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How to use a Drobox photo in an online forum (CSS)
I've researched this topic, buy can't seem to find any info that is correct. How do you use photos, .pngs, or gifs that are in my Dropbox and have them show up in an online forum that uses CSS? I've ...
- This isn't officially supported, but this may work instead:
[IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ucf6qub7ueuzbez/holder.jpg[/IMG]
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ucf6qub7ueuzbez/holder.jpg?dl=0
Although in reading that link you just gave, it basically states that it doesn't work after Oct. 3rd of this year if I'm reading that correctly.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThat note is about hosting and rendering .html files in particular. Image files are fine.
For example, using your sample link, you can embed it as an image using:
<img src="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ucf6qub7ueuzbez/holder.jpg?raw=1">
I just tried that out and it worked for me. (You'll have to translate that for the syntax for whatever forum you're using though.)
For example, using your sample link, you can embed it as an image using:
<img src="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ucf6qub7ueuzbez/holder.jpg?raw=1">
I just tried that out and it worked for me. (You'll have to translate that for the syntax for whatever forum you're using though.)
But in posting on forums when you just need a direct link to a photo between image tags [IMG]https://www.dropbox.com/s/ucf6qub7ueuzbez/holder.jpg?raw=1[/IMG] it doesn't work and says that dynamic pages in the image tags are not allowed. ???
- Greg-DBThis isn't officially supported, but this may work instead:
[IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ucf6qub7ueuzbez/holder.jpg[/IMG]Whoa......I have no clue how you did that, but it works! :) Looks like just changing the first part to dl.dropboxusercontent.com and keepign the rest does the trick. THANK YOU! :)
Can you also resize the image using such a link?
- Greg-DBNo, shared links don't offer resizing functionality.
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