Laravel 8 use gravatar as default profile photo

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This only applies to Laravel 8+.

The easiest way to replace ui-avatars.com with gravatar is to add this method and property to your User class.

If $profile_photo_size is not set, it defaults to Gravatar's default which is 80 x 80px.

User.php

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Support\Str;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    // [...] Your other User methods/properties here
    
    /**
     * Default size in pixels for the gravatar image.
     *
     * Between 1 and 2048. Numbers only.
     *
     * Defaults to 80x80.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $profile_photo_size = '200';

    /**
     * Get the default profile photo URL if no profile photo has been uploaded.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    protected function defaultProfilePhotoUrl()
    {
        $hashedEmail = md5(Str::lower($this->email));
        $sizeParameters = $this->profile_photo_size ? '?s='.$this->profile_photo_size : '';
        return 'https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/'.$hashedEmail.$sizeParameters;
    }
}