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Discussions Issue (Webcomic)
Hello,
I'm attempting to create a Forum for my comic in the discussions section. However, when I start a new thread I cannot add links or images. For images, any link I use (Instagram, twitter or an upload site) cannot be used. For links, it took the link, but it just disappeared and doesn't show up in a test thread. Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you in advance!
Just an FYI the bbcode works for adding pictures. It's just the link feature that I couldn't figure out.
I see you figured out the BBcode, which is great. You can actually turn on forums for your own comics on the comic page as well! To do that, you can go to the licensing options for your comic and on the left-side menu, you'll find a section called "forums". You'll be able to turn the forums on there, and anyone looking at your series page will be able to see them! Hope this helps : )
Here's mine that I've been experimenting with for example: https://globalcomix.com/forums/3564/godsbane
I didn't like having to use a hosting site as their TOS seem shady to me. They had the option to delete after 5 mins, but the code then also was deleted. Without being able to use the insert image via link makes this difficult. I tried entering code (not taken from image hosting) and inserting a link to a picture I uploaded via imgur and this didn't work. I'm not sure what to do without giving my art to a web hosting site such as ImgBB and keeping it up there. Is there a work around that I'm just not seeing? Thank you :)
Okay, so it took a while, but I possibly found a work around (that others can use). There is a chrome extension "create embeddable links for google photos". Once installed I was able to get the bbcode from an image I uploaded to google photos. I'll just use that for now since I already went through some trial and error with the other options! :D
I'm glad you were able to find something that works for you! That's a creative solution!