How to include photos in posts

[Gaybutton]

If you want to include photos (it does not work for posting videos) here is what to do:

1. Go to the imgur web site. That is the site that will host photos and videos. https://imgur.com
2. Register on the web site. It is free.
3. At the top left of the screen, click on 'New Post'
4. A new screen will pop up that allows you to drop your photo into the screen or choose to upload the photo from your computer. I'm not sure how to do this via a mobile phone, but there it is.
5. Once your photo has been uploaded, now it will appear on the main screen.
6. Click on it.
7. Just above the photo, on the right, you will see three dots like these ...
8. Click on the dots. There are also three dots within the photo, but that is not what to click on. Click on the dots above the photo.
9. Then click on "Get Share Links"
10. Then click on "Copy Link" for "BBCode (Forums)"

That copied link is what to paste into your post and your photo should appear.

[Jun]

I had been using IMGBB for several years, but that seems to no longer work here.

I have now opened an Imgur account and it works OK.

[Gaybutton]

I had been using IMGBB for several years, but that seems to no longer work here.

It doesn't. And that link that used to permit posting photos directly from your posting box no longer appears.

Meanwhile this is the new improved forum software, which there was no choice but to use. Personally I liked it much better when it was old and lousy, but there it is. Sooner or later there will be a new update. I hope that will make the board more user friendly for posting photos. I also wouldn't mind being able to post videos right from your smartphone or computer. As it stands now, the only videos that can be posted are YouTube videos.

Oh well, at least photos and videos can be posted at all, which certainly is much better than nothing.

[Jun]

I am sorry that I could not post some images - but it is not clear as to how in this forum we can post useful and informative images ???

A good question. At home, with access to a nice Windows PC, I use Imgur. Edit the image down to 800 pixels, upload to Imgur and post the Imgur image link here.
On holiday, I'm confined to Android, as no one makes a compact and high spec 11" Windows laptop.

If I go to the Imgur website via Android, all that website now offers is the facility to install their app. So the choices are either cave in and install it, or don't post pictures. For now, I am choosing the latter.

Ideally Ingur would have a nice slick website that automatically resizes your pic as well. But as we don't want to pay for this, I guess there is no money in this business.

I just tested imgbox. That works and has an option to resize within their website, but the picture then has a link back to some straight porn adverts. So I deleted that.

This one below is imgpile. I didn't resize the image and selected the MEDIUM size BBCode. It also includes a link back to their website via some porn, but the link can be deleted, leaving just the pic


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[BKKDreamer]

Wow Jun,

Many thanks for sharing this information.
I will definitely try it the next time I want to post informative images in this forum.
Since I live here - I would most likely be using my home computer laptop - which has the Windows OS - so this IMGUR solution should work.

[Gaybutton]

If you prefer, you can always send the photos you want to post to me in an Email and I will place them in your post for you.

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