Laravel Gravatar Helper

The easiest way to generate Gravatar avatar URL, with multiple connections support.

Installation

You can install this package using the Composer manager:

$ composer require elfsundae/laravel-gravatar

Then copy the configuration file to your application:

$ cp vendor/elfsundae/laravel-gravatar/config/gravatar.php config/gravatar.php

For Lumen, you need to load the configuration file in your bootstrap/app.php :

$app->configure('gravatar');

API

gravatar() is a global helper function you can use anywhere.

/**
 * Generate Gravatar avatar URL for the given email address.
 *
 * @param  string      $email       Email or email hash
 * @param  string|int  $connection  Connection name or image size
 * @param  string|int  $size        Connection name or image size
 * @return string
 */
function gravatar($email, $connection = 'default', $size = null)

Usage

// For an email address, using the "default" connection configuration
gravatar('foo@example.com');

// For an email MD5 hash, using the "default" connection configuration
gravatar('b48def645758b95537d4424c84d1a9ff');

// Using the "large" connection
gravatar($email, 'large');

// Using the "default" connection, and overriding "size" parameter to 100
gravatar($email, 100);

// Using the "avatar" connection, and overriding "size" parameter to 100
gravatar($email, 'avatar', 100);
gravatar($email, 100, 'avatar');