Basically what I wrote three posts above is about as simple as it gets.
I'll try to expand some more.
Before you can post an image on the forum the image needs to be placed somewhere on the web, so the forum can find it when a users clicks on the thread. You can't just leave it on your computer because the forum has no way to find things on your system, and odds are your computer is not linked to the web at all times.
So the first thing to do is put the image into some webspace that you can create links to. When I say 'create links to' I mean that the people who own the computer server which you have placed the image on, allow another computer to ask to see the image. Most online webspaces don't allow this anymore. It's why there are so few images here on the forum. People don't know where to put images.
Uploading an image to personal webspace is usually done with a ftp program. ftp stands for file transfer protocal. It's a special program that is designed for the special purpose of moving files from your computer to another machine.
You may have to find one and download it. But many of the internet service providers who give their subscribers free webspace have built in ftp programs to move things for you. You'll need to consult your internet providers help page to see how this works for you specifically. The method varies from provider to provider.
Once the image is uploaded to the space you need to note it's url
a url has several parts.
this is a common way they look
http://www.domainname.com/yourspace/pic1.jpg
http:// <----this part tells the compter that the location is using the internet hypertext protocal
www. <----this part tells the computer that the image is on the world wide web.
domainname.com <---- this is the name of where that the image is specifically on the web. It's like a street name.
/yourspace <----- this part is the area of the server that is yours, it's like your house number
/pic1.jpg <---- this is the name and type that you saved the image under. It's like the exact location of something in you house
Now that you have noted where your picture is, you can come here and start a new thread.
In the thread to make the image appear you would type:
{img}
http://www.domainname.com/yourspace/pic1.jpg{/img}
Only you would use square brackets'[' rather then the curly ones '{'
and then if you did it all right the picture will pop up
🙂
Note! the link that I use is totaly fake and goes no place! Don't click on it.
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