MOBILE-4261 user: Use initials instead of default avatar when possible

src/addons/block/onlineusers/components/onlineusers/onlineusers.scss

@@ -1,51 +1,72 @@
 @import "~theme/globals";
+:host {
+    --core-avatar-size: 30px;
 
-:host .core-block-content ::ng-deep {
+    .core-block-content ::ng-deep {
-    max-height: 200px;
+        max-height: 200px;
-    overflow-y: auto;
+        overflow-y: auto;
-    .item-inner,
+        .item-inner,
-    .input-wrapper {
+        .input-wrapper {
-        overflow-y: visible;
+            overflow-y: visible;
-        align-self: start;
+            align-self: start;
-    }
+        }
 
-    .list {
+        .list {
-        margin-left: 0;
+            margin-left: 0;
-        margin-right: 0;
+            margin-right: 0;
-        -webkit-padding-start: 0;
+            -webkit-padding-start: 0;
 
-        li.listentry {
+            li.listentry {
-            clear: both;
+                clear: both;
-            list-style-type: none;
+                list-style-type: none;
 
-            .user {
+                .user {
-                @include float(start);
+                    @include float(start);
-                position: relative;
+                    position: relative;
-                padding-bottom: 16px;
+                    padding-bottom: 16px;
 
-                .core-adapted-img-container {
+                    .core-adapted-img-container {
-                    display: inline;
+                        display: inline;
-                    @include margin-horizontal(0px, 8px);
+                        @include margin-horizontal(0px, 0.25rem);
+                    }
+
+                    .userpicture {
+                        border-radius: var(--core-avatar-radius);
+                        width: var(--core-avatar-size);
+                        height: var(--core-avatar-size);
+                    }
+
+                    .userinitials {
+                        background-color: var(--gray-200);
+                        vertical-align: middle;
+                        display: inline-flex;
+                        align-items: center;
+                        justify-content: center;
+                        border-radius: var(--core-avatar-radius);
+                        color: var(--gray-800);
+                        font-weight: normal;
+                        width: var(--core-avatar-size);
+                        height: var(--core-avatar-size);
+                        font-size: 0.7rem;
+                        margin-right: 0.25rem;
+                        text-decoration: none;
+                    }
                 }
 
-                .userpicture {
+                .message {
-                    border-radius: 50%;
+                    @include float(end);
+                    margin-top: 3px;
                 }
-            }
 
-            .message {
+                .uservisibility { // No support on the app.
-                @include float(end);
+                    display: none;
-                margin-top: 3px;
+                }
-            }
-
-            .uservisibility { // No support on the app.
-                display: none;
             }
         }
-    }
 
-    .info {
+        .info {
-        text-align: center;
+            text-align: center;
-    }
+        }
 
+    }
 }

src/addons/mod/data/components/action/addon-mod-data-action.html

@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@
 <span *ngIf="action == 'timeadded'">{{ entry.timecreated * 1000 | coreFormatDate }}</span>
 <span *ngIf="action == 'timemodified'">{{ entry.timemodified * 1000 | coreFormatDate }}</span>
 
-<a *ngIf="action == 'userpicture'" core-user-link [courseId]="database.course" [userId]="entry.userid" [title]="entry.fullname">
+<core-user-avatar *ngIf="action == 'userpicture'" [user]="entry" slot="start" [courseId]="database.course" [userId]="entry.userid"
-    <img class="avatar-round" [src]="userPicture" [alt]="'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: entry.fullname}" core-external-content
+    [profileUrl]="userPicture"></core-user-avatar>
-        onError="this.src='assets/img/user-avatar.png'">
-</a>
 
