Image widget – Image does not appear
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I tryed to do everyhting as indicated. I pasted the Image URL in the box. But when I go to my blog I just see a blank space. The image does not appear. I don’t know why that is.
The image url is: http://jdobyrneescritura.wordpress.com/cuentos-suspenso-libros-electronicos/portada-1-esp/
I had already uploaded it, but I did it again since it didn’t appear in my blog. But it didn’t work either.
Thank you so much for your help.
Julio.
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Do you really expect an image of that HUGE size to display in a tiny area like a sidebar in an image widget?
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Prior to uploading any image into your blog, regardless if it’s a header image, a featured image, an image in a post or page, in a Post format (Gallery or Image), an image for sidebar display in an image widget or a text widget, you can optimize and re-size it in either free desktop image editing software or online image editing software to fit the space you intend to use it in.
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Thank you so much. I didn’t know it depends on the image size. I will do it now.
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Size the image to fit and then consult http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/images-the-three-link-options/
For troubleshooting see http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/troubleshooting-images/ and -
No, it doesn’t really depend on the image size (but more on this later).
The Image widget doesn’t work because you didn’t use the image URL, you used the URL of an attachment page (with the image on it). Image URLs always end with the filetype extension (.jpg or .png etc).
You used this:
http://jdobyrneescritura.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=98
You should have used this:
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LOL. Thank you.
I already resized it.
But now I know.
I could finally do it.
THANK YOU, justpi. -
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You’re welcome.
Re size, when you use files that are larger than the required dimensions
a) You waste storage space.
b) You increase the loading time of your page.
c) You get worse quality (images downsized by WP lose some color and sharpness).
d) The theme automatically downsizes the image to make it fit the area you put it in, but some bad browser versions don’t understand this: depending on the theme and the browser, the image may show up distorted or in its original size (cropped or not).
So, timethief’s first reply is incorrect but the rest are correct. For best results and no browser issues, the ideal is to use an image editing application to downsize a copy of the image to the appropriate pixel width, then upload and use that copy. The width of the sidebar in Greyzed is 235 pixels.As for the URLs, you upload the image via Media > Add New, and once it’s uploaded you click Edit and copy the File URL from the Save module: that’s the URL you need in an image widget.
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