LUST.7241 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Chances are you will want to post images on these forums. Players typically post images here for several reasons: Show off your awesome customization, show screenshots of a bug, show screenshots of a problem, etc. Your Problem is that you just don't know how... To start, you want to have an image. That image can either be a *.jpg*, *.png*, *.bmp*, or even *.gif* (depending on what it is and what it is for). The image is more often than not located somewhere on your computer or some device and you need to make it a bit more public and accessible. The following way will hopefully teach you... **Note:** You don't have to use [imgur](http://imgur.com/), but the process would be similar anywhere as long as you can get the URL to the image directly. I just recommend it highly because of how easy it is to use and how trusted it is all over the internet. **Disclaimer:** Make sure you follow the forum guidelines for wherever your image is soon to be viewed. #How to Upload & Post your own images on these Forums using [imgur](http://imgur.com/) 1. On the [imgur](http://imgur.com/) page, find where it says '*New Post*' (should be at the top of the page) 2. You should see this popup: [Link](http://i.imgur.com/1088tRs.png) 3. If uploading from your computer or device: Simply click Browse, search for the image on your system, and select it. Alternatively you can enter a URL to the image if it is elsewhere (even other sites). 4. Imgur will then automagically upload your image and you will then be taken to your uploaded image. 5. **DO NOT** click *Share to Community* when the image gets uploaded, this just shares it within the Imgur community for everyone to see. You want to just share the link to specific places (like here) 6. *Optional: Create an account on [imgur](http://imgur.com/) . It is free and allows you easy access to what you uploaded.* ##Direct link to the image: 1. Right click the image and select '*Copy Image Location*' 2. Markdown - Hover over the image and click the arrow icon at the top right of the image to open up a menu that provides you share links. You want to copy the link that is provided under: **Markdown (Reddit)** ##Using the Direct Link : 1. If you did the step to '*Copy Image Location*', simply paste the link (URL) in the thread so people can click on it and see. Or click the little image icon at the top of your post/reply creation and paste the link in there. Looks like this: *  2. Markdown - To link your image within readable text, you format like so (brackets/parenthesis included): **** 3. When all that is done, click 'Preview' at the bottom of the text-insertion area and see if your images are shown. If they are, you successfully did it. If they are not, go back and try again or leave a reply and I'll fix the guide if necessary. 4. Congratulations! ------------------------------- **Keep in mind**: There are other image uploading sites as well and most have similar ways of uploading images, but this has yet to disappoint me long term. Again, I recommend it highly because of how easy it is to use and how trusted it is all over the internet. Alternatively, if the image is already on the internet, you can just copy the link and do the same steps under Direct Link. Good luck and make sure you follow the forum guidelines for wherever your image is soon to be viewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUST.7241 Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 *P.S. You can use **direct markup embedding** - If you did the step to '**Copy Image Location** -* > No space after first **<** - < img src="URL GOES HERE" alt="test" /> However this currently seems limited to certain image hosts (like the one Anet uses for their own images)...and currently doesn't have a limit on resolution: > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Behellagh.1468 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Didn't embed the image ... hmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronos.6532 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 > @Behellagh.1468 said: > > > Didn't embed the image ... hmmm. Needs to be ArenaNet-hosted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUST.7241 Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 > @Behellagh.1468 said: > > > Didn't embed the image ... hmmm. Currently direct embedding only works with images hosted on Anet. Maybe this will be changed in the future (hopefully). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUST.7241 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Good news: > You now can upload images from Tumblr and Imgur, in addition to YouTube and Instagram. https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/9428 Images will automagically embed into posts if hosted from Tumblr, Imgur, and media from Youtube and Instagram! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraKadabra.5278 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 ~~Testing testing..~~ Hm. Didn't quite work that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choovanski.5462 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017  so like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraKadabra.5278 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 ~~https://imgur.com/mKt7l61~~ Another test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraKadabra.5278 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Crap. I don't seem to be doing something correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraKadabra.5278 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 ~~Didn't work.. again.. dangit!!!~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraKadabra.5278 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Sorry, this is a me thing, not something wrong with the guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraKadabra.5278 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017  Houston, we have liftoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a flesh wound.3589 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I could use a little help. Can someone explain why the image below isn’t imbedding? I think I’m using the same format as a successful picture. Edit. Got it to work.  https://imgur.com/a/UtemQ To show the formatting, ![imgur] then (https://i.imgur.com/a/UtemQ.jpg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraKadabra.5278 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Is the picture showing in the post box when you preview it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a flesh wound.3589 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 > @DebraKadabra.5278 said: > Is the picture showing in the post box when you preview it? No. I got another code and now it’s working. Maybe the old one was old or something. /shrug.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraKadabra.5278 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Weird. I had to try a few times myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a flesh wound.3589 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 yeah. Had to try multiple times. Not sure why the second worked but not the first. Oh well. As long as it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorudo.9054 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 let's test it out  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashburntoo.7431 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 It's worth noting that you can add an "m" to the filename (not extension) if you're using an image from Imgur. That decreases the size, since they can be quite huge at times. Only the full-size picture will retain a link back to Imgur. Example:  vs  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a flesh wound.3589 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 > @crashburntoo.7431 said: > It's worth noting that you can add an "m" to the filename (not extension) if you're using an image from Imgur. That decreases the size, since they can be quite huge at times. Only the full-size picture will retain a link back to Imgur. Thank you. Very helpful indeed. They are way too big without the m added.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saraneth.6021 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 How do I do it when the shitty Direct Link thing doesn't work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashiva.6149 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Don't mind me, just testing.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xikira.3264 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 I am not sure what I am doing wrong I am posting from imgur https://imgur.com/OyGeR9g but it just links and dosnt put in the picture. Can somone please help me :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUST.7241 Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 > @xikira.3264 said: > I am not sure what I am doing wrong I am posting from imgur https://imgur.com/OyGeR9g but it just links and dosnt put in the picture. Can somone please help me :( If you right click your picture, you can click 'View Image', this puts the direct link in your URL/address bar. Then you can copy the link in the URL/address bar like this: https://i.imgur.com/OyGeR9g.jpg Alternatively, you can just add a "i." before "imgur.com" so it looks like this: https://i.imgur.com/OyGeR9g.jpg If you want to embed the image directly into the forums (so you can see it in a post), try this:  Or... click this button when making a post: ![](http://i.imgur.com/nEeK8Hs.png"") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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