 <a *ngIf="action == 'user' && entry" core-user-link [courseId]="database.course" [userId]="entry.userid" [title]="entry.fullname">
     {{entry.fullname}}

src/core/components/site-picker/site-picker.ts

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class CoreSitePickerComponent implements OnInit {
 
             site.fullNameAndSiteName = Translate.instant(
                 'core.fullnameandsitename',
-                { fullname: site.fullName, sitename: siteName },
+                { fullname: site.fullname, sitename: siteName },
             );
         }));
 

src/core/components/user-avatar/core-user-avatar.html

@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
-<img *ngIf="avatarUrl && linkProfile" [src]="avatarUrl" [alt]="'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: fullname}" core-external-content
+<ng-container *ngIf="avatarUrl">
-    onError="this.src='assets/img/user-avatar.png'" (ariaButtonClick)="gotoProfile($event)">
+    <img *ngIf="linkProfile" [src]="avatarUrl" [alt]="'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: fullname}" core-external-content
+        (error)="loadImageError()" (ariaButtonClick)="gotoProfile($event)" [siteId]="siteId">
 
-<img *ngIf="avatarUrl && !linkProfile" [src]="avatarUrl" [alt]="'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: fullname}" core-external-content
+    <img *ngIf="!linkProfile" [src]="avatarUrl" [alt]="'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: fullname}" core-external-content
-    onError="this.src='assets/img/user-avatar.png'" aria-hidden="true">
+        (error)="loadImageError()" aria-hidden="true" [siteId]="siteId">
+</ng-container>
+<ng-container *ngIf="!avatarUrl && initials">
+    <div class="userinitials" *ngIf="linkProfile" [attr.aria-label]="'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: fullname}"
+        (ariaButtonClick)="gotoProfile($event)">
+        {{ initials }}
+    </div>
 
-<img *ngIf="!avatarUrl && linkProfile" src="assets/img/user-avatar.png" [alt]="'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: fullname}"
+    <div class="userinitials" *ngIf="!linkProfile" [attr.aria-label]="'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: fullname}" aria-hidden="true">
-    (ariaButtonClick)="gotoProfile($event)">
+        {{ initials }}
+    </div>
+</ng-container>
+<ng-container *ngIf="!avatarUrl && !initials">
+    <img *ngIf="linkProfile" src="assets/img/user-avatar.png" [alt]="'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: fullname}"
+        (ariaButtonClick)="gotoProfile($event)">
 
-<img *ngIf="!avatarUrl && !linkProfile" src="assets/img/user-avatar.png" [alt]="'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: fullname}"
+    <img *ngIf="!linkProfile" src="assets/img/user-avatar.png" [alt]="'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: fullname}" aria-hidden="true">
-    aria-hidden="true">
+</ng-container>
 
 <span *ngIf="checkOnline && isOnline()" class="contact-status online" role="status" [attr.aria-label]="'core.online' | translate">
 </span>

src/core/components/user-avatar/user-avatar.scss

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     height: var(--core-avatar-size);
 
     img {
-        border-radius: 50%;
+        border-radius: var(--core-avatar-radius);
         width: var(--core-avatar-size);
         height: var(--core-avatar-size);
         max-width: var(--core-avatar-size);
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         display: inline-block;
         position: relative;
         &:after {
-            border-radius: 50%;
+            border-radius: var(--core-avatar-radius);
             display: block;
             position: absolute;
             top: 0;
@@ -62,6 +62,24 @@
             background-color: var(--core-online-color);
         }
     }
+
+    .userinitials {
+        background-color: var(--gray-200);
+        vertical-align: middle;
+        display: inline-flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
+        border-radius: var(--core-avatar-radius);
+        color: var(--gray-800);
+        font-weight: normal;
+        width: var(--core-avatar-size);
+        height: var(--core-avatar-size);
+        font-size: calc(var(--core-avatar-size)*0.3);
+    }
+
+    &.large-avatar .userinitials {
+        margin-top: 8px;
+    }
 }
 
 :host-context(.toolbar) .contact-status {

src/core/components/user-avatar/user-avatar.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import { CoreEventObserver, CoreEvents } from '@singletons/events';
 import { USER_PROFILE_PICTURE_UPDATED, CoreUserBasicData } from '@features/user/services/user';
 import { CoreNavigator } from '@services/navigator';
 import { CoreNetwork } from '@services/network';
+import { CoreUrl } from '@singletons/url';
+import { CoreUserHelper } from '@features/user/services/user-helper';
 
