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Better default avatars
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| <?php | |
| /** | |
| * Creates nicer default avatars | |
| * by using first initial on flat color | |
| * | |
| * How to: echo create_avatar( 'yurivictor', 48 ); | |
| * Example: http://yurivictor.com/avatars | |
| * | |
| * @var string $user, the name of the user to create the avatar | |
| * @var int $size, the size in px of the avatar | |
| * @uses array_rand() | |
| * @uses substr() | |
| * @return html of avatar | |
| */ | |
| function create_avatar( $user, $size ) { | |
| // Colors from http://flatuicolors.com/ | |
| $colors = array( | |
| '#1abc9c', | |
| '#2ecc71', | |
| '#3498db', | |
| '#9b59b6', | |
| '#34495e', | |
| '#16a085', | |
| '#27ae60', | |
| '#2980b9', | |
| '#8e44ad', | |
| '#2c3e50', | |
| '#f1c40f', | |
| '#e67e22', | |
| '#e74c3c', | |
| '#f39c12', | |
| '#d35400', | |
| '#c0392b', | |
| ); | |
| // Get random color | |
| $random_color = array_rand($colors, 2); | |
| $random_color = $colors[$random_color[0]]; | |
| // Get first letter of user | |
| $first_letter = substr( $user, 0, 1 ); | |
| // Create size CSS | |
| $font_size = $size / 3 * 2; | |
| $size_css = 'font-size: ' . $font_size . 'px; height: ' . $size . 'px; line-height: ' . $size . 'px; width: ' . $size . 'px;'; | |
| return '<div class="avatar" style="background-color: ' . $random_color . '; color: #fff; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; ' . $size_css . '">' . $first_letter . '</div>'; | |
| } |
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