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Directions for posting pictures on the forum or in Private Messages (PMs):

1.  Sign up for a free account with a web-based photo sharing service (e.g. http://www.fotki.com/us/ (http://www.fotki.com/us/), http://photobucket.com/ (http://photobucket.com/), etc.)
2.  Upload your photo(s)/image(s) to your new account.
3.  Select the photo or image that you want to post.
4.  Copy the entire web address for that image.
5.  In your forum post or PM, insert the following line:
     [img]http://address.you.copied.in.step.4[/img]
6.  Click on the Preview button, and your image should show up, like this:
     (http://www.ropescorner.com/smileys/22304.gif)
7.  If it shows up okay, click the "Post" button.

Directions for posting avatars or banners in your profile.

1.  Follow steps 1 through 4, above.
2.  In the forum, go into your personal profile.
3.  Click the "Look and Layout Preferences" link.
4.  If you want to use a custom avatar, simply select the "I have my own pic" option and paste the entire web address of your image into the space provided.  (Note: the default size for avatars in this forum is 80 x 80 pixels.  Larger graphics will be resized automatically.  A 100 x 100 image will work fine, but if the original is too large you will lose a lot of resolution in resizing it.  Also, images that are not square will be distorted.)
5.  If you want to add a banner, scroll down to the "Signature" field and paste in the appropriate code as in step 5 above.  Remember to remove the asterisks!  You can also add text above or below the banner, formatted as you would in any post.
6.  Click the "Change Profile" button and you're done.  Your avatar and/or banner will appear in all your posts, including the ones you posted in the past.

That's all there is to it!  Have fun.

Rich

Why, thanks a lot, Rich, some of us have done it so well.

Kimberly,
(http://www.ropescorner.com/smileys/banner_welcome.gif)

I did all it said, but I still get a red x in my avatar box.  ???

How's that?

Works now, Thanks! :)

I'm just posting to test my new banner....

Let's try that again....

Success!!!

Looks great!  Love your banner!   :)  :)

I know how to post pics Rich, that's not what I meant (the question in Lisa's forum that you referred me to this.  I don't like Photobucket, I use Ripway myself, but it's my bandwidth.

There was talk about a site being created for tags/banners/avatars, I was asked at one point about contributing.  That's what I was asking about, was there a site so that people can see the pic, then they have to upload and store it themselves before using?

Hugssssssssss
Sassy *S*

Sassy,

Ooooooooookay...............  Now I gotcha.  Sorry about the misunderstanding.  That's one of the features we're considering for the new CW fan site, but no firm decisions have been made yet.  We'll let you know.

I am trying to post an avatar and I can't get rid of the red x in the box. Can someone tell me how please?

Jill

You're in business, Jill.

THANK YOU!!! :)

YOU'RE WELCOME!!!   :D

Well, that's the success of doing these entire graphics for all well. ;)

How do you post a count-down? I don't want to post one this second,but if it comes along in the future,I'd like to know how it's done.

Thanks for your help,
                              Billy

http://countdown.traveldave.us/ (http://countdown.traveldave.us/)

I'm also trying to post a banner. This is a test to see if it worked. My fingers are crossed.

Well that didn't work. Let me give it one more tryl

Thank you Aislin for coming to my rescue.

I cant change my avatar or get one to appear anymore when I use photobucket? can someone help me?

Rigatony60,

Did someone help you out with this?  Your current avatar looks great.  If you need more help, please let me know.   :)

Coleen

So basically we have to have photobucker to do avatars or banners? darn it all...

Basically any photo website. I use Slide.com because its free. 

Seeing what works and what dosen't!

EDIT: YAY!

I like your banner! :D

Thanks!

Ok, this is a test to see if I did this right. Cross your fingers...

Yay! It worked! I'm not a failure! except for the stupid x where my avatar should be.  ???

lol I see you fixed it though! :D

Aislin fixed it, actually. I love it!

test avatar...

test 2 avatar...

could someone maybe help me as to why my avatar is not working?  i copied the url from my photobucker picture of Mairead, but i keep getting the red x.

thanks, anyone.

jeetaa6,

All Fixed!

aislin

aislin,
It's so great to have you around here for all of us in need of assistance!
Thank you!
Kelli

aislin...thanks very much.   ;)

aislin...in case i'd like to change my avatar in the future, what did you do to mine to make it work?

thanks again,
Tom

jeetaa6,

In photobucket, if you look at your picture of Máiréad you'll see a bunch of boxes labeled Email & IM, Direct Link, HTML Code, and IMG Code. You need to copy what's in the Direct Link box and paste that into the spot for your avatar in your profile.

aislin

aislin....ok.  i understand now.  again, thanks for the help.

test signature...

Jeetaa6, your signature looks awesome!

thanks, CF06!! 

i owe it to jrracing help.  i'm going to try and learn some of the artwork/photo stuff online.  i love that type of thing but don't know how to do it.  seems like a good hobby to take up?

