On the right of the main page under the GW has joined houzz is a link to the changes that have occurred since the merge and at the bottom they ask us to keep asking for suggestions and help I have asked for embedding abilities maybe if we all do so it might happen.

Will add my request to Houzz, Rorah. I hope it works!

I don't know how to make this smaller. But yesterday and the day before I was really having trouble inserting a link even though I had no trouble before that. Anyway, yesterday, almost by accident, I highlighted>copied some text and was going to paste it into Notepad and then figure out how to get not just a link, but the link I wanted without all sorts of other info, getting into it.

But, funny thing happened, somehow I pasted the copied text into the comment box I had open. I immediately showed as a working link.

Long story that shoulda been short lol I just went to Pinterest and almost copied the first image i saw. Since it was 2 flamingos which were definately not of the genus lawn type, I quickly went to my folders and picked out something more design related.

For what it's worth. That is my new chair for my brand new but still work in progress Lounge.

No, it isn't oversized lol Again, sorry that I don't know how to make it smaller but I did give you a pic... simply copied and pasted. I never even touched the link thingy

UGH! The chair WAS there!

This is funny, because I find it so much easier to do pictures and links now. But, I'm on an ipad. I'm still learning that my picture might get inserted within the text, wherever the cursor was, and if I leave the page for a second the picture is gone. But that part is probably an ipad thing.

Well, here is my CL find.. my new Hollywood Regency piece I am going to use for a bar in my Lounge. This is not actually mine. Mine is almost identical. Mine has brass ring pulls and oddly, this one has a center panel that doesn't open, just the 2 side panels do. Mine is the opposite. Only my cener panel opens. Oh, and this cost 175 bucks, I think? Mine cost 40 bucks. And that is one of my new chairs and what the heck, my gorgeous new oversized cocktail ottoman. Anyway, you're right, this a PIA way to have to do this. I had to copy>save image as> and then after it got saved had to click photo>find the file/photo>open

Pictures are easier for me too now--also on an iPad. But I hope they can and will do whatever makes it easier for other people too. Multiple options for adding pictures would be good!

Sheesh did you download pic first? That is how I have been doing non houzz pics.

it's very simple using:http://tinypic.com/ I can take a photo and upload and edit and put on the site in under 5 mins.

Roarah, no, it was a pic I saved in houzz. You're quick! The pic and comment test were up for about a minute. I thought I got away with my test, but you caught me!

Aputernut makes it seem easy, but she's a 'puter nut! I'm still working on posting pics.

I, too, find using pictures from outside of Houzz more difficult. Perhaps that was their intent? And, yes, I'm now gun-shy about sharing personal photos.

If I understand correctly, kswl isn't having a technical problem downloading a photo to her computer and then uploading it here, it's that she doesn't want to have to do that every time she wants to post an online photo. Is that right, kswl? If I have a photo sitting on my computer, of course it's no problem uploading it. But if I find something online, 1) I don't really want to put it on my computer, and 2) without a link it can lose attribution.

I find it easier. I've been taking screen shots (whether my own pics or off the internet), saving to my desktop and uploading. Takes about 10 seconds.

Is it possible to post a pic from a web based photostorage site, like photobucket?

Re: attribution: you can load a pic and provide a link as two separate tasks within the same post.

It's not that it's difficult, it's a pain. And it's a 2 step pain if you want to credit the snagged photo. I have lots of pics saved in my personal inspiration files without credit - they are for me to scroll through and I don't need to know where they came from. But if I use one here, I can't credit the site. And if I find a new photo to use in a current thread it may not be something I want to keep on my computer so then I have to delete it after I've posted it (and the source) here. Now the 2 step process is 3. No, we're not talking a lot of time, but it's not user friendly for the type of forum we have and it's impacting what we do here - and not in a positive, change is good kind of way.

It really doesn't bother me at all, although it probably should. I guess I just don't think my personal pictures are all that special...

MagdalenaLee, I tend to think that way too...until I don't. I understand that once something's on the internet, it's foolish to think it can be totally erased, so I tend to only post things I can live with the world seeing. I doubt most care. But things happen and one can wish something were not so readily available. I now have a huge collection of photos on Flickr. I mastered posting them in GW. I noticed many had a lot of trouble doing that, so uploading from their computer must seem like a good solution.

Houzz now owning copies of my photos is a minor irritation, but one nevertheless.

I don't post that many photos, so the extra steps for using an online photo don't bother me that much. But for those who helpfully post a lot of photos they find online *to help other posters* are understandably frustrated.

I'm with Pal on that one.

