attaching images

[MultiK1llZ]

Hey, sorry to get of topic, but I,ve been searching the forum and i wanted to know, how to upload visible photos and videos (are they attachments?) so that i could post a topic for my hack.

- Cheers  :grin:

[Zhs2]

You can't; attachment image hosting has been outlawed here. What you CAN do, though, is use a photo hosting site such as Imageshack or Photobucket or Majhost and place a direct link to them in a post here surrounded by [img] tags!

[zephyrtronium]

This was obviously in the wrong place, but I can't think where the right place would be now that I have split it. Thus it shall go here.

[SlyPork]

Hey I've been trying to get my picture to load and be visible for awhile and through many different methods with no luck so far. I figured this post would help, and I even did what Zhs2 said to do and it didn't work. I've been using Dropbox though. Has anyone found a way to direct link a picture using Dropbox?

[Quietus]

Yes.  You just open your Dropbox folder, right-click the picture, and select 'Copy public link...'  You then use tags, like so:

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[img]link-goes-here.png[/img]
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I don't think you're able to link it like that, because you've saved it as a .pdf.  Saving it as any form of image would allow you to do so.

[snarfblam]

Yes.  You just open your Dropbox folder, right-click the picture, and select 'Copy public link...'  You then use tags, like so:

If you get www.dropbox.com/blahblahblah links and they don't work, try changing "www.dropbox" to "dl.dropboxusercontent".

[SlyPork]

Thanks guys, I actually converted it to a .jpg for file space and I figured it would be easier for the site to load. I'll try it again with a .png version and do your methods.

(edit) Got it to work, thanks guys  :grin:

[ThatSpoiler]

I am unable to see pictures from Dropbox. Does anybody know how to remedy this? When I click on the image link it brings me to a Dropbox 404 error page. This may just be a problem with my PC but if anyone has any suggestions that would be awesome.

[Quietus]

Dropbox have just changed their policy, and public folders that we used to use no longer work. If you want to add any images, you'll need to use a different host, such as imgur or whatever. For any existing links to pictures, it's up to the individual to fix any historic links, but I doubt many will be done, so don't hold your breath. :neutral: