Not sure if this is necessary or not, but I modified part of my tutorial from over on the other site to fit this site. Hopefully it helps. Well, I've noticed over the few years I've been on here that there's often questions from members on how to post pictures on the forum as well as how to post multiple images in one post. Seeing as I had some free time, I decided to make one fairly comprehensive step-by-step tutorial on how to post images in the forums so that they are embedded within your post and not as a downloadable attachment. Although I feel this is fairly complete, please feel to make comments/suggestion on how it can be improved. My goal is to hopefully provide a visual reference for those who always wanted to post pictures but never knew how. If there is enough interest, perhaps the powers that be (Mods) may sticky this. Enjoy. *EDIT* : I've added a quick tutorial on resizing pictures using Photobucket's image editing tool at the bottom of this post... thanks to jmbuckhunter's request.*** Note: This tutorial is based off the Photobucket online image/video host. There are alternatives to this service, but since it is one of the most widely used, I included it. If anyone would like to see the process for other hosts, and want to add to it, feel free. Step #1: First you need a Photobucket account. If you don't have one, simply go to http://www.photobucket.com, and register a username. Once you have a username/password, simply login to Photobucket, and you should see a screen similar to mine below: Step #2 (Uploading): Using the screen above, photobucket gives you several options for uploading. You can do three files at a time (as shown above), use the bulk uploader for mass file uploads, or you can click on the "video" tab for uploading video clips to photobucket. For now, we'll just stick with the default three file format as shown above. Start by clicking the button that is labeled BROWSE. You will see this dialog box appear: Simply browse to where your image is saved on your computer, click on the image, then click OPEN. Once you have added your files, your upload window should appear similar to mine below: You can remove the image if you accidently selected the wrong one by clicking the red REMOVE link next to each file. If you are satisfied with the images you selected, simply select the blue UPLOAD button. The following progress window will then appear: The bar will progress (depending on your internet connection and image size, the upload time will vary greatly) as the file uploads. Once the file has uploaded, you will be brought to screen that looks like this: If you would like to add a title or description of the picture, simply enter them into the appropriate fields above, then click SAVE AND CONTINUE. Once finished it will bring you to your album homepage that looks like this: You will notice I've identified where your new pictures will appear in the album. The images you upload will always appear in the top left row (Depending on how many you uploaded, this may stretch across into the next row, etc). I've also identifed with a red box, the image code field you need to select and copy for inserting into posts on the forum...this field is named DIRECT LINK. A closeup of what you need to do can be seen here: Step#3 (Copying the Image): Simply click your mouse into the DIRECT LINK box under the picture you want to upload, then right click on your mouse
not gonna lie, i didnt read it but it seems complicated. this is the one thing i miss from huntingnet. Thanks for posting though, this will definitely come in handy when i get to posting some pics.
It's not really complicated. It's no different than using HNI with photobucket, except for the pop up box on HNI.
The only thing I do differently really is just use the bottom link Photobucket provides. It already has the IMG codes surrounding the picture link. Good thread Matt. Should help out those who want to spend the time and actually read it. :TU:
Yeah, Bols, I didn't modify that section from the HNI one, because on the HNI forum software it doesn't generate the IMG tags for you when you click the mountain tags...oh well, another day :D Fastbuck, it's not complicated, I just didn't leave out any steps really, and I tried to put a picture in for each tiny little step. Like Rory said, it's not different than over on HNI. There's just a difference in inserting the image into a post here than over there. I'll admit it's long, but if you don't have any idea on how to post a picture, hopefully the visualizations will help. Thanks guys.
Sure would be nice if folks resized their pictures to 640 before posting them. I hate trying to follow an entire page with one huuuuge picture, scrolling sideways sucks!
I didn't read the wholr tutorial but I have an on line album like photobucket and all I do is click the image icon and paste the photo properties and presto, the image appears
I did read all of it and I think that even I might be able to handle it. I will say though it was much easier to post at the other place...I am not completely computer illiterate but what makes it so that you can post pics directly from your albums?? Thanks for the tutorial Matt:d
No problem. It really and truly is no different than posting over at the other place. The only thing different is when you hit the little mountain icon in the post window, BH.com creates a blank IMG tag for you to paste the image in. Over on the other site, it would just ask for your picture URL and then it would generate the IMG tags for you. Maybe I overcomplicated the process, but I included EVERY step and almost EVERY window in the process. I wanted to make sure there was no confusion. Maybe I did just the opposite Let me know if you want anything changed or you think something needs added/removed.
