio-of-discourse-in-wordpress-when-using-memberful/84598/4 "2018-04-04T22:09:47Z")

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Yes, if you followed Memberful’s instructions. If you look at your settings and search for “SSO” you’ll see it.

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### Author: ![Francois\_Douville](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/francois_douville/32/94221_2.png) [@Francois\_Douville](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Francois_Douville)
#### Post date: [4 באפריל,‏ 2018,‏ 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-sync-avatar-and-bio-of-discourse-in-wordpress-when-using-memberful/84598/5 "2018-04-04T22:12:13Z")

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Ok so there is no way to sync user data to Gravatar if Wordpress is not SSO provider… thanks!

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### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [4 באפריל,‏ 2018,‏ 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-sync-avatar-and-bio-of-discourse-in-wordpress-when-using-memberful/84598/6 "2018-04-04T22:26:32Z")

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What avatars are you getting on Discourse after users sign in with Memberful? I would expect Gravatars to be set for users who have a Gravatar account. That should be the same as what happens on WordPress.

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### Author: ![Francois\_Douville](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/francois_douville/32/94221_2.png) [@Francois\_Douville](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Francois_Douville)
#### Post date: [4 באפריל,‏ 2018,‏ 11:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-sync-avatar-and-bio-of-discourse-in-wordpress-when-using-memberful/84598/7 "2018-04-04T23:26:56Z")

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Yes this a Gravatar. But the majority don’t have a gravatar account…

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### Author: ![Ed\_Bobkov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ed_bobkov/32/200014_2.png) [@Ed\_Bobkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_Bobkov)
#### Post date: [22 באוקטובר,‏ 2020,‏ 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-sync-avatar-and-bio-of-discourse-in-wordpress-when-using-memberful/84598/8 "2020-10-22T08:52:15Z")

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Support your question!  
It would be great if WP could download the profile pictures from Discourse when it’s syncing with Discourse. I use Discourse as a SSO for WP.