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Why do posts say 'image' rather than showing an image?
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:48 pm
by alan_sh
If I try and insert an image into a post on this forum (using a link), what shows is the word 'image'.
This also seems to happen if I view other posts. Happens in Firefox and Chrome.
Is it something I've done?
Alan
Re: Why do posts say 'image' rather than showing an image?
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 6:10 am
by Pablo
This probably means that the image cannot be hotlinked.
Re: Why do posts say 'image' rather than showing an image?
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 2:47 pm
by Bluesman
Probably you are linking to an image on your own computers hd... you must link to image on internet server.
Re: Why do posts say 'image' rather than showing an image?
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 2:49 pm
by alan_sh
No it was to a dropbox image.
Here's an example
Alan
Re: Why do posts say 'image' rather than showing an image?
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 3:07 pm
by BaconFries
When posting a image url from dropbox you need to use ?raw=1 in place of ?dl=0 will take you to the dropbox preview without
https://www.dropbox.com/s/48elponc7yero ... B.jpg?dl=0
Your image
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[img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/48elponc7yeroad/spacebelowinWWB.jpg?raw=1[/img]
Re: Why do posts say 'image' rather than showing an image?
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:46 pm
by alan_sh
Ah thanks - I didn't know that.
Alan