Can you allow images to be entered in a Contact Form?

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  qsfe8 · Member · Nov 26, 2012 at 10:34 am

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  I would like to allow the public to submit photos as well as comments to me. I would like to do this via a Contact Form, but when I try doing this, I find that I cannot paste in an image into the text box.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  notawoodpecker · Member · Nov 26, 2012 at 1:01 pm

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  It may not display the image, but I don’t see why they can’t include a link to one.

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  qsfe8 · Member · Nov 26, 2012 at 2:21 pm

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  Our website is about local history, so the person supplying an image usually can’t link to the image online because they only have a physical photo or an old postcard.

  Is there any way someone can “attach” an image, since what I receive via the form is an email?

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 26, 2012 at 3:12 pm

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  You can’t attach anything – you only option is a link in the form or you can add a field / check box “I want to submit a picture” (to help you sort out why they are contacting you) and you can send them an email that they can attach a picture to when they reply.

  I don’t know if you can have something like Drop Box that you can send them some sort of access to that would be easy to upload to

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  qsfe8 · Member · Nov 27, 2012 at 6:39 am

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  Thanks auxclass.

  To the folks at WordPress.com – maybe this facility could go on your giant wish-list….?

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  tylerlaird · Member · Dec 1, 2012 at 6:15 am

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  I agree qsfe8. This would be an unreal widget.