How To: Upload a picture.

[Cory]

First step is click on the upload a file button.


You'll need to navigate to where you have pictures saved on your computer. Choose the picture you'd like and click open.



Now you'll have a picture uploaded. It should look like this.


To insert a picture into a post where you are writing mid post you'd use the Full Image or Thumbnail button.



If you put in a thumbnail it'll be the small version that people can click on.

 

[Madness]

I never had an issue in the past uploading my pics, and now I am unable to because I keep getting an error message that my photo is to large. Can we increase the limits? If not, I will not be posting photos if I have to physically change everyone of them.

 

[Cory]

What size photo are you trying to upload? I can definitely increase the size, but want to avoid images that are like 15megabytes etc as it'll slow load times down on a thread.

 

[Madness]

They are only 2-2.5 mb

 

[hose91]

Is it possible to link to images on other photo sharing sites, specifically google drive? I tried using the image tags, and getting the link from Drive then pasting it in, but all I get is a the broken image icon. I could download and re upload, but would like to skip those steps if possible. It might also be that it's a Google Drive thing, as I've not tried it with Imgur or Photobucket (I don't use either very regularly, but my phone autosaves to Drive, so that's convenient). Thoughts?

 

[Cory]

I'm not sure that is possible. I also use google drive. When I go to "share" it want's an email to give permissions to view it instead of just a link anyone can view. You can load photos directly from your phone to the site. or use another photo uploader such as photobucket etc. Those links do work.

 

[hose91]

Yeah, Drive has always been a bit wonky when it comes to URL links. When you Share, you can click "advanced" and then it gives you an option to make it a public link, but that doesn't seem to improve the "quality" of the link you get, and I still get the IMG icon. Hmmm. I'll try maybe uploading direct from phone or go back to the photobucket option. Thanks for thinking about it!