diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index e60ef7e..71e012b 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ disqusShortname = "yourdiscussshortname"
     yandex_verification = ""
     pinterest_verification = ""
     baidu_verification = ""
-
+    
+    avatar = "/images/me/avatar.jpg" #comment it to use gravatar
     socialShare = true
     
     description = "" # site description
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ disqusShortname = "yourdiscussshortname"
     license= 'Released under <a rel="license external nofollow noopener noreffer" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>'
 
 [params.gravatar]
-    email = ""
+    #email = "example@gmail.com"   #uncomment and insert your email address to use gravatar
+
 
 [params.social]
     GitHub = "xxxx"
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 8a8168e..50942be 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -109,3 +109,4 @@
     </div>
 </article>
 {{- end }}
+
diff --git a/layouts/partials/home_post.html b/layouts/partials/home_post.html
index 9322725..1a5287d 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/home_post.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/home_post.html
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 
 <div class="post-warp">
 	<div class="intro">
+			{{ $cdn_url := .Scratch.Get "cdn_url" }}
+			{{ with .Site.Params.avatar}}
 		{{ $cdn_url := .Scratch.Get "cdn_url" }}
-		
+		{{ $avatar := .}}
+    <div class="avatar">
+        <a href="/posts/"> <img src="{{ (printf "%s%s" $cdn_url $avatar)}}"> </a>
+    </div>
+		{{ end }}
+    {{ if or .Params.gravatar.Email (and .Site.Params.gravatar.Email (ne .Params.gravatar.Email false)) }}
     <div class="avatar">
 			<a href="/posts/">	<img src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/{{ md5 .Site.Params.gravatar.email }}?s=240&d=mp" alt="gravatar"> </a>
-    </div>
+		</div>
+		{{ end }}
+
     {{ with .Site.Params.subtitle}}
     <h2 class="description">
        {{ . }}
@@ -60,6 +69,4 @@
 	{{ end }}
 
 	{{ partial "paginator.html" . }}
-</div>
-
-
+</div>
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diff --git a/layouts/partials/home_profile.html b/layouts/partials/home_profile.html
index 5a9eaf0..d50ece1 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/home_profile.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/home_profile.html
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 <div class="intro">
     {{ $cdn_url := .Scratch.Get "cdn_url" }}
-    
-    <div class="avatar">
-      <a href="/posts/"> <img src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/{{ md5 .Site.Params.gravatar.email }}?s=240&d=mp" alt="gravatar"> </a>
+    {{ with .Site.Params.avatar}}
+    {{ $avatar := .}}
+   <div class="avatar">
+        <a href="/posts/"> <img src="{{ (printf "%s%s" $cdn_url $avatar)}}"> </a>
     </div>
+    {{ end }}
+    {{ if or .Params.gravatar.Email (and .Site.Params.gravatar.Email (ne .Params.gravatar.Email false)) }}
+    <div class="avatar">
+			<a href="/posts/">	<img src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/{{ md5 .Site.Params.gravatar.email }}?s=240&d=mp" alt="gravatar"> </a>
+		</div>
+		{{ end }}
     {{ with .Site.Params.subtitle}}
     <h2 class="description">
        {{ . }}
@@ -11,6 +18,6 @@
     {{ end }}
     <div class="social-links">
       {{ partial "social.html" . }}
+  
     </div>
-</div>
-
+</div>
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