{"id":11651,"date":"2026-06-16T16:26:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=11651"},"modified":"2026-06-18T12:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:55:32","slug":"how-to-set-up-profile-pictures-in-hostinger-webmail-through-gravatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-set-up-profile-pictures-in-hostinger-webmail-through-gravatar\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up profile pictures in Hostinger Webmail through Gravatar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Hostinger Webmail automatically displays your Gravatar image as your profile picture. If your domain-based email address is linked to a Gravatar account, your photo appears in the Profile section of Webmail without any manual setup.<\/p><h3 data-path-to-node=\"3\">How it works<\/h3><p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatar) is a service that links a profile picture to your email address. Once your email is associated with a Gravatar, that image is automatically pulled and displayed as your avatar in Hostinger Webmail.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">NOTE: <\/b>If your domain-based email is not connected to Gravatar, the default initial-based avatar appears (e.g., the first letter of your name).<\/div><h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">How to set up a Gravatar<\/h3><p data-path-to-node=\"8\">If you want to add a profile picture to your Hostinger Webmail, you can create a Gravatar for free:<\/p><ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\">Go to <code data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"6\">gravatar.com<\/code> and sign up, or log in if you already have a WordPress.com account.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\">Add the exact email address you use with Hostinger Webmail.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\">Upload a profile photo and confirm your email address.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\">Once confirmed, your photo automatically appears in Hostinger Webmail.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><h3 data-path-to-node=\"10\">Important to note<\/h3><p data-path-to-node=\"11\">For newly created mailboxes, you must <strong>wait until the domain is fully propagated with the correct MX and DNS records<\/strong> in place before you can sign up for or set up Gravatar. During sign-up, Gravatar sends a verification email to your mailbox &mdash; if the domain isn&rsquo;t propagated yet, that email won&rsquo;t be delivered and registration can&rsquo;t be completed.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"11\">Propagation can take 24&ndash;48 hour, once completed you can proceed to setup your Gravatar account, after a few minutes your Hostinger Webmail profile will display your Gravatar image as expected.<\/p><h3 data-path-to-node=\"13\">Frequently asked questions<\/h3><ul data-path-to-node=\"14\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">I have a Gravatar but my photo is not showing. What should I do?<\/b> Make sure the email address on your Gravatar account matches the one you use in Hostinger Webmail. Accounts with regular free emails (such as <code data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"207\">@gmail.com<\/code>, <code data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"219\">@hotmail.com<\/code>, or <code data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"236\">@outlook.com<\/code>) will not work for your custom mailbox. If your mailbox was recently created, wait at least 24 hours for DNS propagation to complete.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Can I set a profile picture without using Gravatar?<\/b> Currently, Webmail profile pictures are powered exclusively by Gravatar. If you do not have a Gravatar account, the default initial-based avatar is displayed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Will this profile picture also be shown to recipients?<\/b> No. The Gravatar image is only visible within the Hostinger Webmail Profile section. It does not affect outgoing emails or how recipients see your messages.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use Gravatar to automatically display a custom profile picture inside Hostinger Webmail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":591,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159,175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-email","category-general-information"],"hreflangs":[],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/591"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11651"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11729,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11651\/revisions\/11729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}