+Geo_TAJ Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Is it possible to use Google Photos for image hosting for background images? I've tried copy/paste the link generated by the Google Photos web app to the background image line of the chache setup page but nothing seems to happen. How do COs generally do this? Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I tried using my google account profile picture (the only thing I have in google photo at the moment), and the link did not appear to work as a background image. I usually upload images to the gallery of the Listing page, and then copy the link to the image from there. I know it works that way: Uploading an image Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I usually upload images to the gallery of the Listing page, and then copy the link to the image from there. I know it works that way: Uploading an image ^This is the easiest way to do it. I don't think the background image field will work unless it points to a file with an extension (e.g. http://www.example.com/image.jpg). IIRC, those Google URLs don't have the file type extension on the end (ie. .jpg, .png, etc.), so that's probably why it wouldn't work. Quote Link to comment
+Viajero Perdido Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Check the terms of use first; Google may not allow that. Many/most cachers upload their pix to geocaching.com with good results. Quote Link to comment
+thebruce0 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 imgur.com is another great free alternative. You don't even need to create an account, unless you may want to manage the image details in the future. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 imgur.com is another great free alternative. You don't even need to create an account, unless you may want to manage the image details in the future. +1 for imgur.com I have an account and unlike so many other online services I *never* get spam from them. I use the native application on my laptop and can just drag-n-drop images onto the desktop icon and it creates a directly link to the image. Quote Link to comment
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