Apparently, since its 4.2 update WordPress automatically converts text based smilies like “;-)” into emoji images like 😉 Besides being problematic regarding loading times (the script is loaded wether you use emojis or not) – the images might not fit the overall asthetics and design of the site while a text-only smiley might be preferred.…
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User Avatars: Adding an Author’s Photo with a Plugin
Leave a commentCopy URLCopy as MarkdownI guess it’s due to the major role that Automattic plays for the WordPress community that WordPress out of the box still doesn’t support local user avatars. Instead, users have to register with Automattic’s Gravatar to have a profile image displayed on their website (as long as the theme in use supports this). This is weird…