 /**
  * Component to display a "user avatar".
@@ -41,8 +43,10 @@ export class CoreUserAvatarComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     @Input() userId?: number; // If provided or found it will be used to link the image to the profile.
     @Input() courseId?: number;
     @Input() checkOnline = false; // If want to check and show online status.
+    @Input() siteId?: string;
 
     avatarUrl?: string;
+    initials = '';
 
     // Variable to check if we consider this user online or not.
     // @todo Use setting when available (see MDL-63972) so we can use site setting.
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ export class CoreUserAvatarComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
         this.pictureObserver = CoreEvents.on(
             USER_PROFILE_PICTURE_UPDATED,
             (data) => {
-                if (data.userId == this.userId) {
+                if (data.userId === this.userId) {
                     this.avatarUrl = data.picture;
                 }
             },
@@ -68,6 +72,8 @@ export class CoreUserAvatarComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
      * @inheritdoc
      */
     ngOnInit(): void {
+        this.siteId = this.siteId || CoreSites.getCurrentSiteId();
+
         this.setFields();
     }
 
@@ -81,6 +87,13 @@ export class CoreUserAvatarComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Avatar image loading error handler.
+     */
+    loadImageError(): void {
+        this.avatarUrl = undefined;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set fields from user.
      */
@@ -88,12 +101,20 @@ export class CoreUserAvatarComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
         const profileUrl = this.profileUrl || (this.user && (this.user.profileimageurl || this.user.userprofileimageurl ||
             this.user.userpictureurl || this.user.profileimageurlsmall || (this.user.urls && this.user.urls.profileimage)));
 
-        if (typeof profileUrl == 'string') {
+        if (typeof profileUrl === 'string') {
             this.avatarUrl = profileUrl;
         }
 
         this.fullname = this.fullname || (this.user && (this.user.fullname || this.user.userfullname));
 
+        if (this.user) {
+            this.initials = CoreUserHelper.getUserInitials(this.user);
+        }
+
+        if (this.initials && this.avatarUrl && CoreUrl.parse(this.avatarUrl)?.path?.startsWith('/theme/image.php')) {
+            this.avatarUrl = undefined;
+        }
+
         this.userId = this.userId || (this.user && (this.user.userid || this.user.id));
         this.courseId = this.courseId || (this.user && this.user.courseid);
     }

src/core/features/contentlinks/components/choose-site-modal/choose-site-modal.html

@@ -20,12 +20,10 @@
                 </ion-label>
             </ion-item>
             <ion-item *ngFor="let site of sites" (click)="siteClicked(site.id)" detail="false" button>
-                <ion-avatar slot="start">
+                <core-user-avatar [user]="site" slot="start" [linkProfile]="false"></core-user-avatar>
-                    <img [src]="site.avatar" core-external-content [siteId]="site.id"
+
-                        alt="{{ 'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: site.fullName} }}" onError="this.src='assets/img/user-avatar.png'">
-                </ion-avatar>
                 <ion-label>
-                    <p class="item-heading">{{site.fullName}}</p>
+                    <p class="item-heading">{{site.fullname}}</p>
                     <p>
                         <core-format-text [text]="site.siteName" clean="true" [siteId]="site.id"></core-format-text>
                     </p>

src/core/features/login/components/sites/sites.html

@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@
                 </ion-item-divider>
 
