# Avatars and Identicons To activate the avatars and [identicons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identicon) you have to set `PELICAN_COMMENT_SYSTEM_IDENTICON_DATA`. ##### Example ```python PELICAN_COMMENT_SYSTEM_IDENTICON_DATA = ('author') ``` Now every comment with the same author tag will be treated as if written from the same person. And therefore have the same avatar/identicon. Of cause you can modify this tuple so other metadata are checked. ## Specific Avatars To set a specific avatar for a author you have to add them to the `PELICAN_COMMENT_SYSTEM_AUTHORS` dictionary. The `key` of the dictionary has to be a tuple of the form of `PELICAN_COMMENT_SYSTEM_IDENTICON_DATA`, so in our case only the author's name. The `value` of the dictionary is the path to the specific avatar. ##### Example ```python PELICAN_COMMENT_SYSTEM_AUTHORS = { ('John',): "images/authors/john.png", ('Tom',): "images/authors/tom.png", } ``` ## Theme To display the avatars and identicons simply add the following in the "comment for loop" in your theme: ```html Avatar ``` Of cause the `height` and `width` are optional, but they make sure that everything has the same size (in particular specific avatars).