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Post by step_change » Tue Feb 27, 2018 1:49 pm

How do I do my signature picture please guys? I have my picture within the size limits and I am hosting the picture on my own dropbox with public access. However, no matter what I do I keep getting error messages saying it can't check the size of the picture and to check my URL. The URL is public and is 100% correct... I can check it in a browser and up it comes.

Does Z4 forum, support https fetch of the picture?

This is the picture:
Screen.Shot.2018.02.27.at.12.11.26.jpg
Screen.Shot.2018.02.27.at.12.11.26.jpg (102.58 KiB) Viewed 4990 times
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Post by Marlon » Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:23 pm

looks a little too big for a sig - has to be 150 x 600 pixels max
I use this free website for resizing my pics: http://resizeimage.net/
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Post by step_change » Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:33 pm

Think it works now....
EDIT: No it doesn't... Doh, I give up.....
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Post by Marlon » Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:56 pm

step_change wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:33 pm Think it works now....
EDIT: No it doesn't... Doh, I give up.....
Your pic is over 150 pixels high - I have resized it:
Right click on picture and 'save picture as . . . ' then use that saved pic to upload to your hosting site and link to it as before

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Post by step_change » Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:32 pm

Thanks Marlon. Ok uploaded to to my own site because Dropbox does not appear to work.

http://www.sjkastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sigpic1-2.jpg
... proves the picture is being served up.

Still doesn't work as a signature though - I just get the URL. Tried on Tinypic as well. No joy. I'll scratch my head for a bit and come back to it later... :)
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Post by step_change » Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:48 pm

UPDATE:
It appears to be a bug on this Z4 website. That image is working fine on other forums.
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Post by Marlon » Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:25 pm

As a test try copying this link into your sig, its your pic hosted on my site:
https://tinyurl.com/y8teumd3
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Post by step_change » Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:28 pm

.... worked......! WTF?
So tinyurl works perfectly since it works for other sites....
And the picture works fine from your site Marlon.
Doesn't make sense...
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Post by Marlon » Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:54 pm

Well I can host it for you until you figure out your own hosting site :wink:
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Post by tonyz4c » Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm

one is using http and the other https
Since 2_3 weeks links in signature doesn't work with http
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Post by step_change » Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:39 pm

Marlon wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:54 pmWell I can host it for you until you figure out your own hosting site :wink:
:thumbsup: Thanks Marlon. I'll let you know when I have it sussed!
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Post by step_change » Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:40 pm

tonyz4c wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pmone is using http and the other https
Since 2_3 weeks links in signature doesn't work with http
Thanks, will check into it. I suspected that actually.
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Post by Pbondar » Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:19 am

I’m using https and I never have been able to get an embedded url to work on this forum...

This is despite the same url works on many other B.B. that use the s@me s/w.

I’ve reported it several times, no joy..other sites show that depending how updates to the B.B. s/w are done this bug occurs...

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Post by MerBrook » Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:56 am

I have just followed Marlons advice and used http://resizeimage.net/ to resize the image, although I need to alter mine slightly. And then I have used imgBB.com (free) as a third party site to host the image. Hope this is helps.
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Post by Pbondar » Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:27 pm

MerBrook wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:56 am I have just followed Marlons advice and used http://resizeimage.net/ to resize the image, although I need to alter mine slightly. And then I have used imgBB.com (free) as a third party site to host the image. Hope this is helps.
tried this exactly and got..It was not possible to determine the dimensions of the image. Please verify that the URL you entered is correct :headbang:

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