Thanks for the instructions!  I've been trying to get my avatar and banners to work for at least a week now and was glad to find the tutorial! ;D

Thanks for this tutorial,Rich! Thank you,Aislin, for pointing me here!

You're welcome.  Now, please do something about your deleted banner.   :D

What deleted banner?

The banner in your signature is showing up as a white square that says, "This image or video has been moved or deleted.  Photobucket."

OOPS! On my computer it still shows up. I'll go fix it. Thanks,Rich! What would we do without you?

It should be all better now.

Yep.  Nice to see it's a Lisa banner.   ;)

Ok, I think I've tried everything and I can't get my banner to show up.  Help please! :'(

I see it just fine, Greek ATC:

"One bright star to light the way... Lisa Kelly" [ANJ red dress].  Looks like you did it right!  ;D

Oh, BTW that is a lovely pic of Lisa!

Weird, it wouldn't work before...but thanks for the complement!  It took me forever to get it the way I wanted it!

I know, I love that shot of Lisa.

Thanks Much Rich !

I've copied down the instructions so when I get the chance, I won't be avatarless.

I sure enjoy all of your posts everyday, and I try to catch postings in all catagories.

Regreatfully, I don't have time or the opportunity to post.. Please keep on with what you're

doing.. (And thanks also for the birthday list)

Green Clay Hound

did the size for avatars charge? cause mine (which was exactly 65 x 65) is now all pixely.

ok never mind...i found out it is now 80x80 so just to let everyone know who makes avatars  ;)

This is a test.  Hope my picture of the ladies works.

I only see a link, not a picture..

You can also try www.imageshack.us, save your banner, upload it and choose the link by Hotlink for forums (1), to edit your signature.

The link by Hotlink for forums (2) is to put a image in your post:

(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6087/erwuewfhui.jpg) (http://img7.imageshack.us/my.php?image=erwuewfhui.jpg)

Just a tip ;)

It does now.   :D

Welcome to the forum, Becky.  I took the liberty of fixing your code.  Hope you don't mind.

Yay!  Now I know how to upload photos!  I've been wanting to do so since I became a member, and I was actually thinking of starting a thread.  Glad I found this!!  Thank you, it was VERY helpful!  Now to just find the time to create an account and find photos.... 

thank you!!!!   :D ;D :)

I just tried that and it isnt working for me

nevermind. i got it

Im pretty sure this is gonna be an epic failure..but it's worth a try!  I got 2 new banners!!  whoopee!

FAIL.  Anyone know what I've done wrong?!  I did the whole URL thing with the (http://) stuff...im not too tech savvy!  lol

It depends on where you're putting the image.  If  you are putting up a profile pic (for example, where I have a blue tiger icon), you just need the http address... for example, http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t53/CirqueBluefire/Bluefire.jpg ... to be put in your Forum Profile Information, in the top section.

If you are putting an image into a post, or setting up an image as a banner, you need the http address and the IMG tags, like so:
Post that exact code (opening tag, http address, and closing tag) in your post.  If you are putting up a banner, put that exact code in your Forum Profile Information, in the section marked "Signature".

Hopefully that helps.

Got it!!  Thanks!  ;)

I am back woods new, so could someone please tell me how to post a banner? Thanks a million!! :-[

Well, I went and read Rich's help post and it is still a bit over my head. OH well.

Hey! my first pic. Thanks for the know how post Mr. Ropes

(http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac137/KellieC/CalvinChristmas.jpg)

Happy Hollidays

I was waondering how everyone was adding these beautiful and fun banners and then I found this post. Thanks to whoever started this topic. It was very helpful to me as...:)

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows which member included a link in a post to their collection of wallpapers, there was like 83 different ones (all beautiful) but there was one I chose for my desktop background and then I changed it but decided I liked the first one better but I can't find it now. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Are you talking about the post on Lisa's forum maybe?

I wasn't sure which one I saw it on so I asked this question on both.

You might also try Godshorsegirl's website - http://celticwomangraphics.weebly.com/index.html (http://celticwomangraphics.weebly.com/index.html).

could it possibly be celtiwomangraphics.weebly.com?  I posted that one a while back. Bit  I dont know how many are on there but there are a lot...

Ok, I've found it. It was in a thread on the Lisa Kelly fan forum website. Thanks everyone for all your suggestions.

haha I did not see you posted that! (I jus posted under you..... LOL)

Do you just have to use photobucket  or can you us a program called picnik.com?

You can use any hosting service you want. We just named a couple of examples.

I'm trying to change my banner since Orla's gone, but despite the fact I follow the steps correctly, I get a red X instead of the picture.  Does anyone know why?

I took the liberty of fixing it for you.  The code you were using was pointing to an entire page, rather than a single image.

Thank you Rich

That would be me  :D Glad you found the link  :)

I'm still kinda confused. Where do you look for the link to the picture? (I have a Deviantart)

Deviant art does not do img codes. that is just to show off your work. you have to use something like http://imageshack.us or http://photobucket.com

however, you can put an [img] code box between the link. It is in the I guess choices menu, you might call it

I tried using an avatar that Dayna made for me, but the page just said
"Your attachment couldn't be saved. This might happen because it took too long to upload or the file is bigger than the server will allow.

