why won't my images embed? , instead they attach ... **Life is good again

SeattleSlammer · October 14, 2016 3:13PM

...I know I already said 'last question', but I'd welcome advice from any forumite on this one... thanks in advance

here's a coin pic .... see my dilemma? Anyways, I do all my posting from my iPhone6, if that matters. I tried the old way of bracketing the URL with [img] and that's a no-go now too ...

robec · October 14, 2016 4:12PM

When you want to post a photo click on the image icon (the black square in the Reply menu). Then a dialog box will open up with some choices. I took your photo's web address and pasted it into the bottom choice "Image URL". Then click on Post Comment.........or Preview.

If the photo is on your computer select the option "Choose Files". It will open up your computer to where you can point out your photo.

It looks like instead of the brackets that we used to use it now uses ![] on the left side and "") on the right side. You also need to put ( directly after the symbols on the left. The address goes between this ( and the first "

It should look like this.

bigjpst · October 14, 2016 4:14PM

I have been fighting this today as well. I can upload pictures directly from my pc on IE, but can't in Chrome. I can't even get the Imgur links to work with chrome.

ms70 · October 14, 2016 4:22PM

Also you can open that drop down picture box and there's an area surrounded by dotted lines that says "Drop image/file". You can then drag your picture into that from another window.

SeattleSlammer · October 14, 2016 4:46PM

Thanks robec I'm trying that but it keeps kicking me out when I hit the "" for some reason. I'll keep trying...posting just the image link is a piece of cake so that wouldn't be the end of the world if it is what it is.

SeattleSlammer · October 16, 2016 9:48AM

It appears that at least iPhones can't embed pics and also can't use the quote feature.

PaleElf · October 16, 2016 9:51AM

@SeattleSlammer said:
It appears that at least iPhones can't embed pics and also can't use the quote feature.

That is my issue... I use my iPhone.

SeattleSlammer · October 16, 2016 9:59AM

I sent a message to the mod trying to spotlight these issues.

Stork · October 16, 2016 10:34AM

It does seem to be an iPhone thing to make an attachment and not embed the photo. It's not hard to click on it, but embedded is soooo much nicer. Maybe someone with a not-i phone can chime in if it's a phone in general, or iPhone specific.

robec · October 16, 2016 10:36AM

It won't work with my iPhone either. The software completely ignores the bracket symbols and exclamation mark in front of the address string and the double quotes at the end.

It also won't work with the iPad.

Kccoin · October 16, 2016 11:23AM

![](https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/N8rfPziiRn62xd4mz1XU_354122-2~2.jpg?w=400&h=400" ")

It does not seem iPhone specific. I'm posting using Firefox, android OS.

SeattleSlammer · October 16, 2016 2:17PM

I heard back from mod. They're working on the can't-quote issue. They're looking into the iPhone-cell-phone-can't-embed-photos issue. Patience, grasshoppers.

ajaan · October 16, 2016 2:25PM

I can't get them to work also. When I put this: http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/81824100_Large.jpg into the third line of the drop down box, nothing shows up.

illini420 · October 16, 2016 2:53PM

Works fine on Internet Explorer. Haven't tried from phone or tablet yet.

illini420 · October 16, 2016 3:03PM

Just tried a couple of timed from my Android phone and couldn't get the image to embed either.

But they did attach at least and that wouldn't work on the old forums. Will be great for being able to post pics from coin shows! Would certainly prefer if they embedded vs attached though.

mrkbrown87 · October 16, 2016 3:08PM

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I use Android ad have the same issue

SurfinxHI · October 16, 2016 3:57PM

Me too. BST posts are harder without embedded images.....just not the same.

Justacommeman · October 16, 2016 5:11PM

Ditto on my Phone and IPad regarding quote and pics. No worky and that's how I post 100%

mark

stman · October 16, 2016 5:41PM

@ajaan said:
I can't get them to work also. When I put this: http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/81824100_Large.jpg into the third line of the drop down box, nothing shows up.

That's what was happening with me. I'm just using a laptop, and hit "Enter" and images embed. If you haven't been doing so hope this helps. Just did for me. .

robec · October 16, 2016 5:58PM

Yes it works on everything but the iPhone and iPad.

ajaan · October 16, 2016 6:10PM

Thanks stman, That works.

csanotes · October 17, 2016 12:25AM

Thanks for looking into this subject SeattleSlammer...99.95% of the time I am viewing and posting on the forum from my Iphone6. Posting pictures is amazingly easier than it was and for that I am happy. If they can fix it so the pics show in the body instead of having to click on it great, if not---it is still far better than it was. I predict many more pictures showing up than ever before.

drfish · October 17, 2016 4:26AM

drfish · October 17, 2016 4:28AM

From my iPad and I'm completely computer illiterate. Click on folded paper icon and chose pic from my photo library. Does it show as a large photo to you guys because that's what I see on my iPAd

robertpr · October 17, 2016 5:26AM

You can use HTML.

<img src="http://image.com/example.jpg">

SeattleSlammer · October 19, 2016 9:31AM

These still seem to be issues:

1-can't embed photos from cell phones, especially iPhones

2-can't use the quote feature either

dbtunr · October 19, 2016 9:42AM

I had an issue on the iPhone with the little UpArrow they added in the lower right corner to take you back to top. Doesn't work.

coindeuce · October 19, 2016 10:38AM

If you have images stored at a dedicated image storage web site such as imgur or photo bucket, you can copy the image code from those sites and directly embed here in a post even if using a mobile platform device like iPhone or iPad.

