How to Post Images

23rd February 2007, 19:00

For those of you that have difficulties when first trying to post images, I've put together a little post to help you.

1) You cannot post pictures directly from your computer unless it is running a Web Server and has a Static IP address or at least a URL managed by a Dynamic IP to URL mapping service. You will have to sign up for an account with a service such as www.photobucket.com or use a no registration image hosting service such as www.imageshack.us. This example will show Photobucket.

2) On the part in the top right that says Upload and "Browse", you need to give Photobucket an image stored on your PC. Use "Browse" to select the file and then "Upload" to give it to Photobucket.

3) After it has uploaded to Photobucket, you can copy directly the text in vBulletin format and then paste that into any of your posts. This can be seen in the large circle in the image below. You will notice that the URL for the image is surrounded by IMG open and close tags. If posting something directly from the Web and have its URL, you can type these in directly and past the URL between them.

4) Alternatively, you can use the "Go Advanced" feature of this forum. The button for this is shown in the image above in the small red circle. If you click on this, you are shown the advanced posting window below.

5) Here you can see a button that looks like a mountain with the sun behind it. If you click on this, a small dialog box will appear where you can paste a URL, either from Photobucket (the URL not the text with IMG tags) or anywhere else from the Web. When you click on OK in the dialog box, it will place the URL in IMG tags for you at the cursor position in the text edit window. Add whatever text around this you want to post, and click the "Submit Reply" button to post it. You can also select "Preview Post" to view what it will look like without actually posting it. The result is shown below.

I hope this helps.

23rd February 2007, 19:09

To copy images from a web page, place the mouse pointer over the image, and click on the right mouse button. Depending upon your browser, you should see something such as "Copy Image Location". Selecting this option will copy the URL of the image into the clipboard, and you can then paste it using the instruction in my previous post.

Do not try to post a .HTM or .HTML URL as an image, it simply will not work. Only images such as URLs ending in .jpg, .bmp, .gif, .png, etc.

mehro · 23rd February 2007, 19:12

Nice work, Weaste.

23rd February 2007, 19:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by mehro

Nice work, Weaste.

We're not all unhelpful lazy fat pigeons you know.

mehro · 23rd February 2007, 19:17

I carry some birdseed for you all, just in case.

Deepak Sasi · 27th June 2007, 18:43

thanx. this was useful.........

Twisted_Woody · 1st July 2007, 16:06

thanks!

WeasteDevil · 2nd July 2007, 10:04

You are welcome, glad some people have found it useful.

WeasteDevil · 2nd July 2007, 10:06

Trouble is, I can't edit the bloody thing anymore.

sully07 · 2nd July 2007, 10:15

Very helpful Weaste. As a techniphobe I didn't understand anything below 'How to post an image'

WeasteDevil · 2nd July 2007, 10:59

Ooops!

Red Hand Devil · 29th February 2008, 14:14

Goodman

WAZZA-UP · 29th February 2008, 14:35

Thanks Weaste .. don't suppose you can you do one for how to post a youtube vid?

WeasteDevil · 29th February 2008, 14:47

Yes, I shall do that, never thought of it.

I'll ask an admin whether it's better to put it in here or as a separate thread. Probably better in here as an addition to the first post and a thread name change.

Raven_Blade · 29th February 2008, 15:07

Good tutorial. It will help out the newbies.

BahamaRed · 3rd April 2008, 21:32

On the same thing, there's a thing called "manage attachments" just below the "reply to thread".....what's all that about?
I tried to upload like it says but have no idea where the image goes or how to put it into a thread. I use Photobucket and webshots (I like webshots....they allow you to resize the pic to fit into bulleting boards better.) but if this "manage attachments" worked it would be far easier.

WeasteDevil · 10th April 2008, 15:57

An attachment is like an e-mail attachment and is size restricted, basically you are placing the file on the Caf server and it shows up as a link in the post.

Decotron · 2nd July 2008, 20:36

Not sure if its me being a tool but I cant seem to post pictures? I've followed a couple of the instructions above but with no joy, any mods about that could check my profile to see if its on the blink? Thanks

ZIDANE · 2nd July 2008, 20:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Decotron

Not sure if its me being a tool but I cant seem to post pictures? I've followed a couple of the instructions above but with no joy, any mods about that could check my profile to see if its on the blink? Thanks

Are you sure you posted the link inside these tags?

