The image next to your comment is known as an ‘Avatar’.

To get an Avatar, you must register (free) at Gravatar.com. Make sure to use your real email address which you will use across any blog or site that uses the Gravatar Avatars in their comments.

Now when you leave a comment, with this same email address, your avatar will automatically be added.

Not only will your avatar be added to comments on this website, but to every website that uses Gravatar,
theres thousands of them out there!

Note: The Gravatar site is owned by Automattic, the same company behind WordPress.

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