how to post an image on the forum using google drive (FYI)
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:55 am
Sharing a lessons learned for the community benefit, ( perhaps some one can improve on this too)
I was struggling to figure out how to easily insert an image on a forum post. (viewtopic.php?f=34&t=12026 and viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11981)
I was using the free google drive (same if using google photo) to host my image upload and share link. What I thought should have worked was using "Share: Copy Link" and pasting that link inside of in forum post. but when i did, I kept getting a "blue box with ? icon" (I did make sure google link setting was set to "Anyone who has the link can access file" but none the less the forum was not decoding the link correctly) .
What i found does work is to add a couple extra steps to the workflow (works same for google drive as google photos)
perhaps some one smarter than me can provide an easier way
Example of Landscape view of iPad version with scorecard pop out covering the pitch location tracking but leaving play by play exposed on right
I was struggling to figure out how to easily insert an image on a forum post. (viewtopic.php?f=34&t=12026 and viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11981)
I was using the free google drive (same if using google photo) to host my image upload and share link. What I thought should have worked was using "Share: Copy Link" and pasting that link inside of in forum post. but when i did, I kept getting a "blue box with ? icon" (I did make sure google link setting was set to "Anyone who has the link can access file" but none the less the forum was not decoding the link correctly) .
What i found does work is to add a couple extra steps to the workflow (works same for google drive as google photos)
- 1. Upload image on Google drive (or google photo) (same as before)
2. On google, copy link by " Share: Copy Link" (same as before)
3. Paste copied link from google into a browser (safari, chrome, explorer) (new step)
4. Right click on image in browser and "copy image address" (new step)
5 On forum post, paste "image address" and insert between img codes. so "" in forum post. (same as before)
perhaps some one smarter than me can provide an easier way
Example of Landscape view of iPad version with scorecard pop out covering the pitch location tracking but leaving play by play exposed on right