http://drupal.org/node/22271
Update of this page for 4.7

Sorry for those of you viewing this in your e-mail! I added on puregin's page, and tried to make it as detailed yet concise as possible.

Some additional links/new pages I think are worth considering:

HOWTO: Change picture guidelines text
HOWTO: Create a files directory.
HOWTO: Add user picture (Avatar) support to a theme

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Note that user pictures (or avatars) or pictures are part of the user.module, not the profile module.

  1. Navigate to the administration area for user module configuration page under administer >> settings >> users (?q=admin/settings/user)
  2. In Pictures (near the bottom), for Picture support, select Enabled (Enable picture support.)
  3. Picture image path: you must write in your directory name. Make sure the directory has been created and make sure you have that directory has write permissions (that is, chmod to 755). This directory has to be inside the files directory you set up in administer >> settings > File system settings (?q=admin/settings).
  4. Additional options
    • Default picture: You can choose a picture for users that have not selected a picture.
    • Picture maximum dimensions: Maximum dimensions for pictures. Format is width x height in pixels. Ex. 30x50 = 30 pixels wide, 50 pixels high.
    • Picture maximum file size: Maximum file size for pictures, in kB
    • Picture guidelines: What you write here will be displayed to your users underneath the default instructions. (Instructions: Your virtual face or picture. Maximum dimensions are <dimensions> and the maximum size is <size kb>.
  5. Click 'save configuration'
  6. Go to administer >> themes >> configure (?q=admin/themes/settings/). You can configure how your user pictures are displayed for all themes (global settings) or theme by theme (individual theme settings). You can choose to display user pictures in posts or comments. Please note some themes may not support user pictures.
  7. Click 'save configuration'

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Yay, I wrote a page! ^.^ Please let me know if anything is incorrect or if something should be added.

Anisa.

Comments

Steel Rat’s picture

The Picture Maximum dimensions and Picture Maximum File Size don't seem to be enforced. Is there another setting somehwere else that will actually enforce these limits?

cboshuizen’s picture

I have the same problem. The picture size restriction is completely ignored and I have people uploading high res images for their avatars.

ronaldmulero’s picture

Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

old issue

bossmanthe’s picture

Can I clarify...Drupal will not enforce this? If a user uploads a larger dimension image it will be allowed?

Steel Rat’s picture

It looks like Drupal 6 correctly enforces the limits now.