There was a recent discussion, maybe on another forum, that Mac computers won't work with this process, but on my acer with Firefox, I can use pics from Photobucket, or the web, by clicking on the Photo icon (under the text box), then copying/pasting the direct link (from Photobucket, or from image info on a pic from the web) in the file name box, on the file upload/browser page that pops up. Hit 'open' and wait a few seconds, then the pic should appear in your message. I first found this shortcut posted in the Hosta forum.

I still have to add a link if I want to identify the source, but it isn't that difficult to go back to the window where I have the pic, copy the url, and paste it in the message. If you include it in the text, it becomes a hyperlink, without having to click on the link icon--you can't re-name it, but the url is clickable.

You can try this on the test forum, then delete the test uploads.

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/test

I know this doesn't address the 'forever' issue, but does it make uploading pics easier?

Edited to add: As far as I can tell, the photos that I upload to a thread using this process, do not go to my downloads file. Just in case anyone was wondering.

I haven't tried t post any pics, but what a bummer that Photobucket can't be used! I like to be able to remove photos, too, for privacy reasons.

I've only posted one picture and I didn't credit it. But I also didn't claim it as my work. I usually just use links.

Thanks mamagoose, I didn't even know there was a test forum!

"it's that she doesn't want to have to do that every time she wants to post an online photo. Is that right, kswl? If I have a photo sitting on my computer, of course it's no problem uploading it. But if I find something online, 1) I don't really want to put it on my computer, and 2) without a link it can lose attribution."

Exactly, Linelle.

The two step attribution process (posting a photo and a separate link) for Internet photos is ridiculous, imo. And I haven't been able to use smugmug pictures from the site here either. So I am just not posting pictures unless I have just taken one and am posting from an iPad (like the pix of some serving pieces I posted a few weeks ago).

I don't like having to download Internet pix onto my computer or iPad and then take them back off. I also don't think I am actually entitled to give Houzz pictures I don't own. It seems others have found workarounds or aren't bothered by the additional steps---which is fine. Im glad somebody will be posting pictures!

With respect to the issue of never being able to remove the links to your own photos-----it's not that my personal photos are that special, it's that they are personal. I guess I can't explain it any better than that I am lending them to a forum, not granting a deed.

You're welcome, mudhouse, and when I delete my tests, no one can see my mistakes. ;) If the threads are left, sometimes they take on lives of their own, especially the ones with interesting pics.

The test forum can also be found by clicking on the garden side, then scrolling down to the T forums.

I can see how the attribution piece would be particularly frustrating. So far I have posted my own photos (easier now for me to do multiples and no attribution concerns), photos that are already on Houzz (obviously no attribution concerns) and one picture of a faucet that very obviously is the manufacturer's stock photo. For that one, I figure the manufacturer is happy to have it spread far and wide so I didn't sweat it. But for more personal photos or for professional photos for magazines and the like, I sympathize with wanting to be able to easily attribute them correctly. I hope the forum moderators can find a way to make that happen!

With regards to photobucket or tinypic. I've been able to still post photos from those sites by hitting the photo icon here and then pasting the direct link into the box - then click open. The issue is, if you're using those sites to 'loan' your pics (like that term), the links don't break anymore like they used to when deleted or moved from your album.

misformink, so it sounds like once a photo lands at Houzz, even if linked, a physical copy is retained.

Honestly, I understand that Houzz (and other sites like it) wants stuff to look good, and broken links to photos can be unsightly and give the appearance of no one minding the store.

Still, it rankles.

What I liked was seeing how many views certain pictures had, from my picasa account. Mind boggling at times :)

I would like to be able to post a picture directly from my cell phone, not uploaded unto my computer but can't figure it out on this site.

I just uploaded that pic from my iphone. Of course it's sideways.

Adding photos takes 2 seconds. I'm not sure how posters are making this difficult.

I thought it was pretty easy to post a photo. The only thing that I wouldn't do now that we're on Houzz is to post photos of my own home. I don't like that bit about Houzz reserving the right to all photos posted.

I've always posted them from my stored personal photos so I prefer the new way. Every now and then I have to go through and delete photos that I only saved to post here. I suppose if I had so many photos that it was a chore to delete them individually, I could put them in a folder labeled GW and delete the entire folder periodically.

Beverlyfla, we actually do KNOW HOW to post pictures. It is the method and longevity of the commitment that I personally do not like. Have you read any of the other threads on this subject? I'm assuming you understand that you cannot post from online photo storage sites and that, once a photo is uploaded to a Houzz thread it can NEVER be removed. They own it as of that moment. Not everyone is cool with that.