boostdemon
01-03-2003, 07:24 PM
(Garretts instructions from the other board, with a few minor changes to fit the new code style)
Do not post images in this thread.
Step one is to store your image file. Step two is to know the URL of your image file. Step three is to insert that image in a message board post.
Step one: Any web host can store your image file. The problem is finding a web host that allows what's called hot linking. Web hosts don't mind you keeping your image files on their servers as long as the images are only viewed in web pages that are also stored on their servers. When you insert images in your message board posts, you're allowing people to view an image file stored on one server (GeoCities, Tripod, etc.) in a web page that is stored on a different server (ezboard's server). That's called hot linking. Free web hosts don't like hot linking because they can only show their advertisements on web pages. If you view the images without viewing web pages on their server, then you're using their bandwidth without seeing their advertisements. So you can either find a free web host that allows hot linking (such as FreeYellow (http://www.freeyellow.com/)) or pay for web hosting. Once you sign up with a web host, follow their instructions on how to store files in your web space. Hint: You're looking for browser upload. Don't bother trying to learn what FTP is if this is the only thing you'll use your web space for.
Thanks to "AssPenny" who hooked us up with hotlinking to a server specificly designed for forum images: http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/ is now available to use for hosting our wacky brick photos! Thanks dude!
Step two: Every file on the internet has a URL (a web address). Once you store your images in your web space, you can type "http://www.mypage.com/mygraphic.jpg" where "www.mypage.com" is your web space address and "mygraphic.jpg" is your image file, and you'll see your image in your browser. To illustrate this, right click on this image :wave: and select Properties. You'll see the URL of the image file. You can type that URL in your browser (just like you would a website address) and you'll see just the image in your browser. This important to know because you'll need the URL of your image file in order to put the image in a message board post. If you can't figure out what the URL of your image file is, use this right clicking trick to find the URL when viewing the file.
Step three: You can include images in your post using either HTML or ezcodes. HTML is the most common programming language used in making web pages. ezcodes is a shortcut to using HTML that is found here on our message board service. Both will get you the same result and you can use whichever one you find easiest. However, make sure that if you choose to use HTML in your post, you put a checkmark next to HTML in the posting options area (below where you type your post). If you choose to use ezcodes, then the ezcodes option must be checked and the HTML option must be UNCHECKED.
To put an image in a post using ezcodes, type the following in your post:
http://www.mypage.com/myimage.jpg
where "www.mypage.com/myimage.jpg" is the URL of your image file. For instance, typing the following in a post:
[ img ]http://forums.turbobricks.com/images/smiles/wavey.gif[ /img ] remove the spaces of course
will get you this:
:wave:
To put an image in a post using HTML, type the following in your post:
<img src=http://www.mypage.com/mygraphic.gif>
where "http://www.mypage.com/mygraphic.gif" is the URL of your image file. For instance, typing the following in a post:
<img src=http://forums.turbobricks.com/images/smiles/wavey.gif>
will get you this:
:wave:
I was thinking about locking this thread to prevent people from learning to post images in this thread and ending up with 100 images in the thread (causing the page to load slowly), but I'm going to leave it open for people to post other free web hosts that allow hot linking. Please do not test your skills in this thread. Start a new thread and practice posting images in that one thread (don't keep starting new topics or threads for each attempt). If you have problems, put your question in that thread and someone will help you.
Garrett Kirkland
Do not post images in this thread.
Step one is to store your image file. Step two is to know the URL of your image file. Step three is to insert that image in a message board post.
Step one: Any web host can store your image file. The problem is finding a web host that allows what's called hot linking. Web hosts don't mind you keeping your image files on their servers as long as the images are only viewed in web pages that are also stored on their servers. When you insert images in your message board posts, you're allowing people to view an image file stored on one server (GeoCities, Tripod, etc.) in a web page that is stored on a different server (ezboard's server). That's called hot linking. Free web hosts don't like hot linking because they can only show their advertisements on web pages. If you view the images without viewing web pages on their server, then you're using their bandwidth without seeing their advertisements. So you can either find a free web host that allows hot linking (such as FreeYellow (http://www.freeyellow.com/)) or pay for web hosting. Once you sign up with a web host, follow their instructions on how to store files in your web space. Hint: You're looking for browser upload. Don't bother trying to learn what FTP is if this is the only thing you'll use your web space for.
Thanks to "AssPenny" who hooked us up with hotlinking to a server specificly designed for forum images: http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/ is now available to use for hosting our wacky brick photos! Thanks dude!
Step two: Every file on the internet has a URL (a web address). Once you store your images in your web space, you can type "http://www.mypage.com/mygraphic.jpg" where "www.mypage.com" is your web space address and "mygraphic.jpg" is your image file, and you'll see your image in your browser. To illustrate this, right click on this image :wave: and select Properties. You'll see the URL of the image file. You can type that URL in your browser (just like you would a website address) and you'll see just the image in your browser. This important to know because you'll need the URL of your image file in order to put the image in a message board post. If you can't figure out what the URL of your image file is, use this right clicking trick to find the URL when viewing the file.
Step three: You can include images in your post using either HTML or ezcodes. HTML is the most common programming language used in making web pages. ezcodes is a shortcut to using HTML that is found here on our message board service. Both will get you the same result and you can use whichever one you find easiest. However, make sure that if you choose to use HTML in your post, you put a checkmark next to HTML in the posting options area (below where you type your post). If you choose to use ezcodes, then the ezcodes option must be checked and the HTML option must be UNCHECKED.
To put an image in a post using ezcodes, type the following in your post:
http://www.mypage.com/myimage.jpg
where "www.mypage.com/myimage.jpg" is the URL of your image file. For instance, typing the following in a post:
[ img ]http://forums.turbobricks.com/images/smiles/wavey.gif[ /img ] remove the spaces of course
will get you this:
:wave:
To put an image in a post using HTML, type the following in your post:
<img src=http://www.mypage.com/mygraphic.gif>
where "http://www.mypage.com/mygraphic.gif" is the URL of your image file. For instance, typing the following in a post:
<img src=http://forums.turbobricks.com/images/smiles/wavey.gif>
will get you this:
:wave:
I was thinking about locking this thread to prevent people from learning to post images in this thread and ending up with 100 images in the thread (causing the page to load slowly), but I'm going to leave it open for people to post other free web hosts that allow hot linking. Please do not test your skills in this thread. Start a new thread and practice posting images in that one thread (don't keep starting new topics or threads for each attempt). If you have problems, put your question in that thread and someone will help you.
Garrett Kirkland