                 <ion-item detail="false">
-                    <ion-avatar slot="start">
+                    <core-user-avatar [user]="accountsList.currentSite" slot="start" [linkProfile]="false"
-                        <img [src]="accountsList.currentSite.avatar" core-external-content [siteId]="accountsList.currentSite.id"
+                        [siteId]="accountsList.currentSite.id"></core-user-avatar>
-                            alt="{{ 'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: accountsList.currentSite.fullName} }}"
+
-                            onError="this.src='assets/img/user-avatar.png'">
-                    </ion-avatar>
                     <ion-label>
-                        <p class="item-heading">{{accountsList.currentSite.fullName}}</p>
+                        <p class="item-heading">{{accountsList.currentSite.fullname}}</p>
                     </ion-label>
                     <ion-icon color="success" name="fas-check"></ion-icon>
                 </ion-item>
@@ -75,12 +73,10 @@
 <!-- Template to render a list of sites. -->
 <ng-template #siteList let-sites="sites">
     <ion-item button *ngFor="let site of sites" (click)="login($event, site.id)" detail="true">
-        <ion-avatar slot="start">
+        <core-user-avatar [user]="site" slot="start" [linkProfile]="false" [siteId]="site.id"></core-user-avatar>
-            <img [src]="site.avatar" core-external-content [siteId]="site.id" alt="{{ 'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: site.fullName} }}"
+
-                onError="this.src='assets/img/user-avatar.png'">
-        </ion-avatar>
         <ion-label>
-            <p class="item-heading">{{site.fullName}}</p>
+            <p class="item-heading">{{site.fullname}}</p>
         </ion-label>
         <ion-badge slot="end" *ngIf="!showDelete && site.badge" @coreShowHideAnimation>
             <span aria-hidden="true">{{site.badge}}</span>

src/core/features/login/login.scss

@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
         text-decoration: underline;
     }
 
+    core-user-avatar.large-avatar {
+        --core-avatar-size: var(--core-large-avatar-size);
+    }
+
     @if ($core-login-hide-forgot-password) {
         .core-login-forgotten-password {
             display: none;

src/core/features/login/pages/reconnect/reconnect.html

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
         <div class="list-item-limited-width">
             <div class="ion-text-wrap ion-text-center ion-margin-bottom" [ngClass]="{'item-avatar-center': showUserAvatar}">
                 <!-- Show user avatar. -->
-                <img *ngIf="showUserAvatar" [src]="userAvatar" class="large-avatar" core-external-content [siteId]="siteId"
+                <core-user-avatar class="large-avatar" *ngIf="showUserAvatar" [user]="siteInfo" [linkProfile]="false"
-                    alt="{{ 'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: userFullName} }}" onError="this.src='assets/img/user-avatar.png'">
+                    [siteId]="siteId"></core-user-avatar>
 
                 <div class="core-login-site-logo" *ngIf="!showUserAvatar">
                     <!-- Show site logo or a default image. -->
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
                     <img *ngIf="!logoUrl" src="assets/img/login_logo.png" role="presentation" alt="">
                 </div>
 
-                <p *ngIf="siteName" class="ion-padding core-sitename">
+                <p *ngIf="siteInfo?.siteName" class="ion-padding core-sitename">
-                    <core-format-text [text]="siteName" [filter]="false"></core-format-text>
+                    <core-format-text [text]="siteInfo?.siteName" [filter]="false"></core-format-text>
                 </p>
                 <p class="core-siteurl">{{siteUrl}}</p>
 

src/core/features/login/pages/reconnect/reconnect.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 
 import { CoreApp } from '@services/app';
 import { CoreNetwork } from '@services/network';
-import { CoreSites, CoreSitesReadingStrategy } from '@services/sites';
+import { CoreSiteBasicInfo, CoreSites, CoreSitesReadingStrategy } from '@services/sites';
 import { CoreDomUtils } from '@services/utils/dom';
 import { CoreUtils } from '@services/utils/utils';
 import { CoreLoginHelper } from '@features/login/services/login-helper';
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ export class CoreLoginReconnectPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     credForm: FormGroup;
     siteUrl!: string;
     username!: string;
-    userFullName!: string;
-    userAvatar?: string;
-    siteName!: string;
     logoUrl?: string;
     identityProviders?: CoreSiteIdentityProvider[];
     showForgottenPassword = true;
@@ -58,6 +55,7 @@ export class CoreLoginReconnectPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     isOAuth = false;
     isLoggedOut: boolean;
     siteId!: string;
+    siteInfo?: CoreSiteBasicInfo;
     showScanQR = false;
     showLoading = true;
     reconnectAttempts = 0;
@@ -104,20 +102,30 @@ export class CoreLoginReconnectPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
                 throw new CoreError('Invalid site');
             }
 
