So how do i get a viewable link from a google photo then?
The not letting you use an adblocker makes it awful to use
Just use the app on a smartphone, it still works quite well.
The normal website is an abomination.
When they eventually ruin the app to, I'll have to find a new service.
I'd just use it for casual photo sharing though, I wouldn't rely on it as a free backup service if you want reliability.
[i]So how do i get a viewable link from a google photo then?[/i]
1.Goto selected photo
2. Right-click, open in new tab
3. Copy stupid bloody hideously long URL from address bar
4. Goto http://tinyurl.com (other link shortening sites are available)
5. PAste stupid bloody hideously long URL into the box on tinyurl to get short link
6. Copy shortened link into clipboard (mine is http://tinyurl.com/y985wfk6 )
7. Click IMG button on STW
8. Paste tinyurl into IMG box
9. Hey presto, easy as 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9!
[img] http://tinyurl.com/y985wfk6 [/img]
Erm...
Edit: there it is!
If you add a title to your photo then it will be displayed OK.
Testing...
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Only time will tell if the above continues to work.
This just may be the incentive that I need to move my photos!
Edit - Firefox, Adblock plus, but I'm in the USA.
[img] http://tinyurl.com/y72ecwk8 [/img]
Nope, still getting the same.......
Try again....
[img] https://tinyurl.com/yah2tgky [/img]
Are you right-clicking and selecting Open Image in New Tab? Or using something other than Chrome browser?
(or right=click on the pic and select "Copy Image Address" - gets the same url)
from google photos, when I right click and open in new tab the link address I get is
converted to tinyurl of https://tinyurl.com/yd5rgc9d
[img] https://tinyurl.com/yd5rgc9d [/img]
and it worked - but I also gave the photo a name!
try another as experiment - no title
https://tinyurl.com/y8et2qvh
[img] https://tinyurl.com/y8et2qvh [/img]
OK, so title made no difference, it was opening in new tab and taking the address by rt click and copying image address which gives me
which when converted to tinyurl works
whereas the address in the address bar is https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNCFu6ZBuzckmOchMTtiO-rZAv1JqvYDZ8xhdRL and that converted to tinyurl doesn't
still don't understand but at least I can make it work. And you get some dog pics to look at!
Not working for me either
Works for me
[img][URL= http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o709/Victor_Walsh/2016-12-06_10-35-37_zpsupyitpbc.jp g" target="_blank">
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o709/Victor_Walsh/2016-12-06_10-35-37_zpsupyitpbc.jp g"/> [/IMG][/URL][/img]
I've been using Flickr for a while now, once I ran out of free storage on photobucket.
It's not perfect, but with 1 TB storage for free I'm not complaining.
Just deleted my account on Photobucket.
[url] http://support.photobucket.com/hc/en-us/articles/200724654-How-do-I-Delete-my-Account- [/url]
The app is working for me. For how long I don't know.
Just pay a (very) small monthly fee and host your own website.
Yeah sure there's free options out there but all have some kind of catch (tracking, ads etc) but any of them may decide to charge at any time.
At least with your own site you're in charge of your pictures and you know you're not suddenly going to be held hostage.
Uploading images is simple enough as well.
If you place a piece of burnt toast beside your right foot and lick your bottom lip while copying the link it works fine.
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So what we've learnt is.
Don't use Google. 😆
@weeksy thanks for the link, I will be deleting my account too. imgur here I come
I stopped using Flickr when they took away ability to post from mobile devices
Absolute minimum hassle, just upload and done. No account required. Works from mobile too.
(Even offers direct forum integration... Hint hint)
Graham
Just trying postimage but which link is it to put photo direct on here rather than a link
[url= https://s13.postimg.org/x43laae3r/IMG_2329.jp g" target="_blank">
Hot link for forums
hotlink for forums attempt on postimage......
