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22 July 2026 - 11:29 | Version 10 |

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To add a profile image or avatar to your Foswiki user page, you can attach an image file directly to your user topic in the Main web FileAttachment or install the ImageGeneratorPlugin to dynamically create avatar initials ImageGeneratorPlugin.

Source: https://foswiki.org/Extensions/ImageGeneratorPlugin

Method 1: Attaching an Image to Your Profile

This is the standard way to add a picture without installing any extensions.
  1. Log in to your Foswiki site.
  2. Go to your personal user topic (usually located in the Main web, e.g., FirstnameLastname).
  3. Click the Attach link found at the bottom of the page toolbar.
  4. Browse and select your image file (JPEG, PNG, or GIF), add a brief comment, and click Upload file.
  5. Once uploaded, click the Attach link again and click properties next to your uploaded image. Check the box to Create a link to the attached file (or use the https://wiki.bousard.be/pub/Boossy/FwImageGeneratorPlugin macro in your edit).
  6. Alternatively, edit the topic and insert your image using: Error: image not found ImagePlugin.
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Method 2: Using the ImageGeneratorPlugin

If you prefer automatic, color-coded avatar initials based on your name, your administrator can install the ImageGeneratorPlugin. Once installed, you can generate an avatar on your page using the following macro:

%GENIMAGE{"Firstname Lastname" form="initials" style="border-radius:50%"}%

Could you tell me what skin or theme your Foswiki installation is using (e.g., PatternSkin or NatSkin)? This will help me provide the exact code to format and perfectly align your image on the profile page.

Source: https://foswiki.org/Extensions/ImageGeneratorPlugin

Other sources:

Trial

%GENIMAGE{"Foswiki"}%

results in %GENIMAGE{"Foswiki"}%
%GENIMAGE{
 "Foswiki" 
 font="FreeSansBold" 
}%

%GENIMAGE{"Foswiki" font="FreeSansBold"}%
%GENIMAGE{
 "Foswiki" 
 font="Helvetica" 
}%

results in %GENIMAGE{ "Foswiki" font="Helvetica" }%
%GENIMAGE{
 "Foswiki" 
 font="Arial" 
}%

results in
%GENIMAGE{"Foswiki" font="Arial"}%
%GENIMAGE{
 "Foswiki" 
 font="sans-serif" 
}%

results in
%GENIMAGE{"Foswiki" font="sans-serif"}%

Rotobo-Regular: %GENIMAGE{"Foswiki" font="Roboto-Regular"}%

Helvetica: %GENIMAGE{"Foswiki" font="Helvetica"}%

Courier

%GENIMAGE{"Foswiki" font="Courier"}%

Times-Roman

%GENIMAGE{"Foswiki" font="Times-Roman"}%

arial

%GENIMAGE{"Foswiki" font="arial"}%

sansserif

%GENIMAGE{"Foswiki" font="sansserif"}%

Impact

%GENIMAGE{"Foswiki" font="Impact"}%

Ubuntu


%GENIMAGE{"Foswiki" font="Ubuntu"}%

Fonts

sudo apt update
sudo apt install fonts-freefont-ttf
sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
sudo apt install fonts-liberation
sudo fc-cache -f -v
sudo apt install fonts-noto
sudo apt install fonts-dejavu-core
sudo fc-cache -f -v
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fc-list : family | sort | uniq
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