Post by I.M. DeBear on Mar 9, 2023 11:22:31 GMT -5
I_collectstamps11, There are other ways, but in the end the pix do have to be stored somewhere out there to be accessible. khj knows a lot about that, he should be able to help.
You are not required to use SeeMyStamps. That is a image hosting site that the owner has kindly allowed us to use for Stamp Bears. To use SeeMyStamps, you have to set up an image account there first.
If you don't use SeeMyStamps, you will need to use your own image host (e.g., imgur, postimg, servimg...). When you use your own image host, they should be able to provide you with links once you upload your image. They may provide a choice of links. The one you use will depend on how you want to display the image. But normally you will select either Image Link, Image BBCode, or Image URL (if you want to embed into BBCode). Do Not choose thumbnail, as that will produce a very small pic.
If you use your own image host, past the link/BBcode/URL directly into your post. Do Not click on the "Image" button as that button is linked to SeeMyStamps.
No, there isn't. Our forum does not do direct image hosting. Most free forums don't, because it is a major expense.
But, SeeMyStamps has generously offered to let us use their image hosting free of charge. But you do have to set up a free account there. That's basically true of 99% of free image hosting -- you have to set up a free account.
Yes, the 1% that don't require accounts are limited in that you can't organize your uploads into a structured folder unless you sign up for an account. Once you upload it, that's it. If you don't save the URL, you won't be able to access it again unless you re-upload the picture. Convenient for one-time posting, but you will have no control over that upload unless you upgrade to their paid account.
If I am reading the BBCode of your previous attempt correctly, you will be copying from ImgBB
[url=https://imgbb.com/][img]https://i.ibb.co/dkX5bY6/Post-on-SB.jpg[/img][/url] and after pasting into your post, then remove the url codes to change to
[img]https://i.ibb.co/dkX5bY6/Post-on-SB.jpg[/img] That should produce your pic below:
We do ask members not to delete images from their image host. Once you delete your image, it disappears from Stamp Bears as well, and a thread that might have still be useful/meaningful becomes a discussion of pics that don't exist.
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