Why can’t I see photos uploaded on threads by other members anymore?

**Wildcat Diva** · May 28th, 2018, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by neko_kawaii

Can you provide an example thread/post where this is happening?

In crafts and hobbies, in the nature/ landscape photos, I can’t see any of my pictures anymore.
I’m the last one to post I’m there.
Same picture on a different website posted the same way works on that site.

Using imageshack using the direct link in chrome on a mobile phone.

**Chromis** · May 28th, 2018, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by Wildcat Diva

In crafts and hobbies, in the nature/ landscape photos, I can’t see any of my pictures anymore.
I’m the last one to post I’m there.
Same picture on a different website posted the same way works on that site.

Using imageshack using the direct link in chrome on a mobile phone.

I was *just* testing them actually! The direct link did not work for me either, but their BB code copypasta did

**Chromis** · May 28th, 2018, 07:40 PM

Ooooh! Image Shack is tricky, the direct link actually redirects when I copied the link: http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img922/7383/p222fc.jpg

Let's see if adding the s to *that* one works:

Ding! Okay, so Image Shack will work, but is fussy and needs to be done a certain way.

**Hairizona** · May 29th, 2018, 07:15 AM

Ya know, I as the OP of this thread have no clue as to what all of you in-the- know people are talking about. I don’t understand what “url”s are about, or what part servers play in this. All I know is that I could see the pictures and now I can’t. My iPad has used the same version 11.5 since I got it in January 2017. The old iPad I was borrowing before that got the pictures too.

**lapushka** · May 29th, 2018, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by Hairizona

Ya know, I as the OP of this thread have no clue as to what all of you in-the- know people are talking about. I don’t understand what “url”s are about, or what part servers play in this. All I know is that I could see the pictures and now I can’t. My iPad has used the same version 11.5 since I got it in January 2017. The old iPad I was borrowing before that got the pictures too.

Maybe do Google wat a URL is, because it's everywhere. I'm actually surprised at this.

**Chromis** · May 29th, 2018, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by Hairizona

Ya know, I as the OP of this thread have no clue as to what all of you in-the- know people are talking about. I don’t understand what “url”s are about, or what part servers play in this. All I know is that I could see the pictures and now I can’t. My iPad has used the same version 11.5 since I got it in January 2017. The old iPad I was borrowing before that got the pictures too.

Short answer, not techie answer: The internet is updating itself and now old stuff is not working.

Ever so slightly more technical: Some pictures are not working because a lot of people used a site called PhotoBucket and they basically shut down everyones pictures that used them. Now there is a second issue. The site owner had to update the forum because of Internet Stuff that is changing. Not all the picture sites have updated yet though so some of the photo sites still don't work.

**Hairizona** · May 29th, 2018, 08:25 AM

Chromes, what you are saying makes sense to me.

Lapushka, I am not computer internet oriented at all. I am amazed that I am able to do what I can now. Not everyone understands this stuff or has the time to get to know and understand this stuff. Younger persons who grew up with it are among those who have the most understanding as a group. Less so with persons my age, and just because I am more used to actually, for example wanted to actually talk to someone on the phone rather than text. Just an example.....

**Wildcat Diva** · May 29th, 2018, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by Chromis

Ooooh! Image Shack is tricky, the direct link actually redirects when I copied the link: http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img922/7383/p222fc.jpg

Let's see if adding the s to *that* one works:

Ding! Okay, so Image Shack will work, but is fussy and needs to be done a certain way.

Thanks for taking the time. When you have a sec, can you tell us imageshack users what to do exactly in simple terms when posting a picture to make it work?

**Chromis** · May 29th, 2018, 05:04 PM

So, if you want to post it the way you are used to posting (By right clicking and copying the image link - aka direct linking), you can force it to work.

When you right click and save the image location, this is the link you pasted into the forum: http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img922/7383/p222fc.jpg
In order to make the forum show it, you need to add an s, like so: https://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img922/7383/p222fc.jpg

See it, this is the offending character that is causing all the woe: https://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img922/7383/p222fc.jpg

Otherwise, when you are on the photo's page on Image Shack, look to your right and there is a box that says "Get image links/photo sizes" and you can pick forum from the drop down menu which puts the code in ahead of time. Actually, lemme test that to be sure, because I just direct linked yours since I didn't have the Image Shack page to give me their code, so here's something random below. (Hopefully!)