I came across this code and it works perfectly. Add the following code to your custom_functions.php file…

/*add avatar to wordpress default list*/
add_filter( ‘avatar_defaults’, ‘newgravatar’ );
function newgravatar ($avatar_defaults) {
$myavatar = get_bloginfo(’template_directory’) . ‘/images/name-your-gravatar-image.jpg’;
$avatar_defaults[$myavatar] = “administrator”;
return $avatar_defaults;
}

The add_filter function says that we’ll be editing the avatar_defaults array using our custom function “newgravatar”

The newgravatar function details the location and title of our additional gravatar option

$myavatar = get_bloginfo(’template_directory’) . ‘/images/name-your-gravatar-image.jpg’; points to the new gravatar in the images folder of the template directory

The line after that designates the name that will be displayed next to the image dashboard options. I just happened to name mine administrator, you can name it whatever you want

The third line sends back the results to the avatar_defaults array to be included in the theme

You can put as much space between the avatar or headline and the beginning of it’s following post…

In your custom.ss file add the following code. You can put it anywhere you want but I recommend putting it at the top. Remember, once you make the change, save it, and upload the new file to your server. Always describe what you’re doing by putting your descripton between the comment tags /*  */ at the beginning shown below in green. The comments aren’t shown on your rendered page and it just makes things easier for you to remember…

/*space between avatar and post*/
.custom .format_text { margin-top: 3em ; }

Set the em’s to whatever suites your needs

/*removing an avatar from selected pages*/
function author_avatar() {
if (!is_page(304) && !is_page(173))
echo ‘<img src=”http://www.thesishacker.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/custom/images/nastycanasta.jpg” class=”title-avatar” />’;
}
add_action(’thesis_hook_before_headline’, ‘author_avatar’);

Basically you’re taking a simple if (is_page()) statement and adding…

An exlamation point, !, which in PHP makes whatever is in front of it, negative.  What you’re doing is saying “if the page isn’t ()”

In the () you put whatever page id you want.  You find the page id by going to the page you want and in the address bar it’s the last number in the address.  If you go to the tutorial page in this site the URL is ..

http://www.thesishacker.com/?page_id=173

The page id is 173, thus that’s the number I put in the function

Also you need 2 “&” together to say “and” in PHP.  I decided to negate two pages, thus I needed the && between the two identifiers

In your custom_functions.php file add this code. You can put it anywhere you want but I recommend putting it at the top after the <?php tag. Always describe the function and put it between the comment tags /*  */ at the beginning shown below in green. The comments aren’t shown on your rendered page and it just makes things easier for you to remember…

/*avatar next to title and byline*/
function FunctionName() {
echo ‘<img src=”the directory where your image is located/nastycanasta.jpg” class=”pick a name” />’;
}
add_action(’thesis_hook_before_headline‘, ‘FunctionName‘);

Note some key points here:

Name your function

Assign it a class name whatever you want

Place your function with a hook, this case before the headline, and hang on the hook what function you want there

Now you want to style the image so in your custom.ss file add the following code. You can put it anywhere you want but I recommend putting it at the top. Always describe what you’re doing by putting your descripton between the comment tags /*  */ at the beginning shown below in green. The comments aren’t shown on your rendered page and it just makes things easier for you to remember…

/*avatar styles*/
.custom .”the class name you gave it” { float: left; }

Some points here:

You want to float the image to the left so its moved over as far as possible and the title and byline wrap around it

If you want to move the image down a little or give more space between the image and the title and byline you can add a margin-top Xem, margin-right Xem,  where X=numerical value of whatever you want.

You can add margins, borders, colors, anything else you want to style it within those brackets