diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index 2058e80..b7408a5 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ rssFullContent     = true
 
 [sidebar]
     compact = false
-
-    [sidebar.avatar]
-        enabled = false
-        local   = true
-        src     = "img/avatar.png"
+    avatar  = ""
 
 [article]
     headingAnchor = false
diff --git a/demo/config/_default/params.toml b/demo/config/_default/params.toml
index d5d240f..031f54d 100644
--- a/demo/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/demo/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ favicon        = "img/avatar.png"
 [sidebar]
     emoji    = "✏️"
     subtitle = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit."
-    [sidebar.avatar]
-        enabled = true
-        local   = true
-        src     = "img/avatar.png"
+    avatar   = "img/avatar.png"
 
 [article]
     [article.license]
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/sidebar/left.html b/layouts/_partials/sidebar/left.html
index c0e5d36..9514414 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/sidebar/left.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/sidebar/left.html
@@ -7,28 +7,20 @@
 
     <header>
         {{ with .Site.Params.sidebar.avatar }}
-            {{ if .enabled }}
+            {{- $avatar := partial "helper/image" (dict "Image" . "Resources" resources) -}}
             <figure class="site-avatar">
-                <a href="{{ .Site.BaseURL | relLangURL }}">
-                {{ if not .local }}
-                    <img src="{{ .src }}" width="300" height="300" class="site-logo" loading="lazy" alt="Avatar">
-                {{ else }}
-                    {{ $avatar := resources.Get (.src) }}
-                    
-                    {{ if $avatar }}
-                        {{ $avatarResized := $avatar.Resize "300x" }}
-                        <img src="{{ $avatarResized.RelPermalink }}" width="{{ $avatarResized.Width }}"
-                            height="{{ $avatarResized.Height }}" class="site-logo" loading="lazy" alt="Avatar">
-                    {{ else }}
-                        {{ errorf "Failed loading avatar from %q" . }}
-                    {{ end }}
-                {{ end }}
+                <a href="{{ $.Site.BaseURL | relLangURL }}">
+                    <img src="{{ $avatar.Permalink }}" 
+                        width="{{ $avatar.Width }}"
+                        height="{{ $avatar.Height }}"
+                        class="site-logo"
+                        loading="lazy"
+                        alt="Avatar">
                 </a>
                 {{ with $.Site.Params.sidebar.emoji }}
                     <span class="emoji">{{ . }}</span>
                 {{ end }}
             </figure>
-            {{ end }}
         {{ end }}
         
         <div class="site-meta">