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[Forum bug] File attachment limit

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:50 pm
by DGM
I'm trying to attach a png file to a post but I keep getting an error message: "Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached."

I've never attached a file to one of my posts here before so unless my quota is zero I shouldn't be exceeding it. And I've noticed that others have been able to post images, so ...

Re: [Forum bug] File attachment limit

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:16 am
by 5thHorseman
Your (and everybody's) quota is zero. I wish they'd remove the ability to attach, but it's otherwise completely normal.

Load the image up to Imgur, get the direct link, and post that here within img tags.

Re: [Forum bug] File attachment limit

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:42 am
by isla
The option should be gone now. Imgur is the way to go. Sorry about the storage/upload situation previously, guys.

Re: [Forum bug] File attachment limit

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 7:10 am
by DGM
Understood. Thanks, guys.

Re: [Forum bug] File attachment limit

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 7:16 am
by DGM
Actually, I just tried it and the img tags aren't working.

Re: [Forum bug] File attachment limit

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:20 am
by isla
DGM wrote:Actually, I just tried it and the img tags aren't working.


To embed images, put the image url between the image tags like so:

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[img]https://i.imgur.com/klFAd6S.jpg[/img]


Image

Test cat

Re: [Forum bug] File attachment limit

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 11:26 am
by DGM
I did. The tags were created using the forum software button and the URL was copy-pasted, so everything should be correct.

The post is here if you want to check it yourself: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=32916#p116214

Re: [Forum bug] File attachment limit

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:15 pm
by 5thHorseman
DGM wrote:I did. The tags were created using the forum software button and the URL was copy-pasted, so everything should be correct.

The post is here if you want to check it yourself: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=32916#p116214


The url you posted was to the webpage. You need a link to the picture itself. Imgur will give it to you but I don't recall the specific steps off hand. It's on the right while you're looking at the image and logged in.

Re: [Forum bug] File attachment limit

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:31 am
by isla
The image you need is "https://i.imgur.com/odwd4ML.png" which when put in like this

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[img]https://i.imgur.com/odwd4ML.png[/img]


And produces

Image

To get the url you need, right-click on the image then select "copy image address" and paste the resulting url between the img tags. The image address should always end in ".jpg"/".jpeg", ".png", or ".gif"

Re: [Forum bug] File attachment limit

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:44 am
by DGM
Got it now, thanks.