HOW TO Post a picture

[SectorOne]

Today I tried imgur, and so far so good (n=1).

It´s the best. Easy, simple, no ads all over your face.

I have long history of uploading pictures on the internet all the way back when i was really young photoshopping cars, I know my --- when it comes to image uploaders. (imageshack was the sh*t back then, not so much today)

[VFC_Cipher]

Given that someone mentioned it was ok to test posting out pics here, I am going to give it a whirl. Here goes nothing.

[ChrisDanger]

How do you post a picture that is also a clickable link (for example to its hi-res original)?

I found some BBCode but it doesn't work ([img]image-link[/img]). Is there another format of codes used on this forum?

[Steven]

Remove the quotes around "link" and try again

[ChrisDanger]

Thanks!

[Incumma]

Yes, I know I sound like Im completely computer illiterate....but how do I post a picture that Ive taken with a digital camera? I was told that Id have to upload the picture to a website, and then post it on the forum with a hotlink, but Im sure there must be an easier way.

many thanks,
muhtadiyah

[hollus]

No, there is no easier way. You’ll have to first upload to a site such as imgur or similar and then post a link.
You do not upload any files directly to this forum.

[hollus]

So!
This is 2021 and many of the image hosting sites mentioned in the thread no longer exist.
Imgur is still there, still works, but am I the only one to find that the interface has become mysterious and almost unusable, and that they hide your link behind as many clicks as possible?

A few people mentioned IMGBB today. Is it good / easy / better?

Which other image hosting sites are good and easy to use right now?

[Herr_Koos]

Just to confirm: I assume that pasting or uploading pictures directly into the thread isn't supported by this forum software? Because it definitely works on some sites I use.

[flynfrog]

That is correct.

[Steven]

Support is being worked on, but no promises on timeline I'm afraid.
You'll be the first to know though

[zhuyisheng]

http://www.imageshack.us/
You can register it with your Facebook account. Then you can upload your photos form your computer.

[hollus]

Uh? Imageshack is back?!
Hadn't it stopped working at some point? (became a pay product, if I remember it correctly).

[Vicki005]

yes thank you after your post i think solved my problem

[hollus]

After a couple of users asking for help last week, better to share here. In imgur it used to be that one would use a "copy link" option or similar. They have changed that now, one only gets a URL in that way. To get the necessary link to a .jpg:

Imgur made it obfuscated for everyone, recently.
This is what works for me:
Go to imgur and go to a point where you see your image (no need to make it public!). Then right click on it and “copy image link”. That link is to a .jpeg image, and can be added to your post with the IMG tags.