Posting pics in forum

cycd started the topic in

Wednesday, 20 Nov 2013 at 09:45 am

Hi guys, wanted to add pics to an existing subject (re surfboards) ..... how would one go about this?

Cheers

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thermalben Wednesday, 20 Nov 2013 at 10:59 am

Cycd, we highly recommend 'imgur' for image hosting (https://imgur.com/). You don't even need to register with them (although if you do, it'll help you find previously uploaded files).

Simply upload a photo via the 'Computer' link on the RH column, follow the instructions and then copy the URL provided under 'Direct Link (email & IM)'.

Then in a forum thread, wrap the image URL with image tags, ie and .

For example,

cycd Wednesday, 20 Nov 2013 at 11:41 am

Cheers thermalben! ...

surfstarved Friday, 18 Jan 2019 at 06:42 pm

Test...

surfstarved Friday, 18 Jan 2019 at 06:53 pm

Doesn't seem to work with Instagram shots...

Walk around G Thursday, 25 Apr 2019 at 07:44 am

(img)https://imgur.com/gallery/2Ii0pSJ(/img)

simba Thursday, 25 Apr 2019 at 07:48 am

nice one

Craig Thursday, 25 Apr 2019 at 07:48 am

Wag, need to use [] and also right click to get the image adress like this.. https://i.imgur.com/UY5NYZM.jpg

Westofthelake Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021 at 09:38 pm

Try https://imgbb.com/

Way way way easier than Imgur.

seaslug Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021 at 10:29 pm

Agree WOTL, coming from a complete novice that's what I used when I first uploaded photos onto SN forum

Underdownunder Sunday, 27 Jul 2025 at 10:54 am

Underdownunder Sunday, 27 Jul 2025 at 10:55 am

Copy link,pasted and comes up blank?

blackers Sunday, 27 Jul 2025 at 12:01 pm

Underdownunder wrote:
Copy link,pasted and comes up blank?

It worked.