Image url
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Hi,
I’m trying to upload single images into a blog from url. I am clicking on Add Image > > From URL > then I’m pasting in the url of the image I want to insert (http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/photo/bGflLK4K6ym9BA6FXmaOWg?feat=directlink).
But then I just get a red cross on the left of the ‘Image URL’ box as if to suggest it doesn’t recognise the url. I have tried this with individual image urls from both my Flickr and Picassa albums.
What am I doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks _ Paul
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Please paste the exact URL of your blog when asking questions here – or link your nickname to your blog as explained in the Sticky 8 Things to Know. We usually need that to give a relevant answer.
The URL you’re trying to use is the address of a webpage, not an image.
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Ok, sorry. My blog is here: http://travelmumblings.wordpress.com/ …
If this link (http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/photo/MOHy2-8Ol8ieqKdP2hsBSA?feat=directlink) isn’t a url to my photo in Picasa then I’m not not sure how to get the url? Next to the photo in Picasa it says ‘Link to this photo’ – the same in Flickr, and it give my this link.
How do I get the url for my photos in Flickr or Picasa then?
Thanks in advance.
Paul
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You have to save the photo to your hard drive and then upload it to your post or media library.
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@paulparkie: You need the direct URL, i.e. an URL that ends with “jpg” – the URL of the image itself, not of a page that includes the image. If Picasa won’t give you that, you can find such an URL if you look at the source code of the page:
But I don’t think it’s worth the trouble: better do as ellaella says.
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I’m just repeating advice from on high. :)
This very issue came up just a few days ago and tellyworth advised uploading from the computer:
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I think I know what u (Paulparkie) mean. The uploadscript is not working properly. Uploaded files get placed in the ‘wp-content/’-folder while the post is refering to ‘wp-content/uploads/….jpg’. This is a serious problem and has got nothing to do with uploading right or wrong. I have the same problem and can’t fix it due to the fact that I can’t find the script that says where the uploaded files are placed.
Does anyone have an answer (pretty please)?
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Ok, I have found the answer, do the following:
Settings -> Miscellaneous and make these changes:
Store uploads in this folder: wp-content/uploads
Full URL path to files: http://www.yourwebsitehere.com/wp-content/uploadsGood luck
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bnwiersma – that information is not correct for blogs hosted at wordpress.COM. Please take a look at the sticky at the top of the forums for an explanation of the difference.
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