Avatars on Alpha-Fox

Alpha-Fox automatically uses your Gravatar for the email address configured in your profile. If you don't have a valid Gravatar email address set up, it will automatically fall back to your my.secondlife.com profile picture.

How to Set Up Your Avatar on Alpha-Fox

To configure your avatar on Alpha-Fox, you have two options:

• Link to Gravatar: Set the email address in your Alpha-Fox profile to one registered with Gravatar.
• Use Second Life: Upload a profile picture to your Second Life profile.

Occasionally, your my.secondlife.com profile picture may not sync properly with your in-world Second Life profile. If you notice a mismatch, follow the steps below to resync it.

The Alpha-Fox website should only cache avatars for five minutes at most. After five minutes have passed, you should see your latest avatar.

How to Resync Your Second Life Web Profile Picture

This process takes just a few minutes and ensures your my.secondlife.com web profile displays your current profile picture, even if it has been showing an outdated image for years.

How Do I Know If I Need to Perform This Procedure?

To determine if resyncing is necessary:

1. Open your my.secondlife.com profile page (e.g., https://my.secondlife.com/yourusername, such as https://my.secondlife.com/ash.qin or https://my.secondlife.com/subnova). You can also find a link to it via your profile page on Alpha-Fox!
2. Compare the profile picture displayed next to your name with the one in your in-world Second Life profile.

• Same Image: No action is needed. You can stop here.
• Different Image: Proceed with the resync steps below.

Steps to Perform the Resync Procedure

Follow these steps to resync your profile picture:

1. In your in-world Second Life profile, remove your profile picture entirely, then save and close the profile.
2. Refresh your my.secondlife.com page periodically over the next couple of minutes until it displays the default no-photo image instead of the previous picture.
3. In your in-world Second Life profile, select a new profile picture from your inventory or upload a new image using a modern viewer. Note that uploading is free and requires no premium account or fee.
4. Refresh your my.secondlife.com page periodically over the next couple of minutes until it shows your new profile picture instead of the placeholder.

What to Expect After Resyncing

Once these steps are complete, your my.secondlife.com profile picture will be updated and synchronized with your in-world profile. Services like Alpha-Fox that rely on this image will reflect the update. You won't need to repeat these steps unless you notice a mismatch again (see "How Do I Know If I Need to Perform This Procedure?" above). If a non-Second Life website still shows your old image, this may be due to caching, which typically clears automatically over time.

The Alpha-Fox website should only cache avatars for five minutes at most.