[buddypress-trac] [BuddyPress] #5330: Group avatars should not be so dependent of the xprofile component settings

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#5330: Group avatars should not be so dependent of the xprofile component settings
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 Reporter:  imath         |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Groups        |    Version:  1.9.1
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion
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 Hello,

 If you deactivate the profile component, then go into the BuddyPress
 settings to save them, then Group avatar functionality is no more
 available (create step or edit step).

 I've attached a patch that adds the avatar setting to xprofile settings if
 xprofile is active else to groups settings if groups component is active.

 But, i think this might not be the best solution. Maybe things should be
 more separated as for instance an admin may wish to disable user's avatar
 uploads and rely on Gravatar but allow group avatar uploads.

 If Avatar uploads is disabled, as group avatars can't be customized else
 than using a generated avatar (avatar, retro...), some users may want to
 completely avoid the display of group avatars in templates to only keep
 the name of the group. For a corporate project i'm working on for
 instance, it's the case. It may be interesting to deal with this
 particular need..

 What is your opinion ?

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