[IMG]insert link here[/IMG]

VidaRed · 2nd July 2008, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Decotron

Not sure if its me being a tool but I cant seem to post pictures? I've followed a couple of the instructions above but with no joy, any mods about that could check my profile to see if its on the blink? Thanks

make sure you have the correct url of the image .ie it should end with an image type like .jpeg, .gif etc then put them between the img tags like the above poster.

Decotron · 3rd July 2008, 12:52

Cheers for that lads, worked grand.

ave fenix · 3rd July 2008, 15:55

http://s317.photobucket.com/albums/mm381/pedrocamino/

Just testing this thing.

ave fenix · 3rd July 2008, 16:04

At last.I've been banging my head to post images in here!!!!

francobaresi · 3rd July 2008, 17:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by ave fenix

At last.I've been banging my head to post images in here!!!!

Our great leader

a_devil_inside · 3rd July 2008, 19:24

he deserves a bit rest

WeasteDevil · 3rd July 2008, 19:32

That's not me!

WeasteDevil · 3rd July 2008, 19:34

I'll do the YouTube one now.

VidaRed · 3rd July 2008, 19:39

why are you e-dead in the first couple of posts?

ZIDANE · 3rd July 2008, 20:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by VidaRed

why are you e-dead in the first couple of posts?

It is a long, complicated caf tale, not meant to be repeated in such areas like this, however, what I can say I will say, in three simple words:

He deleted himself.

WeasteDevil · 3rd July 2008, 22:56

Yes, I deleted myself. This account was created originally under the name "The Speaker" before said incident and was changed back at a later date.

VidaRed · 4th July 2008, 00:34

that incident must have happened before 2002.

WeasteDevil · 4th July 2008, 00:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by VidaRed

that incident must have happened before 2002.

2007, about 13/14 months ago.

VidaRed · 4th July 2008, 00:42

must have missed this then as ive been lurking on this forum since 2002.

WeasteDevil · 4th July 2008, 00:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by VidaRed

must have missed this then as ive been lurking on this forum since 2002.

You do realise that I used to be an admin? That was my letter of resignation.

23rd February 2007, 19:00	#1 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Posts: n/a	How to Post Images For those of you that have difficulties when first trying to post images, I've put together a little post to help you. 1) You cannot post pictures directly from your computer unless it is running a Web Server and has a Static IP address or at least a URL managed by a Dynamic IP to URL mapping service. You will have to sign up for an account with a service such as www.photobucket.com or use a no registration image hosting service such as www.imageshack.us. This example will show Photobucket. 2) On the part in the top right that says Upload and "Browse", you need to give Photobucket an image stored on your PC. Use "Browse" to select the file and then "Upload" to give it to Photobucket. 3) After it has uploaded to Photobucket, you can copy directly the text in vBulletin format and then paste that into any of your posts. This can be seen in the large circle in the image below. You will notice that the URL for the image is surrounded by IMG open and close tags. If posting something directly from the Web and have its URL, you can type these in directly and past the URL between them. 4) Alternatively, you can use the "Go Advanced" feature of this forum. The button for this is shown in the image above in the small red circle. If you click on this, you are shown the advanced posting window below. 5) Here you can see a button that looks like a mountain with the sun behind it. If you click on this, a small dialog box will appear where you can paste a URL, either from Photobucket (the URL not the text with IMG tags) or anywhere else from the Web. When you click on OK in the dialog box, it will place the URL in IMG tags for you at the cursor position in the text edit window. Add whatever text around this you want to post, and click the "Submit Reply" button to post it. You can also select "Preview Post" to view what it will look like without actually posting it. The result is shown below. I hope this helps.

23rd February 2007, 19:09	#2 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Posts: n/a	To copy images from a web page, place the mouse pointer over the image, and click on the right mouse button. Depending upon your browser, you should see something such as "Copy Image Location". Selecting this option will copy the URL of the image into the clipboard, and you can then paste it using the instruction in my previous post. Do not try to post a .HTM or .HTML URL as an image, it simply will not work. Only images such as URLs ending in .jpg, .bmp, .gif, .png, etc.

23rd February 2007, 19:12	#3 (permalink)
mehro Has an arse for a face Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 18,460	Nice work, Weaste.

23rd February 2007, 19:17	#5 (permalink)
mehro Has an arse for a face Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 18,460	I carry some birdseed for you all, just in case.