SeattleSlammer · October 19, 2016 3:46PM

coindeuce...that no longer works anymore, at least not for iPhone users

Justacommeman · October 20, 2016 12:12PM

I'm still SOL from being able to quote or post pics from my Apple Mobile devices. Anyone else able to with Mac?

mark

robec · October 20, 2016 12:32PM

@Justacommeman said:
I'm still SOL from being able to quote or post pics from my Apple Mobile devices. Anyone else able to with Mac?

mark

No problem with my laptop or desktop, only iPhone and iPad.

Justacommeman · October 20, 2016 6:26PM

Yah, that's all I use. iPad or IPhone ; (

Mark

Stork · October 20, 2016 6:34PM

@robec said:

@Justacommeman said:
I'm still SOL from being able to quote or post pics from my Apple Mobile devices. Anyone else able to with Mac?

mark

No problem with my laptop or desktop, only iPhone and iPad.

Same here. Would be nice to quote on the iPad at least.

bigjpst · October 21, 2016 7:39AM

@coindeuce said:
If you have images stored at a dedicated image storage web site such as imgur or photo bucket, you can copy the image code from those sites and directly embed here in a post even if using a mobile platform device like iPhone or iPad.

Quoting from my iPad. The img tags on imgur do not work anymore, instead you need to use the html tags.

bigjpst · October 21, 2016 7:45AM

Posted html tag from imgur
From ipad

bigjpst · October 21, 2016 7:54AM

Image posted from iPad photostream

coindeuce · October 21, 2016 9:31AM

@bigjpst said:

@coindeuce said:
If you have images stored at a dedicated image storage web site such as imgur or photo bucket, you can copy the image code from those sites and directly embed here in a post even if using a mobile platform device like iPhone or iPad.

Quoting from my iPad. The img tags on imgur do not work anymore, instead you need to use the html tags.
So I wasn't incorrect as SeattleSlammer claims. Photobucket provides html tags as well that should copy and paste here from an iPad or iPhone.

robec · October 21, 2016 10:07AM

I switched to hosting my own photos a few years ago instead of using Photobucket. The quality of Photobucket's images were getting worse and worse. I'd much rather pull from my site rather than download thousands of photos to my iPad photostream. I can't understand why it is so difficult having the photo icon work with the iPhone and iPad like is does with laptops and desktops.

bigjpst · October 21, 2016 5:26PM

Sorry didn't mean to bump the thread, but I am having more trouble posting photos from Chrome than anywhere else.

robec · October 22, 2016 12:35PM

Posting photos from iPhones and iPads now works!!
From iPad using the photo icon and pasting URL of photo.

Justacommeman · October 22, 2016 1:54PM

Yep and so does the quote feature. Happy days

M

SeattleSlammer · October 22, 2016 6:16PM

I'm still getting this:

SeattleSlammer · October 22, 2016 6:18PM

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robec · October 22, 2016 6:40PM

can you try with a jpg instead of png?

robec · October 22, 2016 6:57PM

After pasting the URL in the box did you hit "Go" from the iPad or iPhone keyboard? You need to do that.

I did this with my iPad.

Stork · October 22, 2016 7:08PM

@bigjpst said:
Sorry didn't mean to bump the thread, but I am having more trouble posting photos from Chrome than anywhere else.

I've been using almost exclusively Chrome on my MacBook...it does fine for me uploading. Where are you uploading from? I've been using the cloud drive or the desktop folders.

I did that from my cloud storage drive on the tablet...

Also, yes, the quoting part on the tablet is working for me too.

Fantastic!

Goldbully · October 22, 2016 7:28PM

@bigjpst said:
Image posted from iPad photostream

Cute doggie!!!

bigjpst · October 22, 2016 8:57PM

@Stork said:

@bigjpst said:
Sorry didn't mean to bump the thread, but I am having more trouble posting photos from Chrome than anywhere else.

I've been using almost exclusively Chrome on my MacBook...it does fine for me uploading. Where are you uploading from? I've been using the cloud drive or the desktop folders.

I did that from my cloud storage drive on the tablet...

Also, yes, the quoting part on the tablet is working for me too.

Fantastic!

I've been uploading from my desktop folders on PC using chrome. I can upload full size images from my desktop using IE and the forum software resizes them. But, if I use chrome, I have to manually resize the photo to 400x400 or smaller. Otherwise I just get a file failed to upload pop up in the corner of my screen.

Stork · October 23, 2016 8:44AM

Okay, different coin but also in my cloud storage. Posted via Chrome from my MacBook. The software wouldn't let me upload the same picture twice but this one is very similar. 5.9 MB and I have not resized it, and as far as I can tell it hasn't been resized at all.

Edited to add: Well, it is reduced to fit the page, but that is well in excess of a 400x400...and zooming in brings up the detail fine. Unlike PB where things were permanently resized and zooming would show the loss.

Very weird...but it does seem okay to me.

ADG · October 23, 2016 7:24PM

Testing

SeattleSlammer · October 28, 2016 5:38PM

Finally.....boom! Straight from iPhone photo library...awesome.

why won't my images embed? , instead they attach ... **Life is good again

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