Please consult your server administrator for more information. " what should i do about that??

Use this link!! :D it's a direct link to that avatar!

http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab305/sball2620/Celtic/YRMUav.jpg

 ???    ???    ???    ???    ???

would like to find out if word art or a drawing is acceptable for using as avatar?

I found a font that does celtic knots and I could use it to spell letters.

is this idea worth working on?

help would be appreciated!         Magic~5

Sure.  Just be aware that the default size is 80 x 80 px, and the forum will automatically resize the image.  And the graphic should be square, or it will be distorted. An image that actually looks like this:

(http://lisakellyfan.com/smileys/arg-dancing-irish-green-on-black-url.gif)

will come out looking like this:

(http://lisakellyfan.com/smileys/arg-dancing-irish-green-on-black-url.gif)

Just testing my new banner. Is it working? All I see is a red x. Is everyone else seeing this or is it just my computer?

Your Photobucket account is password protected. Your graphic can only be viewed if you're logged in to Photobucket.

I've been having some trouble with banners I'm making.  How can I tell if it's the right size?  I keep thinking it is cause I'm double and triple checking and keep making it smaller and smaller, but it still ends up too big.
Thanks! :)
~Sarah~

When you try to make a thread for your banner, preview the post so that you can check it's not too big... If it is, then make it smaller and try again... Then preview it again.

Hope this helps...

I have tried, unsuccessfully, numerous times to include a photo in a post. I went to fotki, uploaded my photos to an album,
copied the URL and entered it between the (http://) in the post. Nothing. Here is a typical URL from fotki: http://public.fotki.com/randy4sam/temp-cw/mosaic-8.html

Any suggestions ?
                                                 Thanks, Randy in Richmond

That's not an image, it's an entire page. You can tell by the "html" file extension. The actual image is
(http://images15.fotki.com/v235/photos/9/1577919/8766520/mosaic8-vi.jpg)

Can anyone else see my avatar? I thought I understood how to attach them, but now it seems that I'm just as clueless as ever!

RoAR1497,

Apparently something was wrong on the server's end. The file where the avatars are saved wasn't writable which means you couldn't upload your image. (At least, assuming you were trying to upload the image to the forum and use it form there.) Try again and see if you have any better luck. Sorry about that! Looks like the server was having a bad day and decided to change it. *shrugs*

aislin

IT WORKED!!!!! HOORAY!!!!
Thanks, aislin!

 ;D

aislin

Not sure if this the right place for this but, I noticed this afternoon that my avatar as well as other member's are not showing up - red "x" - on my screen. It was ok this morning and I'm not sure if it's just me or if others are having the same problem?
Lindsay help!! :)

Um, I just asked this question...This is the answer I got:


I tried again and it worked....maybe it will work for you too!

Hey guys,

For some odd reason, whatever caused the file permission to change caused another problem as well. In trying to fix It I made the problem worse. *sigh* Long story short, if you've been using a forum uploaded avatar you'll need to reupload it. I tried to restore from a backup, but because of how the forum stores stuff it was what made the problem worse and erased all the working avatars in the process. REALLY sorry I made it worse and I'll see if I can figure out what cased the problem in the first place... but it honestly could have just been a random server error or a corrupted something in the file itself.

aislin

Sorry Rachael. I thought you were trying to upload something for the first time -- I can be slow sometimes! :D
Thanks guys. :)

Hey! What's an acceptable size for a banner in the signature? I don't want it to be too huge!

Go to Forum Guidelines. http://www.celticwomanforum.com/index.php?topic=7092.0 (http://www.celticwomanforum.com/index.php?topic=7092.0)

Check out item #2 Signatures. There it explains the maximum size for banners/signatures.

So I tried uploading an avatar but the forum doesn't seem to like Fotki. help!!!!

It might be too big (file size) for the forum to accept.  You might try uploading it to a file hosting site and using that option instead.

I'm seeing an avatar so did you get it or are you trying to upload a different avatar?

aislin

I meant banner. My bad

Ah, gotcha. I don't use Fotki but this is what I got from poking at it: If you're looking at the picture you want to use you should see a share button up above. Click on it then on the link below Image URL for use on other sites. This copies the location of the photo to your computer's clipboard. Then come back to the forum and click on Profile up top, then on Forum Profile Information on the left. In the signature box put the image tags [img] [/img] and past the copied address between them. Hit change profile down at the bottom and you should be good to go.

If that doesn't work, could you post a link to the photo you are trying to use so I can see if I can puzzle out what the problem is?

aislin

thanks!! my issue was I was using the link given up in the address

Yay! Glad the issue got fixed. I went ahead and edited the img tags for you to resize the photo to fit within the forum's 400px height limit.

aislin

thanks a bunch