Uploading/Posting Photos

[Shaun]

How many posts do I need before I can upload a picture? I seem to be too new yet and was curious.

Not too many, just keep enjoying the forums and it'll soon kick in.

 

[MarkA]

Thanks, I'll keep it up!

 

[Archeress]

Hello Shaun,

Can you tell me how many posts I need to post photos? I have made 80 posts, yet still cannot seem to post photos. I have tried uploading from my PC and when previewing get "view attachment #####" which I would rather not do. When I use flickr and paste the URL into the box generated when I click insert photo icon, when I preview the post there is just a box with the letters "IMG" in the middle. The file is a jpeg. I would rather embed the image into the text.

Hugs
Archeress x

 

[Shaun]

@Archeress when you click Upload a File and the file content is uploaded to the CC server (the 100% blue bar thingy) you get two options; Thumbnail and Full Image.

Place your cursor in the post window - where you want the image to appear - then click the Full Image button and it should insert the photo - like this:

The Thumbnail option shows a small thumbnail and when people click on it they see the whole image in a viewer - try clicking the one below:



Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[Shaun]

Oh, and if it doesn't work - enjoy the picture of the fluffy kitten ...

 

[Archeress]

Hi @Shaun,

Just testing...

Uploaded Thumbnail:


Uploaded Full Image:

Flickr insert

Hugs
Archeress x

Edit: Okay so when posted it differs from the preview screen although the flickr insert doesn't work. x

 

[Shaun]

Great, you've cracked the upload.

Flickr links need to point to an actual image rather than just a page. If you go to your Flickr photo page - http://www.flickr.com/photos/devonbowgirl/9459747808/in/photostream/ - you'll see a share icon -

- click this and select Grab the HTML/BBCode. Change the drop-down to Medium 800 (800 x 535) and change the radio button to BBCode (which looks like this):

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/devonbow
girl/9459747808/][img]http://farm8.staticflick
r.com/7397/9459747808_d39e9dc4d4_c.jpg
[/img][/url][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/d
evonbowgirl/9459747808/]CycleChat[/url] by
[url=http://www.flickr.com/people/devonbowg
irl/]devonbowgirl[/url], on Flickr

Now click in the code box, which highlights it, and either CTRL + C or right-click Copy and paste it into your post where you want it to load with CTRL + V or right-click Paste - like so:


CycleChat by devonbowgirl, on Flickr

 

[Shaun]

Alternatively, view your photostream, click the image, right-click and select Medium 800, then right-click and select Copy Image Location (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7397/9459747808_d39e9dc4d4_c.jpg).

Now just click the photo icon and paste the URL:

Ta da!