Pig of the Week Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, Shin said: Hey @Pig of the Week, if you go to the following thread, you'll find instructions on posting photos from various hosting companies. I provided instructions on how to post from Google photos which have been summarized in the first post, but be forewarned it is a multi-step process that involves a third party website. I still use this process, but I know it's a turnoff for many because it's not a straightforward one-click URL solution. Thanks for the swift reply, as you say it certainly does appear a turn off ! I'm absolutely not going to be signing up for any paid thing! I'm assuming then this forum only takes photos via these "hosting" firms and one can't simply post ones own pics directly ? ...I'll go and re read your thread more fully in case I'm missing something...but on the face of it looks like I won't be posting pics of my stuff on here it seems !😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 There are plenty of free sites out there. I use Imgur and can post images on here via that site easily. cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, Pig of the Week said: Thanks for the swift reply, as you say it certainly does appear a turn off ! I'm absolutely not going to be signing up for any paid thing! I'm assuming then this forum only takes photos via these "hosting" firms and one can't simply post ones own pics directly ? ...I'll go and re read your thread more fully in case I'm missing something...but on the face of it looks like I won't be posting pics of my stuff on here it seems !😢 As @bootneck mentioned read through the post, there are a few free hosting services available to you. Short answer no you can't post directly from your computer, the photos have to live somewhere and BM is not in the business of hosting user photos - for very good reason. As with many things it's a trade-off - yes, Google Photos needs a few more steps but it's free, and I don't want to be bothered with yet another website/account to deal with, so the extra few seconds going through the process to upload photos is worth it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Fair enough ! I've gone thru the process but seem to have difficulty copying the long code thing it generates..as an old bloke I'm not the best with all this ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pig of the Week said: Fair enough ! I've gone thru the process but seem to have difficulty copying the long code thing it generates..as an old bloke I'm not the best with all this ! So you've gotten to the part with the "Direct Image Link"? I generally left-click into the generated URL, use "Ctrl-A" on my keyboard to Select All (this should highlight the entire URL in the box) "Ctrl-C" or right-click to Copy, this should copy the URL to your clipboard. Then in your post creation box here, on the bottom right there is an "Insert image from URL" button. Click that, and then "Ctrl-V" or right-click Paste to put in the URL where it asks for it. Hit "Insert into Post" and the photo should pop up in your post draft. If you want to take the extra step, at the end of the link right AFTER you pasted your URL, where it says "w2400", you can change that 2400 to a more reasonable image width size, like 880. This is the width in pixels. 2400 is fairly large. Hope that all makes sense, good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Thanks for that, I managed to copy it, but entering it , (its a long series of code), into the insert from url box didnt seem to accept it..sounds like it's worth trying from a laptop, this I'm using right now is a tablet so can't right click etc ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I get to the insert into post, the code box goes pink, press insert into post...but it just stays like that, ie won't insert etc... As above I'll try on a laptop in a bit... Thanks for perseverance with me ....and apologies if I sound a bit narky ! I find this stuff a tad frustrating to say the least !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 34 minutes ago, Pig of the Week said: I get to the insert into post, the code box goes pink, press insert into post...but it just stays like that, ie won't insert etc... As above I'll try on a laptop in a bit... Thanks for perseverance with me ....and apologies if I sound a bit narky ! I find this stuff a tad frustrating to say the least !! no worries, I'll try to help how I can, though it is kind of hard to troubleshoot over internet like this. If this doesn't work out feel free to try one of the other free hosting sites, it should be a lot simpler. Regarding the pink, I get that error if I accidentally don't copy the entire URL - that is, the URL entered into the insert link box isn't complete or valid. Make sure you are copying the entire URL, from "https://" on all the way through the "w2400" - it's longer than what shows in the box on the "Embed Google Photos site", another reason to use the CTRL-A select all from PC. I wonder if doing this on a tablet is making this more difficult in selecting that whole URL... You can test whether your URL works by pasting it directly into your browser first - it should bring up your photo. If that isn't loading correctly then it's definitely not copied correctly. Hopefully you have more luck on your laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) Cheers, I'm getting the same on laptop so I guess the url is incomplete or dodgy somehow!..progress anyway.. ....edit..put in google on internet as suggested it doesnt work so certainly the url is wrong ! Edited February 23, 2021 by Pig of the Week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Pig of the Week said: into the insert from url box didnt seem to accept it. try just pasting in it the reply box, the forum software usually deals with a direct link. A mate had the same problem with Flickr, and when he posted directly it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I tried that before and it just printed the gobbledigook code as text !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pig of the Week said: I tried that before and it just printed the gobbledigook code as text !! can you post the URL you're trying to use? That may be telling and help isolate the error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YpRPZdo0nHSbW0S740IAPN5bXK6huvztjCLJ7mTiR5Y1jfB9MF92yD469Mqt2-D9Jb4y1StSBfW4c_Ruc_BE9CHn12037mRWqglX6eeqbeLT6Lg7acepovWoaM4NFLCG6jbJSq8QXQ=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YpRPZdo0nHSbW0S740IAPN5bXK6huvztjCLJ7mTiR5Y1jfB9MF92yD469Mqt2-D9Jb4y1StSBfW4c_Ruc_BE9CHn12037mRWqglX6eeqbeLT6Lg7acepovWoaM4NFLCG6jbJSq8QXQ=w310-h259-p-k" /> </a> and I tried removing the first bit so it starts "https etc, neither worked.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) I have sussed it..I eliminated the " before https and it worked !.. Thanks Shin I'd never have done it without your assist..😉 Edited February 23, 2021 by Pig of the Week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Pig of the Week said: Ah may have sussed it..I eliminated the " before https and it worked browser ! glad it worked for you. in your example above you had a lot of extra information, i'm actually not sure where it all came from. To confirm, you need to copy and paste only the URL from the first box (highlighted in the image below), it should start with https:// and end with w2400 so it should read: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/...whateverlotsofcharacters...=w2400 (and again you can change the 2400 to your desired image pixel width, I suggest 880 or below) Edited February 23, 2021 by Shin typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I'll try the re sizing next time..! Again, thanks so much for the help ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnunu Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) Deleted. Edited February 27, 2021 by Jnunu Deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Deleted - I managed to post in the wrong thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLIPKNOT Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Hi all, I have a question, is it possible to post pictures directly from a computer or I-phone please. Kind regards 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 No. you need to use a photo hosting website and bring your photos from there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Henderson Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3...... Edited March 6, 2021 by Rob Henderson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Well, it is done, I was up to 996 pics even after deleting some some coughed up for a years subscription to Flickr which on reflection I feel to be good value at less than a fiver a month. I think the age of a free ride on these platforms and others is coming to an end and to be fair it is understandable, I would not want their electricity bill. Happy posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 7 hours ago, Head in the clouds. said: Well, it is done, I was up to 996 pics even after deleting some some coughed up for a years subscription to Flickr which on reflection I feel to be good value at less than a fiver a month. I think the age of a free ride on these platforms and others is coming to an end and to be fair it is understandable, I would not want their electricity bill. Happy posting. Exactly! It's about the same cost per month as one of those specialty coffee joints charge for a cup of that crap they sell, which I wouldn't buy anyway. It's about the same price per year as one of the larger Airfix kits. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, dogsbody said: coffee joints charge for a cup of that crap they sell, You're on my wavelength there. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamA Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Hi, I finally got my head around the hosting thing. I used 'postimage' and the site is user friendly. It gives a choice of how long you want the uploaded image to stay on their site. A bit unsure about this bit, if I choose 31days then download to this site will my image disappear from Brit after 31 days? This post was useful, thanks Liam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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