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1 Sep 19, 2006 01:00    

Look, I am no expert so be easy on me please. I am a writer who has been given the task of maintaining a new BLOG for Jamaicans.com. I can't seem to get a picture I upload from my computer to display in a new post. I keep getting an "invalid URL" to the link it automatically puts in the post. Can anyone give me a clue or a link to where I might be able to read and understand?

Thanks

2 Sep 19, 2006 18:00

For some reason, the b2evolution validation checker doesn't like the link. I wonder why?

Can you paste one of the links it says is INVALID?

Also, do you have a link to the site blog?

Thanks.

3 Sep 19, 2006 18:37

Thanks for the reply. http://blog.jamaicans.com/index.php?blog=7 this is the BLOG link. Here is the picture link

<img src="http://blog.jamaicans.com/media/GLEN CAMPBELL.jpg" width="134" height="135" alt="" />

As you can see, I was able to post pictures when signed in as the "admin" and used links from pictures I saved at PhotoSite. I was hoping, however, to upload them straight from my computer. Can I do this? And, can a person who is not an "admin" post pictures? When I go to enter a comment not as an admin, there is no place to put the [img] link.

Do I just know too little about how this works?

I appreciate the help

4 Sep 19, 2006 20:04

accompong,

Well, the very first problem I see, is that the filename for the image contains a SPACE.

While the Window XP operating system CAN handle spaces, many of the WebHosts utilize servers that run Sun, Linux or other flavors of UNIX (UNIX does not like spaces in the file-naming structure).

I'd recommend that you get into the habit of not using spaces in your file names, either on your local computer (Windows) or for your uploads.

Try changing the space to an underscore "_" and see if that helps.

You CAN upload your files directly from your computer, to your webhost, and this is the RECOMMENDED way. (Reason: if you rely on PhotoSite ... you're relying on TWO servers to be running, for anyone to see your site ... YOURS for the text and THEIRS for the photos). Better to just rely on one server.

By default, the program does not allow images in comments. Other posters, who are writing articles, CAN post pictures, but if you want pictures in comments, you'll have to do a bit of core hacking and it's not recommended, as anyone can leave a comment.

Let me know if this helps.

5 Sep 20, 2006 16:10

stk,

Yep, it worked! I took out the space and added an underscore and "bang" there it was. Thanks.

I realize that there is so much to learn and I do too many different things to learn even half of what I need to know to function properly.

I will be sure to knock on your door and sip from your pool of knowledge again.

Respect

accompong

6 Sep 20, 2006 16:20

No worries. That's what we're here for! :D

Cheers,

7 Sep 20, 2006 16:32

accompong, you can ignore this [what i'm saying].

Shouldn't b2evo automaticly convert the " " to "%20"... so it would work without having to manually change the spaces to underscores? Seems to be a bug imho


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