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+# Gravatar Plugin
+by [Klaus Weidenbach](http://friendica.dszdw.net/profile/klaus)
+
+This addon allows you to look up an avatar image for new users and contacts at [Gravatar](http://www.gravatar.com). This will be used if there have not been found any other avatar images yet for example through OpenID.
+
+Gravatar is a popular, but centralized and proprietary service where people can store an avatar image for their email-addresses. It is widely used on many pages, for example to display an avatar for comment functions, profile pages, etc.
+
+* * *
+
+# Configuration
+## Default Avatar Image
+If no avatar was found for an email Gravatar can create some pseudo-random generated avatars based on an email hash. You can choose between these presets:
+
+* __Gravatar__: default static Gravatar logo
+* __MM__: (mystery-man) a static image
+* __Identicon__: a generated geometric pattern based on email hash
+* __Monsterid__: a generated 'monster' with different colors, faces, etc. based on email hash
+* __Wavatar__: faces with different features and backgrounds based on email hash
+* __Retro__: 8-bit arcade-styled pixelated faces based on email hash
+
+See examples at [Gravatar][1].
+## Avatar Rating
+Gravatar lets users self-rate their images to be used at appropriate audiences. Choose which are appropriate for your friendica site:
+
+* __g__: suitable for display on all wesites with any audience type
+* __pg__: may contain rude gestures, provocatively dressed individuals, the lesser swear words, or mild violence
+* __r__: may contain such things as harsh profanity, intense violence, nudity, or hard drug use
+* __x__: may contain hardcore sexual imagery or extremely disurbing violence
+
+See more information at [Gravatar][1].
+
+## Alternative Configuration
+Open the .htconfig.php file and add "gravatar" to the list of activated addons:
+
+        $a->config['system']['addon'] = "..., gravatar";
+
+You can add two configuration variables for the addon:
+
+        $a->config['gravatar']['default_avatar'] = "identicon";
+        $a->config['gravatar']['rating'] = "g";
+
+[1]: http://www.gravatar.com/site/implement/images/ "See documentation at Gravatar for more information"
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+{{ inc field_select.tpl with $field=$default_avatar}}{{ endinc }}
+{{ inc field_select.tpl with $field=$rating }}{{ endinc }}
+<div class="submit"><input type="submit" value="$submit" /></div>
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Name: Gravatar Support
+ * Description: If there is no avatar image for a new user or contact this plugin will look for one at Gravatar.
+ * Version: 1.0
+ * Author: Klaus Weidenbach <http://friendica.dszdw.net/profile/klaus>
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Installs the plugin hook
+ */
+function gravatar_install() {
+	register_hook('avatar_lookup', 'addon/gravatar/gravatar.php', 'gravatar_lookup');
+
+	logger("installed gravatar");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes the plugin hook
+ */
+function gravatar_uninstall() {
+	unregister_hook('avatar_lookup', 'addon/gravatar/gravatar.php', 'gravatar_lookup');
+
+	logger("uninstalled gravatar");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Looks up the avatar at gravatar.com and returns the URL.
+ *
+ * @param $a array
+ * @param &$b array
+ */
+function gravatar_lookup($a, &$b) {
+	$default_avatar = get_config('gravatar', 'default_img');
+	$rating = get_config('gravatar', 'rating');
+
+	// setting default value if nothing configured
+	if(! $default_avatar)
+		$default_avatar = 'identicon'; // pseudo-random geometric pattern based on email hash
+	if(! $rating)
+		$rating = 'g'; // suitable for display on all websites with any audience type
+
+	$hash = md5(trim(strtolower($b['email'])));
+
+	$url = 'http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/' .$hash .'.jpg';
+	$url .= '?s=' .$b['size'] .'&r=' .$rating;
+	if ($default_avatar != "gravatar")
+		$url .= '&d=' .$default_avatar;
+
+	$b['url'] = $url;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display admin settings for this addon
+ */
+function gravatar_plugin_admin (&$a, &$o) {
+	$t = file_get_contents( dirname(__file__)."/admin.tpl");
+
+	$default_avatar = get_config('gravatar', 'default_img');
+	$rating = get_config('gravatar', 'rating');
+
+	// set default values for first configuration
+	if(! $default_avatar)
+		$default_avatar = 'identicon'; // pseudo-random geometric pattern based on email hash
+	if(! $rating)
+		$rating = 'g'; // suitable for display on all websites with any audience type
+
+	// Available options for the select boxes
+	$default_avatars = array(
+		'gravatar' => 'Gravatar',
+		'mm' => 'MM',
+		'identicon' => 'Identicon',
+		'monsterid' => 'Monsterid',
+		'wavatar' => 'Wavatar',
+		'retro' => 'Retro'
+	);
+	$ratings = array(
+		'g' => 'g',
+		'pg' => 'pg',
+		'r' => 'r',
+		'x' => 'x'
+	);
+
+	$o = '<input type="hidden" name="form_security_token" value="' .get_form_security_token("gravatarsave") .'">';
+	$o .= replace_macros( $t, array(
+		'$submit' => t('Submit'),
+		'$default_avatar' => array('avatar', t('Default avatar image'), $default_avatar, t('Select default avatar image if none was found at Gravatar. See README'), $default_avatars),
+		'$rating' => array('rating', t('Rating of images'), $rating, t('Select the appropriate avatar rating for your site. See README'), $ratings),
+	));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Save admin settings
+ */
+function gravatar_plugin_admin_post (&$a) {
+	check_form_security_token('gravatarsave');
+
+	$default_avatar = ((x($_POST, 'avatar')) ? notags(trim($_POST['avatar'])) : 'identicon');
+	$rating = ((x($_POST, 'rating')) ? notags(trim($_POST['rating'])) : 'g');
+	set_config('gravatar', 'default_img', $default_avatar);
+	set_config('gravatar', 'rating', $rating);
+	info( t('Gravatar settings updated.') .EOL);
+}
+?>