1. Use IMGUR as it appears to be the simplest, most reliable and spam/pop-up free service.
a very helpful and full pictorial guide written by RaymondLin is here >
Imgur2. Make sure you photo is a reasonable size,
ideally something less than 1mb and preferably less than 1000 pixels wide, it is kinder on everyones data allowance, etc, if you do.
3. Use the "
DIRECT link (email & IM)", it is the one who's file ends
.jpg (do not use the others as they may not / will not display properly.)
4. Use the "attach image file" button in the tool bar above the text editor box, paste the Direct link (.jpg) address in there.
*Ensure the attach image box is completely clear before pasting
(adding a "space" after the address may help in posting in the box on a mobile device, see INDEX for Imgur and other hosting services specifics)
5. Refresh your browser to see that your image has been posted successfully.
You can try a test post here
http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/17284/test-posts#latestnote ~ posting from mobile devices has always been problematic, give it a try, if you know how to make it work, please add some guidance to this thread to help others.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
PB3rd party hosting is now blocked from their free accounts, best not to use it at all is the current forum wisdom ~ July 2017*** IF you must use PhotoBucket - and the best advice is NOT TO - then:
Advice note ~ possibly the correct way to currently post Photobucket pics (Oct 2016) thanks to WezV :
(see ~
http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1239301/#Comment_1239301)
"for this pic i will right click on the pic in photobucket, copy the image address and add it using the attach image button on this here text editor"
"Those who just paste a link in the text editor always show as links on the mobile version, even when privately hosted."
& paul_c2 said ~ "The issue isn't simply Photobucket; its people not posting links to pictures in a consistent way"
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Also make sure your album / images are public.
Pictures always get interest and help a sale, so are a must for the classifieds.
Posting videos and pictures is an important part of forum life, so it's well worth checking out the guidance offered by our members.
If you can add to the knowledge pool, please do feel free to contribute.
Enjoy forum life, this is a great community to be a part of
I hope this helps,
Cheers,
Chris
(April 2014)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Why is this thread in tatters, I hear you ask ?
" [admin edit] ~ Oct 2015 ~
This thread is now superseeded by (and a lot of its former content has been moved to)
this thread. "
Whilst a good idea to host it that way, there seem to be a number of ongoing issues, so...
Comments
updated Dec 2017
Current advice is:
do NOT use Photobucket ***, it has too many issues (see links below).
and has now stopped supporting 3rd party hosting as of 29 June 2017 !
caution ~ Photobucket is back (maybe) (Jan 2018)
List of host services that work with theFretBoard
Imgur
Imgur (further advice)
TinyPic
Flickr
DropBox
Facebook
do not use ~ PhotoBucket
Getting around the photo bucket curse (Sept 2017)
PhotoBucket is back (Jan 2018)
One Drive
Postimg
Google / Picassa issues
(Picassa) old link
Getting around the photo bucket curse (Sept 2017)
And another in August 2016
Polite request to posters - PhotoBucket
Posting pics have i missed some info somewhere
NGDers please for the love of my sanity
Photobucket have you ditched it? Apr 2017
What happened to pictures embedded? Apr 2017
Dropbox - Tip re posting photos using an iPad (possibly iPhones too)
Photobucket alternatives 2017
Imgur query - mobile
Imgur ~ why ? (May 2017)
I need a new PhotoBucket (June 2017)
Other related image hosting discussions
Can't load up pics onto the forum - July 2016 - (post forum editor update)
Vodafone router ~ known problem & solution
cloudsfer ~ Cloud to Cloud migration service
edit: posts moved into their own thread
Imgur
Imgur (further advice)
Thanks for doing that @RaymondLin, a great contribution to our knowledge base.
Hopefully they will make it easier for people on here to post images, and to have a few more hosting choices too.
BTW, that is such a nice blue PRS, and a great image too.
do NOT use Photobucket ***, it has too many issues (see links in the index link below).
1. Use IMGUR as it appears to be the simplest, most reliable and spam/pop-up free service.
a very helpful and full pictorial guide written by @RaymondLin is here > Imgur
2. Make sure you photo is a reasonable size,
ideally something less than 1mb and preferably less than 1000 pixels wide, it is kinder on everyones data allowance, etc, if you do.
3. Use the "DIRECT link (email & IM)", it is the one who's file ends .jpg
(do not use the others as they may not / will not display properly.)
4. Use the "attach image file" button in the tool bar above the text editor box, paste the Direct link (.jpg) address in there.
*Ensure the attach image box is completely clear before pasting
(adding a "space" after the address may help in posting in the box on a mobile device, see INDEX for Imgur and other hosting services specifics)
5. Refresh your browser to see that your image has been posted successfully.
You can try a test post here
http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/17284/test-posts#latest
*** IF you must use PhotoBucket - and the best advice is NOT TO - then:
Advice note ~ possibly the correct way to currently post Photobucket pics (Oct 2016) thanks to @WezV ;;; :
(see ~ http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1239301/#Comment_1239301)
"for this pic i will right click on the pic in photobucket, copy the image address and add it using the attach image button on this here text editor"
"Those who just paste a link in the text editor always show as links on the mobile version, even when privately hosted."
& @paul_c2 ;;; said ~ "The issue isn't simply Photobucket; its people not posting links to pictures in a consistent way"
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
>>> Go To INDEX >>>
Or just links, even from desk tops / lap tops, and lots of us just plain can't be arsed to go through the hoops of clicking on loads of links in our evenings catchup on forum life (what, you mean you are doing it all on work time )
So that's missed pictures of you live, your bed gear, that great guitar or amp you desperately want to sell to feed the voracious GAS monster, all never to be seen by most of us, your best audience and target market !
http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/96218/imgur-query#latest
Don't you just love autoerrect autocorrect?
Bed gear? ~ just no, it's not that sort of thread ! :-O