# Requiring users to set a custom avatar before posting

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-users-to-set-a-custom-avatar-before-posting/33364
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [September 16, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-users-to-set-a-custom-avatar-before-posting/33364 "2015-09-16T18:01:16Z")
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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-users-to-set-a-custom-avatar-before-posting/33364/3 "2015-09-16T20:36:03Z")

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For [https://nomadforum.io/](https://nomadforum.io/) my #1 thing I would recommend fixing before even thinking about this is choosing the correct resolution avatar on the front page (accounting for retina)

You can see my theme for how to do this kind of stuff:

> [@Sam's Simple Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sams-personal-minimal-topic-list-design/23552):
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> discourse2Summary Sam’s Simple Theme creates a “minimal” topic list designeyeglassesPreview [Preview on Discourse Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Discourse/sams-simple-theme)hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-simple-theme](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-simple-theme)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme Features I have been thinking about this a lot, and decided to take a shot at a “minimal” front page customisation. To select this theme here on Meta he…

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