diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index 37c3712..78a80ab 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ disqusShortname = "yourdiscussshortname"
 [params]
     since = 2012
     author = "Fastbyte01"               # Author's name
-    avatar = "/images/me/avatar.jpeg"           # Author's avatar
     subtitle = "A Hugo theme"       # Subtitle
     cdn_url = ""           # Base CDN URL
     home_mode = "" # post or other
@@ -51,10 +50,8 @@ disqusShortname = "yourdiscussshortname"
 
     socialShare = true
     
-    
-
-
-    
+[params.gravatar]
+    email = ""
 
     description = "" # site description
     keywords = "" # site keywords
diff --git a/layouts/partials/home_post.html b/layouts/partials/home_post.html
index 60cc8ae..594b298 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/home_post.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/home_post.html
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 
 <div class="post-warp">
 	<div class="intro">
-    {{ $cdn_url := .Scratch.Get "cdn_url" }}
-    {{ with .Site.Params.avatar}}
-    {{ $avatar := .}}
+		{{ $cdn_url := .Scratch.Get "cdn_url" }}
+		
     <div class="avatar">
-        <a href="/posts/"> <img src="{{ (printf "%s%s" $cdn_url $avatar)}}"> </a>
+			<img src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/{{ md5 .Site.Params.gravatar.email }}?s=240&d=mp" alt="gravatar">
     </div>
     {{ end }}
     {{ with .Site.Params.subtitle}}
@@ -63,3 +62,4 @@
 
 	{{ partial "paginator.html" . }}
 </div>
+
diff --git a/layouts/partials/home_profile.html b/layouts/partials/home_profile.html
index f4307d3..fc92926 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/home_profile.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/home_profile.html
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 <div class="intro">
     {{ $cdn_url := .Scratch.Get "cdn_url" }}
-    {{ with .Site.Params.avatar}}
-    {{ $avatar := .}}
+    
     <div class="avatar">
-        <a href="/posts/"> <img src="{{ (printf "%s%s" $cdn_url $avatar)}}"> </a>
+        <img src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/{{ md5 .Site.Params.gravatar.email }}?s=240&d=mp" alt="gravatar">
     </div>
-    {{ end }}
     {{ with .Site.Params.subtitle}}
     <h2 class="description">
        {{ . }}
@@ -14,4 +12,4 @@
     <div class="social-links">
       {{ partial "social.html" . }}
     </div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>