If you've been trying to add pics/images/attachments without success, then the most likely issues are that you're either not finishing the upload, attach, and insert (as a thumbnail!) process; or your source image/file is simply too large! So for the former, you need to finish the job properly; the latter, either scale it down or re-size it smaller until it will upload.
When you are adding pictures or images to any post you make, regardless of the device or brand of device you may be using, please have the courtesy to all other members/viewers to use the 'Attach Files' button below the text entry field to add any links/pics/attachments. Doing this will mean that instead of inserting a potentially massive file into your text that may or may not be viewable by anyone else &/or is subject to the link remaining viable, and regardless of your device brand/type, you'll be using the Forum's 'Insert Image' software and your images will be small enough to be seen by everyone; they'll be saved to the Forum so that they aren't subject to changes in the rules at your hosting site; and they will remain available to all viewers on the Forum for as long as your post remains. If you use the 'Attach files' button, it should allow you to select the image/attachment you want to upload; you then upload and open that it in your draft post, and once you've done that, the Forum software, not your device software, will ensure it appears below the text field of your draft post (or actually in your submitted post if you go that far without finishing the job properly!) with the word 'Attachment' showing above it - but you REALLY still need to Insert that Attachment into your post as a Thumbnail; so once you've uploaded your image/attachment, click on the image and an 'Insert' button should show across the top of the displayed image; click on that; and then you'll get 2 options, ALWAYS click on the first option, 'Thumbnails', in order to complete uploading and inserting the pics/files into your post as thumbnails rather than as full-sized images, which some won't be able to see &/or possibly even open!
That way, those who wish to see the full-sized image can click on the thumbnail to expand it; but if you load full-sized images (even if you've resized them to something that looks about the same size as a thumbnail, the platform and their device software still treats them differently!) directly into the post, some potential viewers WILL NOT be able to see them at all, especially those viewing on small screen devices/phones, and many others may need to scroll a little (or a lot!) left/right &/or up/down just to see your first image, then do the same again for each subsequent image - IF they can even open the thread!!
So if you submit a post and can still see the word 'Attachment' above any pic/image that you've uploaded, then you haven't finished the job and you'll need to go back, edit your post, and finish inserting it as a thumbnail properly! Do this by entering/editing your post, then;
If you want to add another Thumbnail, leave a space, a line, or at least something like ' - ' between them so that viewers can tell that there's more than one image/attachment there instead of just one large, solid, block of images that bleed into the text and each other - many devices see the lack of a space or line as meaning those images MUST be shown as one big block and so will try (often failing) to do that even if the screen is too small/narrow! And please remember to keep the number of pics/images shown in each post to no more than SIX (6) Images per post, even when they are showing as thumbnails - any more will create loading/viewing issues for some potential viewers too! We don't charge by the post/number of posts in each thread, so if you want to show more than 6 pics, you can always add another post with more pics in it to the same thread.
These two things are not a big ask, but they will help more viewers see your posts, which is surely a good thing?!
Below is a Thumbnail - click on it to see the image full sized, then click anywhere on the page to return here; or click on the 'X' in the top right corner of the image/attachment screen.
Below is a relatively small but still Full sized image - it has been scaled down to fit/show on most screens, but the image you see is still TOO BIG for some small screen devices/phones, at best, requiring a fair bit of scrolling to see, at worst, not visible at all; and even a full or re-sized image that appears to be about the same size as a thumbnail on your display may still be treated by the Forum platform or a viewers device as an image that is bigger than this and so may not be viewable by others!
So PLEASE, have the courtesy to consider other members/your potential viewers and Insert all images/attachments as Thumbnails so that everyone has some chance of seeing them &/or even opening the post/thread. Failure to do this may result in your images/attachments being edited, removed, &/or possibly even being lost by your device/the system/any hosting service you might be using; and continuing to fail to insert them as thumbnails may result in them &/or your post being removed without notice. Thank you.
