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What is the right way to post an image on SaidIt?(self)

15 points14 points17 points submitted by MolecCodiciesCOVID-9/11 Vaccines Don’t Work

When I post an image by using SaidIt's button that says Choose File, the resulting post looks like this: https://saidit.net/s/WayOfTheBern/comments/bcsr/opposing_the_blue_team_means_youre_not_insane/

As you can see, there is no thumbnail or preview of the image visible in the post. You have to click the link to see the image.

However I see other posts on SaidIt that look like this: https://saidit.net/s/politics/comments/bco7/opposing_the_blue_team_means_youre_not_insane/

The image is directly viewable in the post, without clicking the link.

What are they doing differently from me? How do I make a proper image post?

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MolecCodiciesCOVID-9/11 Vaccines Don’t Work[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

UPDATE: I have found an image hosting site that works with SaidIt. It is http://midi.moe

That's how I made this post: https://saidit.net/s/WayOfTheBern/comments/bcwl/test_4/

u/FThumb u/Martini u/penelopeportney

Maybe an announcement or something about this will help us all use this sub better.

FreedomUltd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

midi.moe didn't work any better for me. Has it kept working for you?

FThumbStay thirsty, my friends 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

As a start, you might want to edit this new info into the body of the original post.

penelopepnortneyBecome ungovernable 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

I've had the same problem trying to link to imgur images but had better luck linking to other online images, like this post.

For this post, I uploaded the image from my computer to my Reddit profile page, opened the image in a new tab and used that link.

MolecCodiciesCOVID-9/11 Vaccines Don’t Work[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

I have found an image hosting site that works with SaidIt. It is http://midi.moe

penelopepnortneyBecome ungovernable 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

Trying it in a comment...

http://midi.moe/f/qgyeb.jpg

MolecCodiciesCOVID-9/11 Vaccines Don’t Work[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

This actually did work when i clicked the little button next to the link labeled "JPG"

penelopepnortneyBecome ungovernable 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

Larn sumthin' new ever' day, thanks!

penelopepnortneyBecome ungovernable 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

No cigar, will try a test post.

penelopepnortneyBecome ungovernable 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

Yay!

https://saidit.net/s/WayOfTheBern/comments/bcx0/test/

MolecCodiciesCOVID-9/11 Vaccines Don’t Work[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

I tried using a different image hosting site. It also didn't work! wtf

MolecCodiciesCOVID-9/11 Vaccines Don’t Work[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

That's odd. I did not even upload it to Imgur myself. I used SaidIt's own file uploading method and it used Imgur for me. Yours isnt even uploaded to an image hosting site! very weird

captainramen🇺🇸🛠️ MAGA Communist 🛠️🇺🇸 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

Upload the image to imgur or something like that and link it. The actual image, not the page hosting the image

MolecCodiciesCOVID-9/11 Vaccines Don’t Work[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

Despite the fact that SaidIt's file upload function itself is what uploaded the pic to imgur, and it did use a direct link, I tried again just now doing exactly what you said and using a link instead of the button. It did not work

captainramen🇺🇸🛠️ MAGA Communist 🛠️🇺🇸 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

That's fucked. My guess is that it's looking for <meta property="og:image" ... /> but since it's an image it doesn't work. OK try again but disregard my advice and post the imgur page rather than the direct image. It has the social media tags

MolecCodiciesCOVID-9/11 Vaccines Don’t Work[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun 9 months ago

u/FThumb u/Martini u/penelopeportney

Any of you guys know?