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Title: Inserting photos
Post by: Roburite on 21:14:11, 02/12/20
How do I put a picture into a post?
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: fernman on 22:44:39, 02/12/20
You need to use ImgBB or Postimage.
I use the latter, where you have to select in advance what size you want your result to be. 340 will give you a small but acceptable one, 640 a nice large one.
Upload your image and a url will apear, on Postimage the 2nd line down is the one you want. You can click on a little Copy button at the end of the line which will copy it to your clipboard.
On the Walking Forum, click on the first menu button on the second line down.
Past the url from ImgBB or Postimage into the box, OK it. and hey presto the photo will appear in the post you are composing.
Hope this makes sense and that I haven't made it sound too complicated!
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: WhitstableDave on 08:52:27, 03/12/20
You first need the photo (or image) to be available online. There are many places where images might be stored, including those mentioned.

The URL of the image must be placed inside 'img tags' as shown below:

[img]http://walkingforum.co.uk/walkingforum.png[/img]

For example, when the above URL is placed inside img tags in a post, the image appears as shown below:

(http://walkingforum.co.uk/walkingforum.png)
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: Roburite on 12:43:31, 03/12/20
Thanks Fernman. Not too complicated.
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: Jac on 14:20:31, 03/12/20
Just discovered this morning that you can copy and paste a photo directly from Facebook, something I used to be able to do ages ago and am please I can do again - thanks, I imagine, to the guy who has just finished upgrading my ancient laptop.
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: Roburite on 12:28:44, 28/12/20
Thanks for all the advice about how to post images. I used the 'postimage' method and found it very easy. However a strange thing has happened. I use either an Android tablet or my old Windows laptop to access the internet. This morning I went to this forum on my tablet and my picture had gone leaving a message from postimage saying 'image not found'. On checking with my laptop I find that the picture is still there; where I left it. Can anyone explain this? Does this often happen with posts created on phones and tablets?
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: fernman on 13:21:30, 28/12/20
On Postimages there is a box below 'Do not resize my images' that is set to 'No expiration' by default but can be set to 'Remove after 1 day, 7 days, 31 days'. Did you change it? I always leave it on 'No expiration' and I've not had any problem.
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: Roburite on 13:49:55, 28/12/20
Thanks Fernman. I did wonder whether that was it but why is it that my photo is still available on a windows computer but not on the Android tablet?
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: richardh1905 on 16:07:45, 15/04/21
I shrink my photos to 800 pixels wide, then upload them to imgbb. To insert an image, I copy the 'Direct Link' for the image, and then paste it into the pop up box that you get when you click on the image icon when writing a post.  
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: Thomas Pedersson on 22:13:40, 17/09/21
(http://IMG_20210607_225025)(https://i.postimg.cc/TpDJW8kQ/IMG-20210607-224833.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TpDJW8kQ)


Yay at last!!! Langden Brook forest of Bowland.
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: LorrainePoole on 10:18:33, 02/03/22
i found instazoomhd it can let you enlarge photos on instragram
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: Tony Urwin on 22:18:10, 06/02/24
Just testing - From my Fimmvorduhals trail hike in Iceland last year.  Can people see this?  


(https://closertotheedge.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_4342.jpg)
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: Dread on 23:05:26, 06/02/24
If it just me but do all pics show initially in the wrong ratio (too tall). Then press on them and they resize? That's using an Android phone.
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: Tony Urwin on 06:49:42, 07/02/24
I just tested that on my iPhone and the same issue, at least when I viewed my own photo posted above.  Maybe its just my photo?
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: Dread on 06:54:33, 07/02/24
I get the same issue with all photos, not just yours. It's a great photo by the way.
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: Tony Urwin on 08:59:23, 07/02/24
Thanks.   It's one of the best hikes I've done -- if you ever get the chance to visit Iceland.
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: andybr on 09:07:08, 07/02/24
If it just me but do all pics show initially in the wrong ratio (too tall). Then press on them and they resize? That's using an Android phone.
The problem is the resolution of the image. I post from IBB and use 800/600 and my pictures display properly on my android phone. You could also try turnng your phone round and viewing the pictures in landscape format though you might still reach a point where the increased screen width is still not enough.
Title: Re: Inserting photos
Post by: Tony Urwin on 10:22:02, 07/02/24
Interesting.  The image links to my blog and all my images are 840x630 or 630x840.