Cannot see all avatars - Solved

[112358oo]

Hi there! Jcomments is still the best extension for Joomla comments.

I have one problem. I cannot see all avatars in comments and in JComments Latest. Some users are working fine, some others always have no_avatar.png instead of any uploaded picture.

What could be wrong?

I am using:
JComments 2.2.0.2 [12/09/2010]
JComments Latest 2.5.6 for Joomla 1.5.x
JComments Latest Backend 1.0 for Joomla 1.5.x
JComments Avatars 3.1 for Joomla 1.5.x
with:
Mighty Resources Version 1.5.9 Build 7330
Mighty Touch 1.2.5 Build 6950
Mighty Registration 2.9.34 Build 6948
Mighty Message 1.0.5 Build 6946

Other data:
Database Version: 5.1.56-log
Database Collation: utf8_general_ci
PHP Version: 5.3.8
Web Server: Apache
Web Server to PHP interface: cgi-fcgi
Joomla! Version: Joomla! 1.5.23 Stable

Thanks.

[112358oo]

This cannot be Mighty Extensions problem as I am seeing all avatars in posts/contents and community pages generated by ME. The only problem I have with JComments and strangely enough, with some users, not with all. This partial malfunction is bother me the most, I cannot see what could be a problem?

Edit: The problem occurred after upgrade of JComments 2.1 to 2.2 version.
Edit2: Look's like problem exists with the JComments 2.1 and the latest ME Resource 1.5.9

[smart]

Could you compare links to working and non-working avatars (i.e. find some user who has avatar in ME and which doesn't displayed in JComments and show me link to this avatar). In my mind these avatars could have different paths...

[112358oo]

Hi Smart! Thank you for your reply.

In this post (http://www.blogging4change.net/index.php?option=com_resource&controller=article&article=1583&category_id=1&Itemid=231) I have only two comments, one has avatar, the other one doesn't.

working fine:
http://www.blogging4change.net/administrator/components/com_juser/avatars/112358oo.jpg

not working fine:
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=af76dd34f8152b3e5e4e9c90c2789092&default=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogging4change.net%2Fcomponents%2Fcom_jcomments%2Fimages%2Fno_avatar.png

If I disable gravatar in JComments - Avatar and for NoAvatar choose default image I get this for the second one:
http://www.blogging4change.net/components/com_jcomments/images/no_avatar.png

Could be of help info that I got after I had validated my site: http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogging4change.net%2F&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0

I can see that controller function is not working properly when it comes to avatar...

Regards,
Igor

[smart]

This is because one user has uploaded avatar into JUser extension but other user hasn't and gravatar is shown instead avatar.

[112358oo]

Thank you.

Both of users have avatars uploaded.

Here is the avatar for the second one:

http://www.blogging4change.net/administrator/components/com_juser/avatars/Anjale.jpg

Could it be something else?

Here is what I get when I validate:
Line 926, Column 81: cannot generate system identifier for general entity "controller"
…e.net/index2.php?option=com_community&controller=profile&task=avatar&no_ajax=1…

[smart]

Hm... So both users have avatars, both avatars stored in the same folder... Could you compare file permissions for avatar's? I really have no idea why one is shown but other no...

[112358oo]

Both of avatars have same permissions: 644.

I noticed an interesting thing, non-working avatars have the username starting with the capital letter.

In other words, avatar:
http://www.blogging4change.net/administrator/components/com_juser/avatars/Anjale.jpg
doesn't work.

But, if I change the username into anjale and upload the same avatar again, then avatar:
http://www.blogging4change.net/administrator/components/com_juser/avatars/anjale.jpg
is working fine.

Is there something that I can do to correct this?

[smart]

I noticed an interesting thing, non-working avatars have the username starting with the capital letter.

What JComments Avatar version do you use? if you're using JComments Avatar 3.5 you can try next fix:

1. Open file jcomments.avatar.php
2. Replace code:

Code: (php)

$avatar = $avatarsPath.'/'.strtolower($avatars[$userid]->avatar).'.jpg';

with

Code: (php)

$avatar = $avatarsPath.'/'.$avatars[$userid]->avatar.'.jpg';

[112358oo]

Thank you smart!

I did as you said and it's working.

[spiderbr]

Hello no download available for joomla 2.5?