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KrazyIvan
February 16th, 2017, 10:01 PM
Let me start this by saying that I know other services provide easier methods of sharing your photos but I mainly use Instagram although I do have Flickr, Photobucket, and Google Photos accounts. If you have Flickr or Photobucket, it's probably easier to use the sharing features built into those services. Gogle Photos does not give you a sharable link that is usable on forums. This method is easier to do on a full desktop browser and that is what I am showing you here.

Instagrams sharing links do not contain the actual .jpg extension URL we need in order to post to a forum like this. I use this method here and on FPN with no issues. For this tut, I am using the Chrome browser but it should be a similar process in other browsers. I am also in Windows 10. I am hosting these images on Flickr because I have more privacy control. Something you will need to consider is that if you want a private instagram account, this method of sharing might not work. Flickr allows you to control privacy on a per image basis. Instagram is all or nothing.

First, you will need to have to be logged into your Instagram account. Here we are at my Instagram page:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2342/32564892060_fdfa2680d7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RBDzSd)2017-02-16 (https://flic.kr/p/RBDzSd) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Then you need to click on the picture you want to share. It will enlarge the image.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3698/32791955402_353ee25787_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkTq)2017-02-16 (1) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkTq) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Now you need to left click the image, a menu will pop up.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2170/32791955002_8148517341_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkLw)2017-02-16 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkLw) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Click on "View page source"

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2170/32791955002_8148517341_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkLw)2017-02-16 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkLw) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

A second tab will open with a lot of code. Don't worry, we just need one line of it. The address that keeps your photo.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2186/32791954692_ae8e6df821_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkFb)2017-02-16 (3) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkFb) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

You will now need to hold down the "CTRL" key and the letter "F", that will pop up Chrome's "Find" on this page feature at the top right of the page. You will type "JPG" in that search box

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/578/32791954592_a1897beabb_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkDs)2017-02-16 (4) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkDs) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

It will highlight "JPG" in orange. That is the line we need to post our photos in forums. Look to the beginning of the line for the "https" and copy the line all the way to the highlighted jpg.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2180/32791954402_5d54f8cca0_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkAb)2017-02-16 (6) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkAb) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Now, in the forum, open your reply or new post window and keep in mind that wherever your cursor is, that is where the picture will be placed. Click on the insert image icon

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2094/32791954092_bd86b00c14_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkuQ)2017-02-16 (7) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkuQ) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

A box will pop up asking for the URL of your image. That is what we copied already. Just place your cursor in the tect box and past it in. Then click okay.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2919/32791954042_9fa28d35ff_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHktY)2017-02-16 (8) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHktY) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

You can keep repeating the process with other images until you have linked all your photos. Just remember that wherever your cursor is when you click the "insert image" icon is where your new image will appaer. I try to break up images with a line of space by hiting the enter key twice after each code entry. Hope this helps someone.

notsim
February 17th, 2017, 08:00 AM
I usually go to the resources tab in chrome and copy the url for the image :)

KrazyIvan
February 17th, 2017, 08:22 AM
I usually go to the resources tab in chrome and copy the url for the image :)

I have not seen the resources tab in over a year. What Chrome version are you running?

notsim
February 17th, 2017, 08:27 AM
I usually go to the resources tab in chrome and copy the url for the image :)

I have not seen the resources tab in over a year. What Chrome version are you running?
56.0.2924.87

if you click on inspect then application, scroll down to the frame and expand the images you can copy the url

http://www.snickers.org/~cisco/insta-capture.jpg

penwash
February 17th, 2017, 09:56 AM
In Firefox, right click on the image, select Inspect, then expand the <div> above where the inspect landed you at. Then when you find the link, just right-click and select "Copy Link Address"

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/524/32139903533_f9854dd33a_b.jpg

That's one quick way to get to the JPG url.

KrazyIvan
February 17th, 2017, 12:41 PM
I usually go to the resources tab in chrome and copy the url for the image :)

I have not seen the resources tab in over a year. What Chrome version are you running?
56.0.2924.87

if you click on inspect then application, scroll down to the frame and expand the images you can copy the url

http://www.snickers.org/~cisco/insta-capture.jpg

I don't like this method, it shows too many images and you have to scroll through to the exact image you need while I can just find it by searhing the jpg extension in the source code tab. Still it is another way of doing it. Thanks for sharing.

KrazyIvan
February 17th, 2017, 12:46 PM
In Firefox, right click on the image, select Inspect, then expand the <div> above where the inspect landed you at. Then when you find the link, just right-click and select "Copy Link Address"

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/524/32139903533_f9854dd33a_b.jpg

That's one quick way to get to the JPG url.

