How do I post images?
While posting on the forums, you will encounter images in posts that other members wish to share with you and the rest of the community. Here is a step by step guide that tells you how you can also share your own images;
In order to include images in your posts, you will need to upload your image onto an online image host. This is normally a free service that will allow you to store your image files on their servers and link to it. The most popular image hosts among our members are
Photobucket.com and
Imageshack.us
Photobucket -- Photobucket.com is a free service. When you register, you are given an account where you can store your images. Using the free account, you are able to upload as much as 1 GB of picture files.
Imageshack -- Imageshack.us is also a free service where you can upload any image less than 1.53 MB per file. However, the use of this image host doesn’t require you to make an account.
Make sure that the image you are trying to upload is of a compatible format. The most popular image formats are JPEG/JPG, PNG and GIF.
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1. Begin by going to either website. Each website has a unique uploader but work in the same way.
Click “choose files/Browse…”. This will open a file browser where you can select the file(s) you wish to upload. Once you’ve selected these, the upload should start immediately or after clicking an option such as “OK”.
2. Once the upload has completed, you should see your file(s) displayed. Both Photobucket and imageshack give you a range of options after upload. These include additions such as HTML code, BBCode etc. EA UK uses BBCode to allow the format of text and other elements; as shown below.
3. For images, we use
'img' tags. Inserting the
URL between an opening and closing img tag will allow the successful inclusion of an image in your posts.
Code:
[img]<insert URL>[/img]
4. You can also include images in your posts using the “Insert Image” tool [small yellow and grey icon] in the WYSIWYG editor in the Post Reply window.
5. When posted, this is the result:
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Other questions --
Why do my images get smaller and get hyperlinked when I post them?
When you post your image, you may notice that it has been shrunk slightly and may appear distorted.
This is due to the image resizer we have in place in the forum to avoid any oversized images stretching the page beyond it’s default dimensions.
The image width limit is 399 pixels wide.
What's with these little red crosses?
Occassionally, you may encounter small red crosses in white boxes that appear in the place of images. This means that the image has failed to load and display. This may be for a number of reasons;
- The image URL is blocked by an internet security software local to your PC.
- The URL is incorrect or doesn't exist.
- The host file may have been deleted.
If this happens, the first thing you should do is check whether there are any errors in the URL between your IMG tags.
Is there a limit to how many images I can post?
The forum allows on 10 images within a single post. This is in place so that people aren't tempted to fill posts with excessive amounts of images, and cause other members to have to scroll excessively up and down pages.