# Temporary Same Avatar for all Users?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-same-avatar-for-all-users/47077
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [July 11, 2016, 9:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-same-avatar-for-all-users/47077 "2016-07-11T09:20:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Imperator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Imperator)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2016, 9:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-same-avatar-for-all-users/47077/1 "2016-07-11T09:20:03Z")
Hey Guys,
a question is it possible that alle user have the same Avatar?
only Temporary for a Event maybe over the CSS/HTML Settings?
regards,
Imperator
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### Author:  [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2016, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-same-avatar-for-all-users/47077/2 "2016-07-11T09:55:50Z")
I’m not sure, but I think you can disable all avatars and gravatars from your admin settings (search `avatar`). After that everyone should have the user icon 
Probably this is the easy way to do what you want (but wait for others reply, I’m on a live forum and I can’t test those changes!)
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2016, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-same-avatar-for-all-users/47077/3 "2016-07-11T10:08:46Z")
> [@Imperator](#):
>
> a question is it possible that alle user have the same Avatar?only Temporary for a Event maybe over the CSS/HTML Settings?
Yes, CSS is the way to go if you want to override all user avatars.
```css
img.avatars {
content: url(https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/120/47362_1.png);
}
```
> [@Trash](#):
>
> I’m not sure, but I think you can disable all avatars and gravatars from your admin settings (search avatar). After that everyone should have the user icon
No, that’s not possible. You can only disable uploaded avatars via the site settings.
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### Author:  [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2016, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-same-avatar-for-all-users/47077/4 "2016-07-11T12:34:06Z")
> [@zogstrip](#):
>
> Yes, CSS is the way to go if you want to override all user avatars.
I can confirm it works, too. SitePoint changed all user avatars to clowns (which rotated on mouseover) for April Fools.
(It was surprisingly disconcerting, and more difficult to keep track of who was who than we might have imagined.)
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-same-avatar-for-all-users/47077/5 "2016-07-11T19:05:43Z")
Sure what could be disconcerting about that?
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### Author:  [@soraiden](https://meta.discourse.org/u/soraiden)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-same-avatar-for-all-users/47077/6 "2020-04-01T18:21:22Z")
> [@zogstrip](#):
>
> > [@](#):
> >
> > a question is it possible that alle user have the same Avatar?only Temporary for a Event maybe over the CSS/HTML Settings?
>
> Yes, CSS is the way to go if you want to override all user avatars.
>
> ```plaintext
> img.avatars {
> content: url(https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/120/47362_1.png);
> }
>
> ```
I realize it’s been awhile. Is this still the best option to override avatars?