To avoid using Gravatar.com for user profile pictures, you can implement an alternative method for handling profile pictures within your application or website. Here are a few options you can consider:

1. Custom Upload: Allow users to upload their profile picture directly to your platform. You can provide an interface for users to select an image file from their device and upload it to your server. Once uploaded, you can store the image on your server and associate it with the user's profile.

2. Third-Party Image Hosting: Instead of relying on Gravatar, you can integrate with other image hosting services like Imgur, Cloudinary, or Amazon S3. These services provide APIs that allow you to upload and manage user images. You can store the image URLs returned by these services and associate them with user profiles.

3. Social Media Integration: If your platform supports social media login (e.g., using Facebook or Google), you can leverage the user's profile picture from their social media account. When a user logs in through their social media account, you can retrieve their profile picture using the respective social media API and use it as their profile picture on your platform.

4. Local Avatar Library: You can create a collection of pre-defined avatars or icons and allow users to choose from them as their profile picture. This approach avoids the need for user uploads or external services.

5. Identicon Generation: Another option is to generate unique and visually distinctive "identicons" for users who don't provide a profile picture. Identicons are algorithmically generated based on user-specific data (such as username or email) and can serve as unique visual representations for users without relying on external services.

Remember to consider privacy and security aspects when implementing any profile picture solution. Ensure you have appropriate mechanisms in place to handle image uploads, prevent malicious content, and respect user preferences regarding privacy settings.

hen users do not have their own profile pictures uploaded to DNN,  Live Forum currently uses gravatar.com for user profile pictures.  Is it possible not to use gravatar.com?  Can I have my own default picture to use?   We basically want to use our company logo when users do not have profile pictures?  Anyway that I can achieve that?    Thank you in advance!

It is not possible at this time.

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