27th June 2007, 18:43	#6 (permalink)
Deepak Sasi Youth Team Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: india Posts: 428	thanx. this was useful.........

1st July 2007, 16:06	#7 (permalink)
Twisted_Woody Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,713	thanks!

2nd July 2007, 10:04	#8 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Hand Solo Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Castellón de la Plana Posts: 56,092	You are welcome, glad some people have found it useful.

2nd July 2007, 10:06	#9 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Hand Solo Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Castellón de la Plana Posts: 56,092	Trouble is, I can't edit the bloody thing anymore.

2nd July 2007, 10:15	#10 (permalink)
sully07 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Limbo Posts: 1,283	Very helpful Weaste. As a techniphobe I didn't understand anything below 'How to post an image'

2nd July 2007, 10:59	#11 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Hand Solo Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Castellón de la Plana Posts: 56,092	Ooops!

29th February 2008, 14:14	#12 (permalink)
Red Hand Devil Reserve Team Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Green Teddy Bear Island Posts: 2,096	Goodman

3rd July 2008, 15:55	#22 (permalink)
ave fenix Reserve Team Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 19º 00' North of the Equator 70º 40' West of Greenwich. Posts: 800	http://s317.photobucket.com/albums/mm381/pedrocamino/ Just testing this thing.

3rd July 2008, 19:24	#25 (permalink)
a_devil_inside Big footed hermaphrodite Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Little Britain Posts: 23,223	he deserves a bit rest

29th February 2008, 14:35	#13 (permalink)
WAZZA-UP Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ... who knows Posts: 1,399	Thanks Weaste .. don't suppose you can you do one for how to post a youtube vid?

29th February 2008, 14:47	#14 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Hand Solo Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Castellón de la Plana Posts: 56,092	Yes, I shall do that, never thought of it. I'll ask an admin whether it's better to put it in here or as a separate thread. Probably better in here as an addition to the first post and a thread name change.

29th February 2008, 15:07	#15 (permalink)
Raven_Blade Attention Whoring Common Crow Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Earth. Milky Way Galaxy. Posts: 13,808	Good tutorial. It will help out the newbies.

3rd April 2008, 21:32	#16 (permalink)
BahamaRed Legend Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Location: Location: Posts: 8,570	On the same thing, there's a thing called "manage attachments" just below the "reply to thread".....what's all that about? I tried to upload like it says but have no idea where the image goes or how to put it into a thread. I use Photobucket and webshots (I like webshots....they allow you to resize the pic to fit into bulleting boards better.) but if this "manage attachments" worked it would be far easier.

10th April 2008, 15:57	#17 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Hand Solo Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Castellón de la Plana Posts: 56,092	An attachment is like an e-mail attachment and is size restricted, basically you are placing the file on the Caf server and it shows up as a link in the post.

2nd July 2008, 20:36	#18 (permalink)
Decotron Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: So near I can smell it..... Posts: 1,356	Not sure if its me being a tool but I cant seem to post pictures? I've followed a couple of the instructions above but with no joy, any mods about that could check my profile to see if its on the blink? Thanks

3rd July 2008, 12:52	#21 (permalink)
Decotron Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: So near I can smell it..... Posts: 1,356	Cheers for that lads, worked grand.

3rd July 2008, 16:04	#23 (permalink)
ave fenix Reserve Team Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 19º 00' North of the Equator 70º 40' West of Greenwich. Posts: 800	At last.I've been banging my head to post images in here!!!!

3rd July 2008, 19:32	#26 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Hand Solo Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Castellón de la Plana Posts: 56,092	That's not me!

3rd July 2008, 19:34	#27 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Hand Solo Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Castellón de la Plana Posts: 56,092	I'll do the YouTube one now.

3rd July 2008, 19:39	#28 (permalink)
VidaRed First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,342	why are you e-dead in the first couple of posts?

3rd July 2008, 22:56	#30 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Hand Solo Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Castellón de la Plana Posts: 56,092	Yes, I deleted myself. This account was created originally under the name "The Speaker" before said incident and was changed back at a later date.

4th July 2008, 00:34	#31 (permalink)
VidaRed First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,342	that incident must have happened before 2002.

4th July 2008, 00:42	#33 (permalink)
VidaRed First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,342	must have missed this then as ive been lurking on this forum since 2002.

4th July 2008, 00:51	#35 (permalink)
VidaRed First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,342