How do I upload images and videos to the forum?

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Could use some help here, I'm pretty clueless.

I'm trying to post a photo of this spider I snapped on my phone in the right thread.

How do I do that?

Thanks in advance for any tips.

Henry Hernandez7 said:Could use some help here, I'm pretty clueless.

I'm trying to post a photo of this spider I snapped on my phone in the right thread.

How do I do that?

Thanks in advance for any tips.

Just a heads up, I'm doing everything exclusively from my phone.

It’s the exact same deal as when you're on your desktop... You’ll just need to upload your photo to Imgur or some other similar service first, and then wrap the link in (image)

jadetrucker43 said:It’s the exact same deal as when you're on your desktop... You’ll just need to upload your photo to Imgur or some other similar service first, and then wrap the link in (image)

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www.imgur.com www.postimage.org
www.flickr.com
www.postimage.org www.flickr.com

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Thanks for the links, but why isn't the image just showing up directly in the post instead of being tucked behind a link?

Because you didn't just link directly to the image...

Here: http://www.imgur.com/files/s6oocesl935f7nc6zb.jpg

So, I guess you just click "insert image" () and paste my link right there

And then this happens:

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how do I put a gif on Reddit? i don't want just a link, i want it to actually show up right in the post. thaanx! 🙂

Ethan Ortiz3 said:how do I put a gif on Reddit? i don't want just a link, i want it to actually show up right in the post. thaanx! 🙂

It’s the exact same process as any other image: (image)

Why is it that whenever I try to embed an image into a PDF policy document, it just spits out a URL instead of the actual picture? 🤷

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It’s not really the uploading part that stresses me out, it’s more about whether the photos actually stay on Reddit long-term.

I know it all comes down to the hosting sites (I usually go with Imgur, but honestly, even that isn't much better than others). You upload a shot, everything looks great, and then suddenly months or years later, the image just vanishes and leaves nothing but a broken link or a site logo behind.

The thing is, ever since 2008, my Luna 😍 has been keeping this photo diary that both the newbies and some of the old-timers here love to scroll through from the very beginning. But now, some of those photos are gone, and without them, the whole story just loses its meaning. (It’s the same headache I’m having over in the 'All My Shades of Green' thread 😢. Good grief, I put so much effort into picking out the perfect shots!) I see people still visiting that thread and I’d love to keep posting pictures of pretty trees, but it’s hard to stay motivated when I know they might just disappear into thin air eventually.

So, my question is: is there any kind of way to basically "freeze" my photos forever—like, as long as this site exists? Maybe something like taking screenshots? (Though I guess even those might be at the mercy of some external service 🤔.)

Help a confused soul out! 🙏

Thanks!

EDIT: If this isn't the right spot for this question, where should I post it?

You really should have been saving those photos to your Flickr account or some other service where you can actually set up a private album or collection.

jadetrucker43 said:You really should have been saving those photos to your Flickr account or some other service where you can actually set up a private album or collection.

So, what you're saying is I should upload my pictures to Flickr first, and then just link them over to Reddit?

Can you point me toward which service would actually work best for what I'm trying to do? Honestly, I've never used any of these things before. Does Google Photos count as one of those options? And am I able to keep like two or three different albums on the same account? I assume so! I think it’s pretty obvious from my questions just how much of a total newbie I am with all this tech stuff 🙈