scotthldr Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Just tried to upload some photographs onto the site from my Flickr account using the BBCode facility, with no luck. Has this method been disabled as that's been the way I've always done it on here and other sites? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogsbody Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) Yes it has, at least on this forum. Now, lets see if I can remember how to do it. Edited April 12, 2021 by dogsbody Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogsbody Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Okay, post the whole BBCode in the reply box. Then highlight and back space everything in front of the https: and every thing from the rear end up to the g in img. I hope that makes sense. This forum started doing this a few months back for some reason. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51111720546_ab0939ba74_z.jpg Edited April 12, 2021 by scotthldr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogsbody Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, scotthldr said: [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51111720546_ab09871177_z.jpg[/img] Do I need to delete the [img] at the beginning and end of the link? Delete the [img] one the left end and the ] on the right end. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Not working for me, I can get a usable link but can't embed the image into the post??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogsbody Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Can't help you then. I just copy the BBCode from Flickr and paste it directly into the reply box. I then highlight the bits of the code I don't want and click Submit Reply. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) That's what I used to do, although I had to leave the [img] at the beginning and end, and it worked fine. [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51111720546_ab0939ba74_b.jpg[/img] I've just posted the above link on another two forums and it embeds itself no problems, I'm stumped. Thanks for you help dogsbody Edited April 12, 2021 by scotthldr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogsbody Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 It's this forum. They're done something different that makes it harder to post images from an online hoster. Have you tried using the built-in image poster at the bottom of the reply box? That still works. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Hi, Yes. the built in image posting thingy ma jig works ok, but for some images I would still like to use Flickr. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) Hi Scott, I pasted your link and got the image to appear. I did have to deal with that message at the bottom and clicked on "Paste as plain text". And sometimes if the image doesn't appear straight away and stays as an underscored link you may have to hit enter. Edited April 13, 2021 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51112502900_229749d321_b.jpg[/img] Still not working for me????? Edited April 13, 2021 by scotthldr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) Can you try this: 1. Click on "Other Media" (lower right) 2. Select "Insert image from url" 3. Paste this in the box ---> https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51112502900_229749d321_b.jpg[/img] 4. Click "Insert into post" Edited April 13, 2021 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 All is well until step 4, when I click "insert into post" nothing happens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50952942873_c61e18208d_b.jpg[/img] Edited April 13, 2021 by scotthldr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) hmmm..that's really strange. Trying to figure out why it works for me and not for you. I'm doing the exact same thing and it works somehow. Can you maybe try it on another browser? Edited April 13, 2021 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) I've tried it on other forums and it works fine? Always use Chrome for my internet needs, but I 've just tried MS Edge and the same thing happens. Edited April 13, 2021 by scotthldr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) Edited April 13, 2021 by scotthldr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 And you paste as plain text, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) Tried both Edited April 13, 2021 by scotthldr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) Nice! I can see the pic you posted now! : ) How'd you fix it? Edited April 13, 2021 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Don't know what happened there but that image embedded, I'll try a few more. Fingers crossed. Seems to be working now, paste as plain text, edit the link as described above and hit enter. Thanks all for your help it's much appreciated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 No worries! Nice pics! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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