• Jay • Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I changed my avatar in My Settings and it shows the different avatar, but that avatar isn't showing in my posts (old or new). Yet when I go back to my User CP, the new avatar is showing up. This is happening here on the company forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhett Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 there are still bugs on this based on the size of the avatar you upload, try uploading a larger image than 150px. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 there are still bugs on this based on the size of the avatar you upload, try uploading a larger image than 150px. It didn't even delete my avatar when I chose Remove Photo, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 there are still bugs on this based on the size of the avatar you upload, try uploading a larger image than 150px. Resized the avatar to 200x200 and still no dice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jυra Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 You have to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.time Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Browser cache, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis P Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Could be the fact a CDN is used here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Could be the fact a CDN is used here? Is it? Ping doesn't say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Browser cache, perhaps? If you're seeing a transparent avatar with B4U in it... no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis P Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Check the source: http://content.commu...isionpower.com/. I'm pretty sure it's a CDN of some sorts running. See, if I change the URL to your avatar manually, it works (click) The image simply hasn't rolled to the content domain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfarber Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Indeed, we use a CDN so your new image may not have been copied over immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Indeed, we use a CDN so your new image may not have been copied over immediately. It still hasn't been, 15 hours later. How long should it take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jυra Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhett Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 If a cdn is taking 15 hours to update, it's useless imo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jυra Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 It's like a day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 Eh, it started showing up after about 16 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfarber Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 It can take up to 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 It can take up to 24 hours. Wouldn't this problem be avoided by having the upload tool use a different name for each uploaded avatar? I mean, I know that by using the same name, it makes overwriting old avatars easier code wise, but it also leaves orphaned files when people change avatar file types. For example, when replacing avatar.jpg with avatar.png, avatar.jpg is left behind for no good reason. Multiply that by thousands of members, and you have a serious problem. :) Since CDN's and services like CloudFlare are becoming popular, I think it'd be a good idea to make the script delete the old avatar when a new one is uploaded, and assign a new name to each avatar, like av-1_1.png, av-1_2.png, av-1_3.png, and so on. That way, there would be no orphaned files and the new avatar would show up immediately. :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfarber Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Expanding CDN support in a future version is something we are interested in doing. I was just answering your immediate question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidinHighSpeeds Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I second this.. It appears many of my members are frustrated with trying to change their avatars.. I checked the server and the new image does appear correct when I download it, however CloudFlare likely cached the image which is why they don't see it right away.. I agree with the above logic, if users have the ability to change their avatar pics, then appending the avatar by 1 will definitely resolve the issue... Hope this will be considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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