How to upload an image to the forum

[IRobertI 436]

Quite a few people find it hard to figure out how to add images to their posts so I made a short video showing how to do it.

Please note that there is currently a restriction in place that prevents people who have not validated their accounts from uploading images.

I hope this will clear things up a little bit, if not, let me know what is unclear.

 

edit gr5: It's also possible to host the picture elsewhere on the internet but this is usually a bad idea as we want the pictures to last for decades and most sites stop hosting after a few months.

 

[printedman 1]

oops.. :mrgreen: I use the "image" and provide an URL :geek: . Will that cause problem? Thanks.

 

[IRobertI 436]

No, that works too. The downside is that external image hosters seem to have a habit of randomly disappearing and/or deleting images after a while. It's no fun going back to old threads and all the images are gone

 

[celso-santos 10]

Why don't you simply add a button called Upload in the toolbox above the reply area? Maybe then, beside being displayed together with the text it could also be sent automatically to one's gallery.

 

[illuminarti 16]

Because we're limited by the capabilities of the forum hosting software that Ultimaker uses. Believe me, we'd change the image handling tools if we could, because it sucks. :smile:

 

[sensebellum 0]

Thanks for the tips. I do believe it is because my account is not validated yet. I will check back on this once that happens!

 

[gr5 1,179]

It appears to be validated now though. You must have found the validation email.

 

[bagel-orb 44]

I think it is counter-intuitive that you need to select/create an album before you can see the upload button.

The album / category buttons look like optional buttons instead of required buttons.

Maybe tweak the layout a bit?

I would furthermore like to see an [upload] button in My content > Gallery

 

[tinydancer 0]

I'm glad you posted this. I've honestly been shaking my head on how Ultimaker doesn't easily host images. Unfortunately I've used imgur a bunch already, but I'll use this method in the future.