Workshop Guide
  • Rails Guide
  • Rails Beginner Cheat Sheet
  • Part 1: Build Your First App
  • Part 2: Push Your App to Github
  • Part 3: Put your app online with Heroku
  • Part 4: Allow Comments on your App
  • Part 5: Add Design with HTML and CSS
  • Part 6: Create Thumbnails with CarrierWave
  • Part 7: Create Users and Authentication with Devise
  • Part 8: Add Profile Pics with Gravatar
  • Part 9: Add more Design Elements
  • Part 10: What Next?
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  • 1. Add the Gravtastic gem
  • 2. Set up Gravatar in your app
  • 3. Configure Gravatar

Part 8: Add Profile Pics with Gravatar

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Important

You need to have an e-mail address registered with Gravatar for this to work. If you do not already have one you can go to .

1. Add the Gravtastic gem

Open up your gemfile and under your devise gem add

gem 'gravtastic'

In the terminal run

bundle install

This will install the gravtastic gem. Then remember to restart your rails server.

2. Set up Gravatar in your app

Open app/models/user.rb, and add these lines

include Gravtastic
gravtastic

right after class User < ApplicationRecord.

3. Configure Gravatar

Open app/views/layouts/application.html.erb and right under

<% if user_signed_in? %>

add

<%= image_tag current_user.gravatar_url, size: "20x20" %>

Now open you app in your browser and login with an e-mail address that is associated with a Gravatar. You should be able to see your Gravatar.

gravatar.com
If you don't make a gravatar account, the default icon will show.