Prepared Avatar URL or Thumbnail
 

Is there anyway to get the $prepared[avatarurl] or a user's thumbnail avatar in another template besides the Member Info Templates? And can it be done with just a template edit and without the need for a plugin or product?

I've been unable to find any other way to access it (that's not to be said there isn't a way).

As it seems the only way I think you'll be able to get it is with a plugin, but I still don't know any defined variables that store it.

There is no way to do this without plugins or file edits. If you are wanting to fetch the current user's avatar, set the "AVATAR_ON_NAVBAR" constant to true and use fetch_avatar_from_userinfo(). If you are wanting to fetch another user's avatar, use fetch_avatar_url().

See functions_user.php for both functions.

That's too bad. I was hoping to pull the thumbnail as part of a style. Can the regular avatar be displayed using just the style? It seemed I did this once before but I can't seem to find where I tired it.

If avatars are stored in the database, you can use image.php?u=USERID.

Hrm, looks like I'll have to breakdown and delve into a working plugin if I want this to work the way I want. This is new territory for me.

I found the fetch_avatar functions, but where is this AVATAR_ON_NAVBAR constant exactly?

You define it as true at init_startup.

Oh, I see. The hook. I'm having trouble understanding how I tie it all together. I guess continued PHP tutorials are in order?

A handy tool is a mass search tool (I personally use Actual Search & Replace). Search for "AVATAR_ON_NAVBAR" and you will see what it does.