This is how it used to work in Chrome but something happened about a year ago, either Chrome changed or Instagram changed when Facebook took over. Now, when you copy the link address in Chrome, it gives you a link something like Google Photos does. It is not a usable link for forum posts. You can use the link in your posts but it will just open the image in a new tab. I just prefer to inline the images in my posts.

For what its worth, the link also helps to upload images to Wordpress but I still like Flickr for hosting on my blog. Uploading uses space on my Wordpress account while inlining them from Flickr saves my Wordpress allotment.

penwash
February 17th, 2017, 05:56 PM
This is how it used to work in Chrome but something happened about a year ago, either Chrome changed or Instagram changed when Facebook took over. Now, when you copy the link address in Chrome, it gives you a link something like Google Photos does. It is not a usable link for forum posts. You can use the link in your posts but it will just open the image in a new tab. I just prefer to inline the images in my posts.


No, the method I gave above will give you an image that can be displayed inline. Here's the proof:

https://scontent-dft4-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/16228611_369581770084439_5478436686780170240_n.jpg

qwinston
July 30th, 2020, 01:50 PM
Wow, thank you guys for this thread, for your advices and tips. I'm new here, so it was very interesting to read your guide. I thought that you can't share photos directly from Instagram at all. This can also work as a promotion method, because when you share photos, people will follow your account on IG and your ER, Instagram views (https://igautolike.com/free-instagram-auto-likes) will increase. I'll definitely try adding a new thread with photos and Instagram accounts, if it's not forbidden.

azkid
July 31st, 2020, 01:39 PM
This is how it used to work in Chrome but something happened about a year ago, either Chrome changed or Instagram changed when Facebook took over. Now, when you copy the link address in Chrome, it gives you a link something like Google Photos does. It is not a usable link for forum posts. You can use the link in your posts but it will just open the image in a new tab. I just prefer to inline the images in my posts.


No, the method I gave above will give you an image that can be displayed inline. Here's the proof:

https://scontent-dft4-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/16228611_369581770084439_5478436686780170240_n.jpg Hm. I see a broken image in Tapatalk and a blank on my browser (both mobile).

Screenshots:

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200731/f2f85003538e76f341c930225f48b9b6.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200731/242de618d506bf7d028f684f3edd5d64.jpg

Chrissy
July 31st, 2020, 02:06 PM
Hm. I see a broken image in Tapatalk and a blank on my browser (both mobile).

This thread was originally posted over 3 years ago so maybe things changed since then?

penwash
July 31st, 2020, 04:07 PM
This is how it used to work in Chrome but something happened about a year ago, either Chrome changed or Instagram changed when Facebook took over. Now, when you copy the link address in Chrome, it gives you a link something like Google Photos does. It is not a usable link for forum posts. You can use the link in your posts but it will just open the image in a new tab. I just prefer to inline the images in my posts.


No, the method I gave above will give you an image that can be displayed inline. Here's the proof:

https://scontent-dft4-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s750x750/sh0.08/e35/16228611_369581770084439_5478436686780170240_n.jpg Hm. I see a broken image in Tapatalk and a blank on my browser (both mobile).

Screenshots:

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200731/f2f85003538e76f341c930225f48b9b6.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200731/242de618d506bf7d028f684f3edd5d64.jpg

That method seems to no longer works. And I don't have the time to see if there's another way to do this, and now facebook owns Instagram, so who knows what they do to allow/disallow this.

Pterodactylus
August 1st, 2020, 12:11 AM
All of these services try to protect “their” images especially if they are not getting paid for hosting the content by the creator.
They want the traffic on their platforms (increasing the popularity of it, growth, make them attractive for advertisers and get paid for onsite ads and/or dealing with the users personal info/profile/content).
Therefore every external usage using their servers and infrastructure only for image hosting purposes for other services (where they have only costs but no benefit at all) is usually unwanted and they try to prohibit, restrict, prevent this parasitic use with more and more advanced methods.

Trying to find holes in their “defense” is getting more and more difficult, normally itˋs not just copying an image link anymore.
E.g. often temporary session links are used which expire soon to protect and cloak the real sources.
The crucial point is to find a link which stays valid at least for a longer period of time, and even then here is no guarantee that it stay valid.

manoeuver
August 1st, 2020, 05:58 AM
https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/s150x150/11324517_1641786346038042_222231048_a.jpghmmmm.
https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/s150x150/11324517_1641786346038042_222231048_a.jpg

KrazyIvan
August 1st, 2020, 08:40 PM
Yeah, Instagram broke this method a few months ago. It's partly why you can't inline your Instagram photo's on Twitter anymore. It just shows links. You can still copy the share link and post it but it does not have the same effect. From what I can tell, it looks like they encrypted the URL.