When you are adding pictures or images to any post you make, regardless of the device or brand of device you may be using, please have the courtesy to all other members/viewers to use the 'Attach Files' button below the text entry field to add any links/pics/attachments. Doing this will mean that instead of inserting a potentially massive file into your text that may or may not be viewable by anyone else &/or is subject to the link remaining viable, and regardless of your device brand/type, you'll be using the Forum's 'Insert Image' software and your images will be small enough to be seen by everyone; they'll be saved to the Forum so that they aren't subject to changes in the rules at your hosting site; and they will remain available to all viewers on the Forum for as long as your post remains. If you use the 'Attach files' button, it should allow you to select the image/attachment you want to upload; you then upload and open that it in your draft post, and once you've done that, the Forum software, not your device software, will ensure it appears below the text field of your draft post (or actually in your submitted post if you go that far without finishing the job properly!) with the word 'Attachment' showing above it - but you REALLY still need to Insert that Attachment into your post as a Thumbnail; so once you've uploaded your image/attachment, click on the image and an 'Insert' button should show across the top of the displayed image; click on that; and then you'll get 2 options, ALWAYS click on the first option, 'Thumbnails', in order to complete uploading and inserting the pics/files into your post as thumbnails rather than as full-sized images, which some won't be able to see &/or possibly even open!
That way, those who wish to see the full-sized image can click on the thumbnail to expand it; but if you load full-sized images (even if you've resized them to something that looks about the same size as a thumbnail, the platform and their device software still treats them differently!) directly into the post, some potential viewers WILL NOT be able to see them at all, especially those viewing on small screen devices/phones, and many others may need to scroll a little (or a lot!) left/right &/or up/down just to see your first image, then do the same again for each subsequent image - IF they can even open the thread!!
So if you submit a post and can still see the word 'Attachment' above any pic/image that you've uploaded, then you haven't finished the job and you'll need to go back, edit your post, and finish inserting it as a thumbnail properly! Do this by entering/editing your post, then;
- locating your cursor in the text where you want to position the image/attachment in your post;
- clicking on the attachment so that it shows 'Insert' emblazoned across the top;
- clicking on the word 'Insert'; and
- then selecting 'Thumbnail', the top of the 2 options that will appear, in order to complete uploading the attachment as a thumbnail before;
- (re)submitting the post by pressing 'Save'!!
If you want to add another Thumbnail, leave a space, a line, or at least something like ' - ' between them so that viewers can tell that there's more than one image/attachment there instead of just one large, solid, block of images that bleed into the text and each other - many devices see the lack of a space or line as meaning those images MUST be shown as one big block and so will try (often failing) to do that even if the screen is too small/narrow! And please remember to keep the number of pics/images shown in each post to no more than SIX (6) Images per post, even when they are showing as thumbnails - any more will create loading/viewing issues for some potential viewers too! We don't charge by the post/number of posts in each thread, so if you want to show more than 6 pics, you can always add another post with more pics in it to the same thread.
These two things are not a big ask, but they will help more viewers see your posts, which is surely a good thing?!
Below is a Thumbnail - click on it to see the image full sized, then click anywhere on the page to return here; or click on the 'X' in the top right corner of the image/attachment screen.
Below is a relatively small but still Full sized image - it has been scaled down to fit/show on most screens, but the image you see is still TOO BIG for some small screen devices/phones, at best, requiring a fair bit of scrolling to see, at worst, not visible at all; and even a full or re-sized image that appears to be about the same size as a thumbnail on your display may still be treated by the Forum platform or a viewers device as an image that is bigger than this and so may not be viewable by others!
So PLEASE, have the courtesy to consider other members/your potential viewers and Insert all images/attachments as Thumbnails so that everyone has some chance of seeing them &/or even opening the post/thread. Failure to do this may result in your images/attachments being edited, removed, &/or possibly even being lost by your device/the system/any hosting service you might be using; and continuing to fail to insert them as thumbnails may result in them &/or your post being removed without notice. Thank you.
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