There seems to be quite a delay between changing your photo or Avatar and the time it takes for them to take effect. In particular the two places the photo appears in can be separated by some days. How long should you wait before deciding something has gone wrong? Should you remove a photo or Avatar that "hasn't taken" after a certain period and try again?

When your browser requests avatars and user photos, the server tells it "you can safely use this copy for the next seven days," and so your browser doesn't bother loading it again until that time has elapsed. This means that your browser takes a while to notice when avatars change.

 

You can force your browser to reload your avatar:

 

http://www.refreshyourcache.com/en/cache/

 

It's not a server-side issue, so uploading your avatar again won't change it.

When your browser requests avatars and user photos, the server tells it "you can safely use this copy for the next seven days," and so your browser doesn't bother loading it again until that time has elapsed. This means that your browser takes a while to notice when avatars change.

 

You can force your browser to reload your avatar:

 

http://www.refreshyourcache.com/en/cache/

 

It's not a server-side issue, so uploading your avatar again won't change it.

Thank you. My computer had detail differences - e.g."Under the bonnet" instead of "Under the hood" and some differences re. page layout, but sufficient information to achieve my purpose - thanks again.