KrazyIvan
August 1st, 2020, 08:49 PM
https://scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/109422727_217173296245705_4612991208994517872_n.jp g?_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=ZI2xvCVkPQMAX_ZgIsO&oh=a241793146a15c1b5d3a11b0373a51c7&oe=5F4FDB0B



On another note. I just tested notsim's method earlier in this thread and it still works.

Helenawe
October 2nd, 2020, 08:05 AM
I'm not sure if you've gone through your images yet

not a Flickr member from seeing your photos, if you allow it, which you do.

The point is to be able to control who can see your posts on Flickr

powell1
October 24th, 2020, 09:25 AM
I think it's a really nice solution. I've tried it when had some problems with posting pics when i created my instagram acc for the first time. I didn't have much popularity i only had a few followers. I'm an art designer, i make logos and animated arts and post them. That's why i used different kinds of filters for my pics but then i started to search for other ways to increase my popularity. I searched for buying instagram likes and followers (https://famoid.com/buy-instagram-followers/) and it really helped me. I had thousands of followers and likes under my posts and positive appreciation. I become popular on instagram and i'm really happy for it.

KrazyIvan
October 24th, 2020, 09:51 PM
I'm not sure if you've gone through your images yet

not a Flickr member from seeing your photos, if you allow it, which you do.

The point is to be able to control who can see your posts on Flickr

If it was directed at me, yes, my Flickr is public. You can make it private and still post a private picture publicly. It warns you when you are about to share a private picture when you try to get the URL to share.

Mascofmendes
May 15th, 2022, 08:54 AM
I know this is not to the theme. However, if there are many active people on social media, where do you edit your photos and create those beautiful Insta stories?

Harpooner
May 15th, 2022, 10:37 AM
Hi, there are a lot of platforms in our days. I edit some of them directly on Instagram, and they look extremely good; all you need is to watch some tutorials and get inspired. However, if I need something more sophisticated and on a certain theme, I use this platform create.vista (https://create.vista.com/themes/instagram-post/birthday/). It's not the only one, but I feel like this one is the most accessible for me, and it gives you unlimited options. I just select the thematic I need and get creative. On top of that, this platform keeps the photo's original quality, which is extremely important.

carlos.q
May 15th, 2022, 10:47 AM
Wait for it....

NasirMendoza
May 20th, 2022, 09:58 AM
I've heard good reviews about this app! As for Instagram, it is currently at its peak of popularity. It seems to me that almost everyone has an Instagram account. A personal blog on Instagram is now a modern trend that can bring a good income. Undoubtedly, beautiful and high-quality photos are very important and directly affect the number of views. However, the number of views can be increased with the help of 1394TA (https://1394ta.org/buy-instagram-views/). I think Instagram is an easy way to make money by doing your favorite hobby.

Ron Z
May 20th, 2022, 10:48 AM
I wonder if the IP address of our two new posters resolve to the same area, or are the same??

Chrissy
May 20th, 2022, 12:00 PM
This is one of those particular threads that seems to be a spammer magnet

Ron Z
May 20th, 2022, 12:16 PM
On the "other" board, they usually get sent to never never land. Or if you will, a parallel universe.

Chrissy
May 20th, 2022, 03:24 PM
On the "other" board, they usually get sent to never never land. Or if you will, a parallel universe.
I dearly wish we had someone here who would do that.

Wile E Coyote
May 20th, 2022, 03:38 PM
I've heard good reviews about this app! As for Instagram, it is currently at its peak of popularity. It seems to me that almost everyone has an Instagram account. A personal blog on Instagram is now a modern trend that can bring a good income. Undoubtedly, beautiful and high-quality photos are very important and directly affect the number of views.

I wonder how long before this one gets edited.

Chrissy
May 23rd, 2022, 12:55 AM
I've heard good reviews about this app! As for Instagram, it is currently at its peak of popularity. It seems to me that almost everyone has an Instagram account. A personal blog on Instagram is now a modern trend that can bring a good income. Undoubtedly, beautiful and high-quality photos are very important and directly affect the number of views.

I wonder how long before this one gets edited.
They have both been edited and links now added despite having been reported :( Reported again.

mizgeorge
May 23rd, 2022, 04:08 PM
the whole thread needs to be deleted or at least renamed - that's what brings the spammers here in the first place.

Ron Z
May 23rd, 2022, 04:54 PM
How do you spam a spammer?