+            this.siteUrl = site.getURL();
+
+            this.siteInfo = {
+                id: this.siteId,
+                siteUrl: this.siteUrl,
+                siteUrlWithoutProtocol: this.siteUrl.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '').toLowerCase(),
+                fullname: site.infos.fullname,
+                firstname: site.infos.firstname,
+                lastname: site.infos.lastname,
+                siteName: await site.getSiteName(),
+                userpictureurl: site.infos.userpictureurl,
+                loggedOut: true, // Not used.
+            };
+
             this.username = site.infos.username;
-            this.userFullName = site.infos.fullname;
-            this.userAvatar = site.infos.userpictureurl;
-            this.siteUrl = site.infos.siteurl;
-            this.siteName = await site.getSiteName();
             this.supportConfig = new CoreUserAuthenticatedSupportConfig(site);
 
             // If login was OAuth we should only reach this page if the OAuth method ID has changed.
             this.isOAuth = site.isOAuth();
 
-            const sites = await CoreLoginHelper.getAvailableSites();
+            const availableSites = await CoreLoginHelper.getAvailableSites();
 
             // Show logo instead of avatar if it's a fixed site.
-            this.showUserAvatar = !!this.userAvatar && !sites.length;
+            this.showUserAvatar = !availableSites.length;
 
             this.checkSiteConfig(site);
 
@@ -130,7 +138,7 @@ export class CoreLoginReconnectPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Component destroyed.
+     * @inheritdoc
      */
     ngOnDestroy(): void {
         this.viewLeft = true;
@@ -191,10 +199,6 @@ export class CoreLoginReconnectPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
         await CoreSites.checkApplication(this.siteConfig);
 
-        // Check logoURL if user avatar is not set.
-        if (this.userAvatar?.startsWith(this.siteUrl + '/theme/image.php')) {
-            this.showUserAvatar = false;
-        }
         this.logoUrl = CoreLoginHelper.getLogoUrl(this.siteConfig);
     }
 

src/core/features/login/pages/sites/sites.html

@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@
                 </ion-item-divider>
 
                 <ion-item button *ngFor="let site of sites" (click)="login($event, site.id)" detail="true">
-                    <ion-avatar slot="start">
+                    <core-user-avatar [user]="site" slot="start" [linkProfile]="false" [siteId]="site.id"></core-user-avatar>
-                        <img [src]="site.avatar" core-external-content [siteId]="site.id"
+
-                            alt="{{ 'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: site.fullName} }}" onError="this.src='assets/img/user-avatar.png'">
-                    </ion-avatar>
                     <ion-label>
-                        <p class="item-heading">{{site.fullName}}</p>
+                        <p class="item-heading">{{site.fullname}}</p>
                     </ion-label>
                     <ion-badge slot="end" *ngIf="!showDelete && site.badge" @coreShowHideAnimation>
                         <span aria-hidden="true">{{site.badge}}</span>

src/core/features/settings/pages/space-usage/space-usage.html

@@ -69,12 +69,10 @@
 
 <!-- Template to render a site space usage. -->
 <ng-template #siteUsage let-site="site">
-    <ion-avatar slot="start">
+    <core-user-avatar [user]="site" slot="start" [linkProfile]="false" [siteId]="site.id"></core-user-avatar>
-        <img [src]="site.avatar" core-external-content [siteId]="site.id" alt="{{ 'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: site.fullName} }}"
+
-            onError="this.src='assets/img/user-avatar.png'">
-    </ion-avatar>
     <ion-label class="ion-text-wrap">
-        <p class="item-heading">{{site.fullName}}</p>
+        <p class="item-heading">{{site.fullname}}</p>
         <ion-badge color="light" *ngIf="site.spaceUsage !== undefined">{{ site.spaceUsage | coreBytesToSize }}</ion-badge>
     </ion-label>
     <ion-button fill="clear" color="danger" slot="end" (click)="deleteSiteStorage(site)"

