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usonian

(21,242 posts)
13. My two cents worth.
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 02:00 PM
Saturday

I use imgbb.com and postimages.org.

Both work, of course, webp has to be converted because DU does not show it.

Steps omitted.

I use imgbb because I can fish out an image link that I save on the computer and it works everywhere. But I have to fish it from "src=" and so on.

Imgbb can be terribly slow, I think because it uses a URL shortener, and DU uses a magic firewall.

Postimages seems to be snooping out political content lately. But mostly works.

I resorted to another host once when it did.


No permanent solution. Eventually, everything changes.

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Is the pic file in "webp" format? LuckyCharms Saturday #1
Never use postimages. They throttle, you keeping being fooled by seeing the image, but almost nobody else does. nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #7
Do you have an account on postimages ? dweller Saturday #2
It's got webp in the link. I used to get those on Post Images underpants Saturday #3
I clicked on your link. I then Right Clicked on the picture it displays and chose "Copy Image Link" progree Saturday #4
I'm going to try that JohnnyRingo Saturday #8
I see a cartoon pic with a guy with a rake inside a glass ball on a pedestal labeled Fall etc. /nt progree Saturday #9
I told you in the other thread to ALSO try right-click and Copy Image Link. I don't think you tried that Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #5
I just remembered I have a free account at Imgur JohnnyRingo Saturday #10
Polka Music! /nt progree Saturday #11
Looks great ... and funny! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #12
Postimages throttles. Are you a premium member of it? Then you will always see it. If not, clear your browser cache. Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #6
My two cents worth. usonian Saturday #13
postimages is deceptive. It will seem to work, for the poster, but not others Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #14
I can repost any that fail, but haven't had any gripes. Yet. usonian Saturday #15
The cure is to use imgur (free and don't even need to sign up) and ditch postimages. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #16
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