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Adding an image to a post

PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:54 am
by Kernotone
Please can someone tell me how I can add a screenshot to my post. I have tried and all it does is copy the link to my desktop.
Cheers....

Re: Adding an image to a post

PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 10:16 am
by Mr_Noodle
You cannot host images on these forums directly. You need to use an image/file hosting service. If you don't have one that you use already, try imgur.com.

Re: Adding an image to a post

PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:31 am
by eN0ch
I might hop on this one, since it's exactly my case. I've just posted a long, thorough question in the main support forum. I tried everything conceivable to load two image links (from imgur.com). That was after trying Dropbox and even iDrive with similar unsuccess, and rereading the BBcode help. I don't know what more I can do. The spots where the images / links should be have generic placeholder icons leading nowhere.

Re: Adding an image to a post

PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:12 am
by eN0ch
I'll just add the closing observation that for a non-coding noob like me, BBcode does my head in. Is there some plugin that could be installed on the forum to alleviate that?

Re: Adding an image to a post

PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:42 am
by Mr_Noodle
What is the URL of the image you want to host?

Re: Adding an image to a post

PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:28 pm
by eN0ch
Mr_Noodle wrote:What is the URL of the image you want to host?


The particular images are sorted now (in my other very long post). They are at https://imgur.com/1GsMda3 and https://imgur.com/Zrc2Ory for what that's worth now.

But my wider point is it just took this poor noob literally hours of trial and error to figure out how to tag images and lists. It was a learning experience I suppose. But awfully geeky for the average bear.