topic Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures in Community Chat

Can No Longer Post Pictures

Desert Lily — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:13:31 GMT

Twice now I've tried to upload pictures in threads I wanted to start here, but I'm unable to upload any pictures to this site. I had images from Pottery Barn, Sundance, Anthropologie, etc. that I could not upload here.

I tried changing browsers, and it made no difference. An error message comes up that says it's not a jpeg, GIF, etc.

I've always been able to "copy image" and then insert the picture "from another website" without a problem...until this week & likely following some updates.

I like posting Home and Fashion items sometimes, but I'm not willing to now have to save the pictures to my computer and then upload them from there - too much wasted time.

Have my computer "updates" caused this? Is there a change in this site or picture uploading?

Does anyone have an idea about what's going on, or what else I can do conveniently to upload pictures?

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

beckyb1012 — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:21:50 GMT

I just do copy/paste for my photos on this site. Some you have to click on first if they are in a group then right click mouse for copy and put cursor in your post box and right click paste. Give it try instead of all the upload stuff.

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

chrystaltree — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:31:00 GMT

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

geezerette — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:34:25 GMT

@Desert Lily

I've run into that occasionally too.

It does seem to happen more often lately, but it doesn't happen with every photo I try since I still can post some.

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

They CallMe MRWILKES — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:42:00 GMT

Images from retailer sites are often now "webp" images which are not supported on many, many sites, including these forums. You can verify the details of an image before you attempt to download it, and won't be surprised and disappointed.

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

Kachina624 — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:44:54 GMT

@Desert Lily. I've never ever copied and pasted photos. I click on the "landscape" icon above, choose my photo from my gallery of photos, insert it and post. Just takes seconds. Zip, zip, zip.

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

MamaWick — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:45:24 GMT

Is the file too big? I run into that quite often and then have to edit/re-size the photo.

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

ValuSkr — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:51:04 GMT

I don't have picture-posting problems, but I use the approach that you call a waste of time; I save the pictures to my computer and then upload them from there.

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

Zhills — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:51:09 GMT

"An error message comes up that says it's not a jpeg, GIF, etc."

Are the pictures Jpegs? If not, what are they????

That could be the problem

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

beckyb1012 — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:12:02 GMT

This is just a right click mouse copy/paste.

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

dooBdoo — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:45:56 GMT

Testing 3 pix copied and pasted from 3 websites mentioned:

From Pottery Barn:

From Sundance:

From Anthropologie:

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

dooBdoo — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:04:47 GMT

@Desert Lily, after you place the copied image in the Q Community dialogue box,

did you try clicking "Preview,"

then if you see an error message clicking "HTML"

and then click "Preview" again

and then click on "Rich Text" before clicking "Post"?

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

KingstonMom — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:40:05 GMT

@dooBdoo

Hey Doobs!

I haven't 'seen' you in a while!

I love the dog on a rainbow (the 'rainbow bridge', I suppose). I'll have to check that site out!

Hope you have a great, fun week-end!

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

dooBdoo — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:51:57 GMT

@KingstonMom wrote:
@dooBdoo

Hey Doobs!

I haven't 'seen' you in a while!

I love the dog on a rainbow (the 'rainbow bridge', I suppose). I'll have to check that site out!

Hope you have a great, fun week-end!

Hey, there! Greetings, @KingstonMom!

I haven't seen you lately, either!

That one caught my eye. It says "handmade by husband-and-wife artisans Jes MaHarry and Patrick Henderson."

Thanks, and I hope you have a great, fun, weekend with adventure and excitement, or peace and quiet, as you choose.❤️

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

dooBdoo — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:57:10 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES wrote:
Images from retailer sites are often now "webp" images which are not supported on many, many sites, including these forums. You can verify the details of an image before you attempt to download it, and won't be surprised and disappointed.

Good points, @They CallMe MRWILKES. I did notice, however, that although the Anthropologie images I tested started out as "webp" images (images on Pottery Barn and Sundance are jpg on their sites) the Q site seemed to translate or convert them without a problem.

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

Squirrels Are Trash — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:13:50 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
I don't have picture-posting problems, but I use the approach that you call a waste of time; I save the pictures to my computer and then upload them from there.

Yeah, I don't get this. It's two extra clicks.

I see a lot of requests here for computer 101 type support. There's a computer education system called Lynda. Your local library most likely has access. With a library card, you can log in from home.

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

beckyb1012 — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:17:37 GMT

@Squirrels Are Trash wrote:
@ValuSkr wrote:
I don't have picture-posting problems, but I use the approach that you call a waste of time; I save the pictures to my computer and then upload them from there.
Yeah, I don't get this. It's two extra clicks.

I see a lot of requests here for computer 101 type support. There's a computer education system called Lynda. Your local library most likely has access. With a library card, you can log in from home.

But would it not be even more clicks to delete the photos from your hard drive where they are taking up memory space when you no longer need them?

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

dooBdoo — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:23:42 GMT

@Squirrels Are Trash wrote:
@ValuSkr wrote:
I don't have picture-posting problems, but I use the approach that you call a waste of time; I save the pictures to my computer and then upload them from there.
Yeah, I don't get this. It's two extra clicks.

I see a lot of requests here for computer 101 type support. There's a computer education system called Lynda. Your local library most likely has access. With a library card, you can log in from home.

@ValuSkr and @Squirrels Are Trash,

you both always make good points, share helpful info, and I appreciate you!😊

It's not always the process or number of clicks involved here just for the posting, though.

Saving images to our device and then uploading them also adds them to our image albums here on the Q.

Not everyone wants to add all the pix to their account, or to keep up with deleting some of them when the storage hits the limit (I think it's 3.000 pix, and then the Q taps us on the head and tells us no more 'til we delete).

Also, we then will need to remember to delete them from our device.

Just a personal choice, though.

I use a little bit of both options.😊

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

dooBdoo — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:28:46 GMT

@beckyb1012 wrote:
@Squirrels Are Trash wrote:
@ValuSkr wrote:
I don't have picture-posting problems, but I use the approach that you call a waste of time; I save the pictures to my computer and then upload them from there.
Yeah, I don't get this. It's two extra clicks.

I see a lot of requests here for computer 101 type support. There's a computer education system called Lynda. Your local library most likely has access. With a library card, you can log in from home.
But would it not be even more clicks to delete the photos from your hard drive where they are taking up memory space when you no longer need them?

Great minds think alike, @beckyb1012! 😊

Re: Can No Longer Post Pictures

beckyb1012 — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:32:14 GMT

@dooBdoo wrote:
@beckyb1012 wrote:
@Squirrels Are Trash wrote:
@ValuSkr wrote:
I don't have picture-posting problems, but I use the approach that you call a waste of time; I save the pictures to my computer and then upload them from there.
Yeah, I don't get this. It's two extra clicks.

I see a lot of requests here for computer 101 type support. There's a computer education system called Lynda. Your local library most likely has access. With a library card, you can log in from home.
But would it not be even more clicks to delete the photos from your hard drive where they are taking up memory space when you no longer need them?
Great minds think alike, @beckyb1012! 😊

So great to see you here!!