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LadySword04 *~* No more Restrictions....I am FREE!!! ♔ Home of The Dashing Danish Warmblood Empire ♔ *~*
January 5th, 2025 7:46:15pm
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Hey everyone! 

Over the years, I have curated several "Generation xx" images for my Danish Warmbloods.

I used to be able to upload them to DeviantArt (circa 2009 to maybe 2019). From there, I could get a link, copy said link, and then paste into the "Horse Image URL" on each horse's individual page. 

Something with DA changed, and I had to migrate to Imgur instead. Imgur was working well for years! 

But, tonight, when I attempted to do the same thing I have done for YEARS, the links won't work on the HP site. 

Thinking it was me, I tried again on DA, and used LightShot to upload the image I wanted and get a link for it. 

I went back to DA, copied image address, and ultimately did get an image to upload. 

While I got an image to upload, the size is now so small! 

How is everyone getting custom photos to display on their individual horse pages these days? 

Help! 

Thanks in advance! 

♥♥♥




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utakata -✨-{main; dwbs}- - the stars are better off without us
January 7th, 2025 6:56:47am
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Imgur should still work (I use it for 800x600 images and sites similar to it - imgbb or postimg - for larger images). But for some reason the 'direct link' they often give you isn't the correct one, and/or will also often link to the site's 'preview' of the image which - for images above 1000px or so - is often smaller than the full-size image itself.


On imgur I tend to right-click the image once it has been uploaded and select 'open image in new tab', then copy the url of that new tab to use for images. The url needs to end in .png or .jpg to work, I believe.




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𝒱𝒶𝓂𝓅𝒾𝒾𝓇 🦇 your *not so* local crazy bat lady
January 7th, 2025 7:14:12am
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I used to always use imgbb but recently it's been uploading things and making them blurred, so I've gone back to imgur again :)




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Jaya • Support Astraeus, Eos & Aja!
January 7th, 2025 7:54:47am
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I had issues in the past with imgur deleting my images after they'd been uploaded, so they make me nervous now :(




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utakata -✨-{main; dwbs}- - the stars are better off without us
January 7th, 2025 9:46:57am
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I *believe* imgur should continue hosting images that are uploaded by users with imgur accounts. I don't think I've had an issue with any of mine vanishing, though I could be mistaken.




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LadySword04 *~* No more Restrictions....I am FREE!!! ♔ Home of The Dashing Danish Warmblood Empire ♔ *~*
January 8th, 2025 7:09:34pm
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Hey Jaya, Utakata, and Okapii, 


Thank you so much for your help!


I logged in to HP tonight, went to my horses, and found that previously uploaded images had been deleted! 


So, I hopped onto Imgur and found that 90% of my posts on my account had been deleted, and I was banned from their chat feature too! 


I sent off a message to their Customer Support group, and hope I get an answer. 


Had to spend time uploading old images and snagging links again. 


Thank you so much for the "open in new tab" hint Utakata! This worked like a charm! 


Will keep you posted! 


 




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Eyre {origins & maned wolves}
January 8th, 2025 8:14:02pm
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I will point out that imgur changed their upload image handle to "new post" when before there was the option to ignore new post and just upload your own image instead. Maybe the conflict with blocked accounts comes from accidentally clicking on "To Community" after uploading image from "New Post"? I know I've gotten in trouble from the site from accidentally clicking on post to community thinking that would save the image to my account. 


Now, I just "new post" to upload my image and once it uploads, click on the green circle icon on top right that will lead me back to my account, and my new uploaded image should show up there. Hope it helps! I'm sorry things have been wonky for you, lately. 




 

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LadySword04 *~* No more Restrictions....I am FREE!!! ♔ Home of The Dashing Danish Warmblood Empire ♔ *~*
January 9th, 2025 12:13:46am
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Thank you for explaining that Eyre! That must have been what happened to me. I used to select post to community all the time. *light bulb* Thank you! 




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utakata -✨-{main; dwbs}- - the stars are better off without us
January 10th, 2025 8:55:14am
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Ohh I had no idea they'd done that, Eyre! Thanks for the heads up.

& LadySword, I'm glad that it helped! ^^




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LadySword04 *~* No more Restrictions....I am FREE!!! ♔ Home of The Dashing Danish Warmblood Empire ♔ *~*
January 11th, 2025 11:05:42pm
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Well, so far, no response from Tech Support. 

Thanks Eyre and Utakata for all the help and support! 




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