Gravatar Hovercards on WordPress.com
You thought Gravatar Profiles were cool? Wait until you see them on all WordPress.com blogs.
Today we’re upping your Gravatar Profile to a new level of awesomeness with Gravatar Hovercards. It’s now easy to find out about who is behind your favorite comments on WordPress.com simply by moving your mouse over their Gravatar. This new feature is enabled by default across WordPress.com.
What’s a Hovercard?
Gravatar Hovercards show information about a person: name, bio, pictures, and their contact info at other services they use on the web like Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.
As a commenter, Hovercards offer a great way to show your Internet presence and help people find your own blog. If you’re a blogger on WordPress.com, you can quickly check out who’s commenting on your blog, and have an easier time connecting with them.
How to use and see Hovercards
You can see other people’s Hovercards by moving your mouse over their Gravatar picture in comments on any WordPress.com blog, and after a moment the Hovercard will appear. The information shown is taken directly from the person’s Gravatar profile. The more info in the profile, the more we show in the Hovercard.
If you haven’t set up your Gravatar Profile yet, just log in to Gravatar.com and fill out your details under Edit My Profile. If you don’t have an account yet, you can sign up here.
Check back soon for details on how to add hovercards to your own website, or any site currently using Gravatars.
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