[url= https://s18.postimg.org/nkf2ao2op/IMAG1972.jp g" target="_blank">
EDIT: seems to work ok, was using imgur but may change to postimage now.
[url= https://s15.postimg.org/eryiidqzf/IMG_2329.jp g" target="_blank">
Cheers Jam bo
Don't forget, rather than posting 37 "test" posts, you can use the "Preview Post" button under "Send."
Cougar - ModeratorDon't forget, rather than posting 37 "test" posts, you can use the "Preview Post" button under "Send."
Yes I've never understood why people don't use that function more.
I use it when posting images from Flikr just to check I have removed all the text linking guff
The problem with 'testing' is that once you've seen the image on Photobucket, it's stored to your browser's cache. After that it'll most likely appear for you on the forum (your browser is displaying the cached image) but it may be blocked for everyone else. Of course you could try another browser to make sure. But that's why I wouldn't trust the 'Preview' option here.
At least that's my understanding.
But then Preview and Post would you give the same erroneous results, no?
Preview isn't 100% accurate IME (I use it a lot to test formatting when posting code) but it's pretty close.
Graham
Just trying postimage but which link is it to put photo direct on here rather than a link
I usually just copy the [b]"Direct Link"[/b] one then press the IMG button on here and paste it in.
The [b]"Hotlink for forums"[/b] one will also work here (without needing the IMG button), but makes the image a clickable link that takes you to postimage.
[img] https://s14.postimg.org/83bs1600x/IMG_2441.jp g" target="_blank">https://s14.postimg.org/83bs1600x/IMG_2441.jp g"/> [/img]
No that didn't work graham ?
At least Photoblucket haven't blocked thumbnail linking. So still usable for selling stuff
[URL= http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r90/dezb99/th_wolfie_zpssyczqewa.jp g" target="_blank">
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r90/dezb99/th_wolfie_zpssyczqewa.jp g"/> [/IMG][/URL]
Using the pgotobucket app, never had a problem before, but now when I piste in the IMG URL, I just get this
[img] http://s237.photobucket.com/user/ken7994/media/IMG_20140826_222436_zpsnifbma6c.jpg.html ][IMG] http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff31/ken7994/IMG_20140826_222436_zpsnifbma6c.jp g" target="_blank">http://s237.photobucket.com/user/ken7994/media/IMG_20140826_222436_zpsnifbma6c.jpg.html ][IMG] http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff31/ken7994/IMG_20140826_222436_zpsnifbma6c.jp g"/> [/IMG][/URL][/img]
It's like the way too much text there, or is this the problem everyone else is having?
Edit - oh right, it works...... 😳
On Google + if you link the pics off your home page you don't need to use tinyurl. Here's the same pic with and without tiny:
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[img] http://tinyurl.com/yahjowts [/img]
86 Circuit of Ireland. Photo credit: Eler Crawford
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Post image seems to work.
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I'm glad STW wasn't around when man discovered fire.
[quote=Superficial ]The problem with 'testing' is that once you've seen the image on Photobucket, it's stored to your browser's cache. After that it'll most likely appear for you on the forum (your browser is displaying the cached image) but it may be blocked for everyone else. Of course you could try another browser to make sure. But that's why I wouldn't trust the 'Preview' option here.
At least that's my understanding.
Yeah, but from the posts being made it seems some people aren't even getting that far.
To check whether the image works, there's no need to use another browser (if you're already using Chrome), just use incognito mode to avoid caching - it's a bit tricky doing that with preview though as you need to be logged in to use that. You still have 15 minutes to edit though, so no excuse at all for a succession of posts within that timeframe.
No that didn't work graham ?
Right, sorry. Should have been clearer: when you press the IMG button on here it (annoyingly) already has "http://" in the little text box.
You want to delete that before pasting in the "Direct link" otherwise you'll end up with two of them ( http://http://) which won't work.
make sense?
..if you link the pics off your home page
What homepage? My photos are in Googlephotos albums, not Google+