Is there something wrong with the IMG button on the forum?

snips86x · 17 Jan 2020 at 13:27

Got an IMGUR link I'm trying to apply, against my signature, but every time I post the URL into the IMG button text field, it just shows '' as the result, no image. My IMGUR image is also public.

Unfortunately I can't copy the BBCode from work as the site is blocked and my phone won't give me the BB code as it's 'Desktop Only'.

Conscript · 17 Jan 2020 at 13:32

If you're using the Imgur app, I think if you press and hold on the image, it gives you the option to copy a BB code, then it should work.

EDIT: Hold the image, it will display "Share to..." with lots of options. Select "Copy URL" and then I think that should work with the forums (it should give you a link ending in .jpg).

touch · 17 Jan 2020 at 13:32

Does your link end in .jpg or .png (or other image format)?

snips86x · 17 Jan 2020 at 13:34

Conscript said:
If you're using the Imgur app, I think if you press and hold on the image, it gives you the option to copy a BB code, then it should work.

EDIT: Hold the image, it will display "Share to..." with lots of options. Select "Copy URL" and then I think that should work with the forums.

Yeah, that's exactly what I've done but the result is as above...no image, just ...

touch said:
Does your link end in .jpg or .png (or other image format)?

It was uploaded as a JPG.

I swear to god it never used to be this aggravating to upload a bloody image

PermaChanged · 17 Jan 2020 at 13:37

Can't wait to see your new sig, they really do add so much value to the forum.

snips86x · 17 Jan 2020 at 13:40

PermaChanged said:
Can't wait to see your new sig, they really do add so much value to the forum.

That's very kind of you to say

Conscript · 17 Jan 2020 at 13:44

snips86x said:
Yeah, that's exactly what I've done but the result is as above...no image, just ...

It was uploaded as a JPG.

I swear to god it never used to be this aggravating to upload a bloody image

Testing...

Seems to work. Not sure why that doesnt give you a .jpg link O_o

touch · 17 Jan 2020 at 13:47

snips86x said:
It was uploaded as a JPG.

You need to have the direct link to the image (your link must end with .jpg)

Here's an image I just posted in another thread:
Imgur page: https://imgur.com/a/iO3Ue7U
Image link: https://i.imgur.com/kQfnqzU.png

The first link won't work if you try to embed it, only the direct image link will work.

Semple · 17 Jan 2020 at 13:48

snips86x said:
Yeah, that's exactly what I've done but the result is as above...no image, just ...

It was uploaded as a JPG.

I swear to god it never used to be this aggravating to upload a bloody image

It's been broken since the forums were updated.

The number of posts you go through where you see the image icon followed by [/IMG]

snips86x · 17 Jan 2020 at 13:50

touch said:
You need to have the direct link to the image (your link must end with .jpg)

Here's an image I just posted in another thread:
Imgur page: https://imgur.com/a/iO3Ue7U
Image link: https://i.imgur.com/kQfnqzU.png

The first link won't work if you try to embed it, only the direct image link will work.

God damn it...if you hit the ellipsis on their app and do 'copy link', it gives you the impression you're actually copying the image and not the post. I see what you mean, it's rather deceiving.

Conscript · 17 Jan 2020 at 13:55

snips86x said:
God damn it...if you hit the ellipsis on their app and do 'copy link', it gives you the impression you're actually copying the image and not the post. I see what you mean, it's rather deceiving.

Yup, its different to the one you get get when you hold the image and use Copy URL. For ages I thought it was impossible to share proper links using the app.

snips86x · 17 Jan 2020 at 14:12

Conscript said:
Yup, its different to the one you get get when you hold the image and use Copy URL. For ages I thought it was impossible to share proper links using the app.

Website worked fine though, shame the app is that much different and they don't give you the BBCode.

Diddums · 17 Jan 2020 at 14:14

Paste URL in browser.

Long press on image, "open image in new tab".

Go to new tab, copy URL, paste in forum.

Thank mom and dad, collect bacon.

Pawnless Endgame · 17 Jan 2020 at 16:23

Kinda on-topic, but how do you upload an animated GIF to Imgur? Last time I tried, it changed it into an MP4. I wanted the image to stay as it is so that I could imbed it on a forum.

LuckyBenski · 17 Jan 2020 at 17:42

Pawnless Endgame said:
Kinda on-topic, but how do you upload an animated GIF to Imgur? Last time I tried, it changed it into an MP4. I wanted the image to stay as it is so that I could imbed it on a forum.

GIFs are videos with play and pause now. And Flash videos that used to be 10MB and render at any resolution perfectly because of vector graphics, are lossy videos on YouTube now. Welcome to the internet in 2020.

Brizzles · 17 Jan 2020 at 17:52

Pawnless Endgame said:
Kinda on-topic, but how do you upload an animated GIF to Imgur? Last time I tried, it changed it into an MP4. I wanted the image to stay as it is so that I could imbed it on a forum.

Just drag it into your gallery

[FnG]magnolia · 17 Jan 2020 at 20:54

* looks at where sig used to be.

sigrotor seems to have wet the bed as well :/