animated gif avatar

dear Bdslr/zendesk support.

i was searching for a way to put an animated gif as avatar on a bdsmlr blog.

in the community i only found a 4 yr old post with reply from support that this is not possible

That post:

https://bdsmlr.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360006469139-Avatar-Gifs

however someone pointed me to this blog that actually has a animated gif as avatar.

post with animated avatar:

https://londonerintoallsorts.bdsmlr.com/

ive tried everything i could think of. but as soon as i upload a gif (even the working one from londonor to test it) its converted into a stil image that is actually a jpg with gif extention name.

could you please tell me how i can upload an animated gif as avatar and have it remain animated ust like in the example blog url i just typed above.

since it is possible.. i really would appreciate if you could tell me how its done.

greetings Stephan

IceyPixels

September 10, 2023 18:16

I think the use of animated GIFs as avatars is no longer available, likely due to ImageMagick or another library converting the image into a smaller JFIF format.

Nevertheless, you can customize it for your blog using CSS. Simply insert the following code into your CSS:


.blog_image {
    content: url(https://cdn012.bdsmlr.com/uploads/photos/2023/09/10483208/bdsmlr-10483208-hnQbgaKuzU.gif) !important;
}

Upload your own image to a side blog and copy the image address and replace the address above with it.

Please be aware that this customization will not be reflected as your avatar on the dashboard.

ConditionMe

September 10, 2023 23:12

Thank you so much for not only explaining why it didnt work. but also providing a solution that i would likely never have found.

very very appreciated

animated gif avatar

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