+diepauls Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 When including images in cache descriptions via <img src="..."> in HTML code, I would like these images not show up with extra links at the end of the cache description as well. Obviously this is possible, as I have seen that on other cache descriptions (e.g. GC12YZ6, to see what I mean). When using a lot of images in the cache description (especially images which are not photos, like stars, bars, etc.) it's ugly to get all those listed down there between "For online maps" and "Logged Visits", too. Can anybody tell me how this is done? I have found no general image upload method yet, only connected to a cache description, a log or a trackable item. And I don't want random images to show up in a foreign gallery. Link to comment
+niraD Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Some host the images on other sites (especially if the images are more appropriate as GIF or PNG, since Geocaching.com converts them all to JPEG). Some post the images to old archived caches. Some keep an unpublished cache around and post the images to it. Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 They show up in the list because you uploaded them to the cache page. If you don't want that to happen, don't upload them to the cache page. Instead, use something like ImageShack, or upload them directly to your profile. Link to comment
+diepauls Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 I see, thanks for the pointers. None makes me really happy, though, so I guess this turns into a feature request: There should be either a checkbox to allow the owner of a cache to decide whether an uploaded image is listed below the cache description or not, or there should be a general image upload option somewhere, for images which are not directly associated with either a cache or a TB. Link to comment
+Stunod Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 ...or there should be a general image upload option somewhere, for images which are not directly associated with either a cache or a TB. How about HERE? Link to comment
+ShotgunPR Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 This in a certain way, looks something similar to what I posted here about unifying the image uploads functionality Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Check with your ISP - many offer some amount of free web space. Link to comment
toczygroszek Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Oh boys (and maybe girls as well?), there is simply way. Just download your image to your cache listing, use URL for displaying your picture in description and then use "delete" in "edit" options. Picture will be deleted from list, but is still there and you can use URL link Did you really believe your pictures are deleted for good? I'm using this for my descriptions and it works perfect. Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Oh boys (and maybe girls as well?), there is simply way. Just download your image to your cache listing, use URL for displaying your picture in description and then use "delete" in "edit" options. Picture will be deleted from list, but is still there and you can use URL link Did you really believe your pictures are deleted for good? I'm using this for my descriptions and it works perfect. The kind folks up at HQ have long warned that using that little trick may not always be supported in quite the way you expect. Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I see, thanks for the pointers. None makes me really happy, though, so I guess this turns into a feature request: There should be either a checkbox to allow the owner of a cache to decide whether an uploaded image is listed below the cache description or not, or there should be a general image upload option somewhere, for images which are not directly associated with either a cache or a TB. You mean like UPLOADING THEM TO YOUR PROFILE, like I already suggested? Spend less time complaining, and more time reading the solutions being offered. Link to comment
+diepauls Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 @toczygroszek: Actually I thought about that, too. But I wouldn't trust that the images won't be deleted at some point in the future, and then you cache descriptions will be severely broken. @Prime Suspect: Sorry for ignoring the advice you gave in the first reply. It's just that posting the image to my personal profile seems just as awkward as posting it to a TB gallery. But you're right; as it is, this seems to be the preferred solution for my problem as long as I want to have the images on the GC platform. Thanks! Link to comment
+paleolith Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Another place to put images is on an old log entry. In fact, you can include them on a Reviewer Note, which will disappear when the cache is published. The images are still there and the links still work. Or after publication, just log a note with an old date. (I think you can even delete the log after getting the image addresses, but I don't like to count on it.) Posting the images to other web sites has the problem of being dependent on that site. I know of a puzzle cache which got archived because the owner was inactive and the link to the puzzle didn't work. The cache is probably still out there. And it's probably far from the only one in this condition. Edward Link to comment
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