some sample users and gravatar lookup

app/Models/User.php

@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
         return $this->airline->code.str_pad($this->id, 3, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
     }
 
+    public function gravatar()
+    {
+        $size = 80;
+        $default = 'https://en.gravatar.com/userimage/12856995/7c7c1da6387853fea65ff74983055386.png';
+        return "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/" .
+                md5( strtolower( trim( $this->email) ) ) . "?d=" . urlencode( $default ) . "&s=" . $size;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Foreign Keys
      */

database/seeds/dev.yml

@@ -20,12 +20,40 @@ users:
     flight_time: 43200
     created_at: now
     updated_at: now
+  - id: 2
+    name: Carla Walters
+    email: carla.walters68@example.com
+    password: admin
+    rank_id: 1
+    airline_id: 1
+    home_airport_id: 2
+    curr_airport_id: 2
+    flights: 1
+    flight_time: 43200
+    created_at: now
+    updated_at: now
+  - id: 3
+    name: Raymond Pearson
+    email: raymond.pearson56@example.com
+    password: admin
+    rank_id: 1
+    airline_id: 1
+    home_airport_id: 2
+    curr_airport_id: 2
+    flights: 1
+    flight_time: 43200
+    created_at: now
+    updated_at: now
 
 role_user:
   - user_id: 1
     role_id: 1
   - user_id: 1
     role_id: 2
+  - user_id: 2
+    role_id: 2
+  - user_id: 3
+    role_id: 2
 
 # ranks
 ranks:

resources/views/layouts/default/home.blade.php

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                     </h3>
                     <div class="photo-container">
                         <img class="rounded-circle"
-                             src="https://en.gravatar.com/userimage/12856995/7c7c1da6387853fea65ff74983055386.png">
+                             src="{!! $user->gravatar() !!}">
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="content content-center">