the proper way to post FLICKR images in Clubsnap

[night86mare]

Since many people use Flickr, and I've seen quite a number who have no idea how to do it properly (probably due to an improper understanding of how files actually work on the Internet).

Common mistakes include:

1) Copying image PAGE URL instead of image LOCATION
2) Not using the Clubsnap IMG tags properly

This is how to do it properly. Go into your Flickr account. Go to the page with just the image YOU WISH TO POST on it.

There should be a row of icons that you can see, like this:



Click on "All Sizes", highlighted above. A new page will open.



Skip the HTML one, unless you want to post it on your blog or something, then can just copy and paste. Select the appropriate size on top of the picture, there is usually: Original, Large, Medium, Small, blah blah blah. Large should be alright, and Medium is definitely safe (500 pixels widest, but a bit small).

Copy the line boxed up above.

Then post the link the way Darren has mentioned in his Users Guide to Posting Images in Clubsnap Forums.

I quote (with some modification):

Quote: Copy the Link/Image location (it will look like http: //farm4.flickr.com/3325/123786/123978_123.jpg) Over in the Forum, you can now insert (hotlink) the image into your post/thread by: a) clicking on the Insert Image icon (yellow box with a small mountain) and pasting the URL copied early into the box; or b) typing [IMG]_paste_URL_here_[/IMG]

[zac08]

Just to add on...

Flickr would actually prefer it if the user links back to the photo site with the picture.

including the site URL.