src/core/features/settings/pages/space-usage/space-usage.ts

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class CoreSettingsSpaceUsagePage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
             if (siteInfo) {
                 siteEntry.siteUrl = siteInfo.siteurl;
-                siteEntry.fullName = siteInfo.fullname;
+                siteEntry.fullname = siteInfo.fullname;
             }
         });
     }

src/core/features/settings/pages/synchronization/synchronization.html

@@ -94,12 +94,10 @@
 
 <!-- Template to render a site to sync. -->
 <ng-template #siteSync let-site="site">
-    <ion-avatar slot="start">
+    <core-user-avatar [user]="site" slot="start" [linkProfile]="false" [siteId]="site.id"></core-user-avatar>
-        <img [src]="site.avatar" core-external-content [siteId]="site.id" alt="{{ 'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: site.fullName} }}"
+
-            onError="this.src='assets/img/user-avatar.png'">
-    </ion-avatar>
     <ion-label>
-        <p class="item-heading">{{site.fullName}}</p>
+        <p class="item-heading">{{site.fullname}}</p>
         <p class="text-danger" *ngIf="site.loggedOut">{{ 'core.settings.logintosync' | translate }}</p>
     </ion-label>
     <core-button-with-spinner [loading]="isSynchronizing(site.id)" slot="end" *ngIf="!site.loggedOut">

src/core/features/settings/pages/synchronization/synchronization.ts

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class CoreSettingsSynchronizationPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
             if (siteInfo) {
                 siteEntry.siteUrl = siteInfo.siteurl;
-                siteEntry.fullName = siteInfo.fullname;
+                siteEntry.fullname = siteInfo.fullname;
             }
         });
 

src/core/features/sharedfiles/pages/choose-site/choose-site.html

@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@
                 </ion-label>
             </ion-item>
             <ion-item *ngFor="let site of sites" (click)="storeInSite(site.id)" detail="false" button>
-                <ion-avatar slot="start" aria-hidden="true">
+                <core-user-avatar [user]="site" slot="start" [linkProfile]="false" [siteId]="site.id"></core-user-avatar>
-                    <img [src]="site.avatar" core-external-content [siteId]="site.id"
+
-                        alt="{{ 'core.pictureof' | translate:{$a: site.fullname} }}" onError="this.src='assets/img/user-avatar.png'">
-                </ion-avatar>
                 <ion-label>
-                    <p class="item-heading">{{site.fullName}}</p>
+                    <p class="item-heading">{{site.fullname}}</p>
                     <p>
                         <core-format-text clean="true" [text]="site.siteName" [siteId]="site.id"></core-format-text>
                     </p>

src/core/features/tag/components/feed/core-tag-feed.html

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <ion-card *ngFor="let item of items">
     <ion-item class="ion-text-wrap" [href]="item.url" core-link [capture]="true">
-        <ion-avatar slot="start" *ngIf="item.avatarUrl">
+        <core-user-avatar *ngIf="item.avatarUrl" [profileUrl]="item.avatarUrl" slot="start" [linkProfile]="false"></core-user-avatar>
-            <img [src]="item.avatarUrl" core-external-content alt="" role="presentation" onError="this.src='assets/img/user-avatar.png'">
+
-        </ion-avatar>
         <core-mod-icon *ngIf="item.iconUrl" [modicon]="item.iconUrl" slot="start" [showAlt]="false">
         </core-mod-icon>
         <ion-label>

src/core/features/user/services/user-helper.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { CoreNavigator } from '@services/navigator';
 import { CoreSites } from '@services/sites';
 
 import { makeSingleton, Translate } from '@singletons';
-import { CoreUserRole } from './user';
+import { CoreUserProfile, CoreUserRole } from './user';
 
