How to link an image... tutorial?

Can someone direct me to the current way to post images here. A post or tutorial maybe? Links above seem to be outdated or go to nowhere? Can one link images or only attach?

 

Thx

 

Clutch

You can attach an image in one of two ways. Either directly from a image hosting site like imgur, or as an attachment uploaded here.

 

To attach an image from imgur see the screen shot. You copy the BBcode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With uploaded attachments hit the reply button then advanced. Look for the Manage Attachments option.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting. I was using imgur in the past but wanted to use my own website to host. But as a test I went back to imgur, followed your example, copied an image BBcode and now flightsim says the image is invalid?! This is copies straight from Imgur??? No sure what is going on now.

Clutch - This was one of the most difficult things I had learn when it come to flight simming. How to share aircraft pics! Is that all you are wanting to do it take aircraft pics and then post them on the Screen Shot Forum?

 

Rick :cool:

You might want to try a nifty little free program called ShareX. You take a screen shot with it and it immediately gives you a link for that image from imgur and also saves a copy to your computer.

 

https://getsharex.com/

Interesting. I was using imgur in the past but wanted to use my own website to host. But as a test I went back to imgur, followed your example, copied an image BBcode and now flightsim says the image is invalid?! This is copies straight from Imgur??? No sure what is going on now.

 

You click get Share Links, and hit the copy button for the BBcode. It should automatically copy the entire code. It will be wrapped in the image code BBcode tags like this,

[img=picurl.com]

 

The first part is

[img]

 

and the closing tag is,

 

 

[/img]

 

 

 

 

Works for me.

You might want to try a nifty little free program called ShareX. You take a screen shot with it and it immediately gives you a link for that image from imgur and also saves a copy to your computer.

 

https://getsharex.com/

 

 

 

That might be easier, and the download and website check out at Virus Total. Though, for me personally I don't need something like that since I know how to do it manually and I like to keep the installed programs and what not at a minimum.

Personally, the forum's system works well. Yes, some little bit slow, some little bit to rearrange the pics' order. But otherwise, I feel it's well enough! Free time to fly!

Mmmm... ok so I tried again. I noticed there were Flightsim image size restrictions of 1600 x 1200 with max size of 488.3kB (posted back in 2014). I made two test examples of the same image. Both were resized to 1600 x 791. One was 484kB and the second was 324kB. I did the following:

 

1. Opened a new post.

2. Clicked on Manage Attachments.

3. Clicked on Add Files button.

4. Clicked on Website.

5. Entered my URL as:

 

"img https://simwest.com/images-marketing/SWF_ALBQ_dusk-FS484.jpg /img"

 

FYI - I used brackets around img's and did not use quotes but if I try to show you exacly the line becomes blank.

 

This is the same way Imgur gives I might add.

 

Both images came back as an "invalid file"?

 

Do you see what I might be doing wrong?

 

Another FYI - I can "attach" the larger image and see it in preview so I guess it meets the standards but jus't can't link via my website. :(

Just notice no matter what I type as the URL in the above thread it never comes as I typed it so not a good example.

Try this once.

 

Take this image link and wrap the

[img]

and closing tags.

[/img]

 

 

https://i.imgur.com/LlbE65f.png

 

 

 

 

If that still doesn't work try another browser. What browser are you using?

@ CRJ On the first screenshot, is that you and your family? If so they look lovely, good looking lady too if you don't mind me saying lol.

@ CRJ On the first screenshot, is that you and your family? If so they look lovely, good looking lady too if you don't mind me saying lol.

 

No. LMAO! That's just a meme on the Internet.

Nothing should be this difficult! We are in the 21st Century, are we not? Sending screen shots via PM's, require a URL, does that mean the pic has to go to a "Third Party" image program, before it works?

Nothing should be this difficult! We are in the 21st Century, are we not? Sending screen shots via PM's, require a URL, does that mean the pic has to go to a "Third Party" image program, before it works?

 

Yah, you betcha. PIA ain't it?;)