This has been asked on the plugin developer’s blog, and this was his answer:
“Regarding users uploading their own avatars, the way it’s setup now is for Facebook avatars to take precedence over Buddypress avatars for users who connect with this plugin. You can of course eliminate this entirely, but if you wanted to allow users to choose to use their FB avatar or their BP avatar on an individual basis, it would require additional coding (to add such an option to the user profile pages). This isn’t a feature I intend to add though, so if you want it I’m afraid the ball’s in your court “
http://www.justin-klein.com/projects/wp-fb-autoconnect#feedback
Does that mean it is possible to eliminate facebook avatars coming across?
“You can of course eliminate this entirely, but if you wanted to allow users to choose to use their FB avatar or their BP avatar on an individual basis, it would require additional coding (to add such an option to the user profile pages)”
Unfortunately, I am not skilled enough to code something like this.
Sorry, I’m not being very clear. I’ll try again.
The problem with the plugin is that once you have logged in with facebook you can’t stop the facebook avatar coming through even if you login in normally afterwards. Once you are connected with facebook you are always connected to facebook. The plugin did not used to work like this. This means that users have to have to same avatar in fb and bp …forever! The only way around this (i have found) is to deactivate the plugin.
My question is, is it possible to stop the facebook avatar coming across in the first place. But still use the plugin and therefore users would upload avatars in BP.
To remove FB avatars from the FB plugin, add the following to your theme’s functions.php:
remove_filter( 'bp_core_fetch_avatar', 'jfb_get_facebook_avatar', 10, 4 );
To have an option between either the BP avatar and the FB avatar, some custom code would be needed to display an admin option in the user’s settings page.
Tks @r-a-y i will give it a go
Brill it works!
thankyou!
james
Sorry, I’m just posting here to remind myself to maybe set up that admin option eventually.
I did at least set up so Facebook Connect users aren’t required to share full names. Currently takes first name + last initial, although ideally I’d prompt them to create their own username. THAT, however, would take a smidge more time/effort.
@jamesmarsland WP-FB-Autoconnect’s coder has released new versions which address this problem and others.
@josemv tks i have insalled and seems to fix my issue. On the install instructions it says min requirement php5 , my server is running 4 but still seems ok?