 /**
  * Service that provides some features regarding users information.
@@ -83,6 +83,21 @@ export class CoreUserHelperProvider {
         await CoreNavigator.navigate('/user/completeprofile', { params: { siteId }, reset: true });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the user initials.
+     *
+     * @param user User object.
+     * @returns Promise resolved with the user data.
+     */
+    getUserInitials(user: Partial<CoreUserProfile>): string {
+        if (!user.firstname && !user.lastname) {
+            // @TODO: Use local info or check WS to get initials from.
+            return '';
+        }
+
+        return (user.firstname?.charAt(0) || '') + (user.lastname?.charAt(0) || '');
+    }
+
 }
 
 export const CoreUserHelper = makeSingleton(CoreUserHelperProvider);

src/core/features/user/services/user.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import { CoreStatusWithWarningsWSResponse, CoreWSExternalWarning } from '@servic
 import { CoreError } from '@classes/errors/error';
 import { USERS_TABLE_NAME, CoreUserDBRecord } from './database/user';
 import { CorePushNotifications } from '@features/pushnotifications/services/pushnotifications';
+import { CoreUserHelper } from './user-helper';
+import { CoreUrl } from '@singletons/url';
 
 const ROOT_CACHE_KEY = 'mmUser:';
 
@@ -673,6 +675,14 @@ export class CoreUserProvider {
                 return;
             }
 
+            // Do not prefetch when initials are set and image is default.
+            if ('firstname' in entry || 'lastname' in entry) {
+                const initials = CoreUserHelper.getUserInitials(entry);
+                if (initials && imageUrl && CoreUrl.parse(imageUrl)?.path === '/theme/image.php') {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
             treated[imageUrl] = true;
 
             try {

src/core/services/sites.ts

@@ -1260,9 +1260,11 @@ export class CoreSitesProvider {
                     id: site.id,
                     siteUrl: site.siteUrl,
                     siteUrlWithoutProtocol: site.siteUrl.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '').toLowerCase(),
-                    fullName: siteInfo?.fullname,
+                    fullname: siteInfo?.fullname,
+                    firstname: siteInfo?.firstname,
+                    lastname: siteInfo?.lastname,
                     siteName: siteInfo?.sitename,
-                    avatar: siteInfo?.userpictureurl,
+                    userpictureurl: siteInfo?.userpictureurl,
                     siteHomeId: siteInfo?.siteid || 1,
                     loggedOut: !!site.loggedOut,
                 };
@@ -1300,8 +1302,8 @@ export class CoreSitesProvider {
             }
 
             // Finally use fullname.
-            textA = a.fullName?.toLowerCase().trim() || '';
+            textA = a.fullname?.toLowerCase().trim() || '';
-            textB = b.fullName?.toLowerCase().trim() || '';
+            textB = b.fullname?.toLowerCase().trim() || '';
 
             return textA.localeCompare(textB);
         });
@@ -2016,9 +2018,11 @@ export type CoreSiteBasicInfo = {
     id: string; // Site ID.
     siteUrl: string; // Site URL.
     siteUrlWithoutProtocol: string; // Site URL without protocol.
-    fullName?: string; // User's full name.
+    fullname?: string; // User's full name.
+    firstname?: string; // User's first name.
+    lastname?: string; // User's last name.
+    userpictureurl?: string; // User avatar.
     siteName?: string; // Site's name.
-    avatar?: string; // User's avatar.
     badge?: number; // Badge to display in the site.
     siteHomeId?: number; // Site home ID.
     loggedOut: boolean; // If Site is logged out.

src/theme/theme.light.scss

@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ html {
 
     --core-large-avatar-size: 90px;
     --core-avatar-size: var(--a11y-min-target-size);
+    --core-avatar-radius: 50%;
 
     --core-courseimage-on-course-size: 72px;
     --core-courseimage-radius: var(--medium-radius);

upgrade.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 This files describes API changes in the Moodle Mobile app,
 information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 
+=== 4.3.0 ===
+
+ - CoreSiteBasicInfo fullName attribute has changed to fullname and avatar to userpictureurl to match user fields.
+
 === 4.2.0 ===
 
 - CoreIconComponent has been removed after deprecation period: Use CoreFaIconDirective instead.