How to insert images into a post

Roland Thunder · December 21, 2015, 02:07 PM

How can I insert photo images into a post. Every time I try to insert an image from my google drive or from the google photo app, I obtain the URL of the photo and click the image icon on this site, it inserts it as an icon. How can I actually insert the image so someone doesn't have to click the icon to display the image.

gunnerk19 · December 21, 2015, 03:06 PM

Post your photos to an image hosting site like Imgur, Snapfish, or Photobucket. I use Photobucket because it's easy to use. Once your photo is uploaded you only need to left click on the IMG code and it automatically copies it, then you simply right click and paste that code into your post. Photobucket is free to use, I'm not sure about other sites.

**Mal H** · December 21, 2015, 04:01 PM

Greg - it sounds like the Google apps are giving you the URL of an icon, and not the URL of the actual image. There is nothing here at TFL that is turning an image into an icon.

Do you have a link to an example of the type of image you're trying to post and the URL of the icon?

Roland Thunder · December 21, 2015, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mal H

Do you have a link to an example of the type of image you're trying to post and the URL of the icon?

Not off hand. Whenever that happens I ended up using Photobucket as suggested by another poster and that always works. It's just that I only use photobucket for the purpose of posting images on TFL and other boards and it requires an extra step to put them on photobucket first and then on TFL. I regularly store things on my Google drive so it would eliminate an extra step. Besides, I think I got some malware (no pun intended) on my computer from visiting photobucket so I don't like using it if possible.

I'll let you know next time I try to post an image from Google

**tyme** · December 21, 2015, 10:00 PM

Please give an actual example of an image url you're trying to embed as an image. That will narrow down where the problem is.

**Mal H** · December 21, 2015, 10:34 PM

See posts 3 and 4.

Hawg · December 26, 2015, 02:30 PM

Do like gunnerk19 said and use photobucket. Copy the IMG code and paste it in your text. No need to use the forum image icon.

December 21, 2015, 02:07 PM	#1
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December 21, 2015, 03:06 PM	#2
gunnerk19 Member Join Date: September 15, 2012 Location: Rumford, Maine Posts: 30	Post your photos to an image hosting site like Imgur, Snapfish, or Photobucket. I use Photobucket because it's easy to use. Once your photo is uploaded you only need to left click on the IMG code and it automatically copies it, then you simply right click and paste that code into your post. Photobucket is free to use, I'm not sure about other sites.

December 21, 2015, 04:01 PM	#3
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 17,067	Greg - it sounds like the Google apps are giving you the URL of an icon, and not the URL of the actual image. There is nothing here at TFL that is turning an image into an icon. Do you have a link to an example of the type of image you're trying to post and the URL of the icon?

December 21, 2015, 10:34 PM	#6
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 17,067	See posts 3 and 4.

December 26, 2015, 02:30 PM	#7
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,380	Do like gunnerk19 said and use photobucket. Copy the IMG code and paste it in your text. No need to use the forum image icon.