Chrissy
May 24th, 2022, 02:02 AM
the whole thread needs to be deleted or at least renamed - that's what brings the spammers here in the first place.
I have reported this thread for closure for this reason at least 3 times but nothing has ever happened.

mizgeorge
May 24th, 2022, 03:08 PM
Can the OP not edit the title?

Jon Szanto
May 24th, 2022, 03:13 PM
Can the OP not edit the title?

Once a thread goes live, you can only edit the body, not the title.

Chrissy
May 24th, 2022, 11:16 PM
Can the OP not edit the title?

Once a thread goes live, you can only edit the body, not the title.
It's such a nuisance but you can't change what needs to be changed i.e. the actual thread title as that has been fixed and numbered as a link. You can change all of your original body text including the title in there, but it never changes the title of the thread that is entirely above the first post.

I don't even know if the original thread title could be edited by the admin but I know for sure he could close it.

Insta zoom
August 25th, 2022, 08:45 PM
Let me start this by saying that I know other services provide easier methods of sharing your photos but I mainly use Instagram although I do have Flickr, Photobucket, and Google Photos accounts. If you have Flickr or Photobucket, it's probably easier to use the sharing features built into those services. Gogle Photos does not give you a sharable link that is usable on forums. This method is easier to do on a full desktop browser and that is what I am showing you here.

Instagrams sharing links do not contain the actual .jpg extension URL we need in order to post to a forum like this. I use this method here and on FPN with no issues. For this tut, I am using the Chrome browser but it should be a similar process in other browsers. I am also in Windows 10. I am hosting these images on Flickr because I have more privacy control. Something you will need to consider is that if you want a private instagram account, this method of sharing might not work. Flickr allows you to control privacy on a per image basis. Instagram is all or nothing.

First, you will need to have to be logged into your Instagram account. Here we are at my Instagram page:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2342/32564892060_fdfa2680d7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RBDzSd)2017-02-16 (https://flic.kr/p/RBDzSd) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Then you need to click on the picture you want to share. It will enlarge the image.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3698/32791955402_353ee25787_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkTq)2017-02-16 (1) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkTq) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Now you need to left click the image, a menu will pop up.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2170/32791955002_8148517341_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkLw)2017-02-16 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkLw) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Click on "View page source"

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2170/32791955002_8148517341_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkLw)2017-02-16 (2) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkLw) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

A second tab will open with a lot of code. Don't worry, we just need one line of it. The address that keeps your photo.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2186/32791954692_ae8e6df821_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkFb)2017-02-16 (3) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkFb) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

You will now need to hold down the "CTRL" key and the letter "F", that will pop up Chrome's "Find" on this page feature at the top right of the page. You will type "JPG" in that search box

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/578/32791954592_a1897beabb_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkDs)2017-02-16 (4) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkDs) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

It will highlight "JPG" in orange. That is the line we need to post our photos in forums. Look to the beginning of the line for the "https" and copy the line all the way to the highlighted jpg.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2180/32791954402_5d54f8cca0_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkAb)2017-02-16 (6) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkAb) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Now, in the forum, open your reply or new post window and keep in mind that wherever your cursor is, that is where the picture will be placed. Click on the insert image icon

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2094/32791954092_bd86b00c14_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkuQ)2017-02-16 (7) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHkuQ) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

A box will pop up asking for the URL of your image. That is what we copied already. Just place your cursor in the tect box and past it in. Then click okay.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2919/32791954042_9fa28d35ff_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RXHktY)2017-02-16 (8) (https://flic.kr/p/RXHktY) by Ivan Romero (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

You can keep repeating the process with other images until you have linked all your photos. Just remember that wherever your cursor is when you click the "insert image" icon is where your new image will appaer. I try to break up images with a line of space by hiting the enter key twice after each code entry. Hope this helps someone.

There is a simpler way, please use the image download function of the instazoom tool

SaraiMatthews
October 26th, 2022, 07:00 AM
Instagram can be a great way to host photos for your forum. Here are some tips: 1. Create a separate Instagram account for your forum. This will make it easier for people to find and follow your forum photos. Also, you can use https://famoid.com/buy-instagram-followers/ to get more followers. 2. Use hashtags to label your photos. This will help people find your photos when searching for specific topics. 3. Use Instagram's filters to edit your photos. This can help make your photos stand out and look more professional. 4. Make sure to post high-quality photos. This will ensure that people continue to follow your account and that your photos look good on the forum. 5. Use Instagram's stories feature to share behind-the-scenes photos and videos. This can help give your followers a glimpse into your forum's community and culture.

Mık Joger
March 20th, 2024, 11:10 AM
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