If you have ever wanted to upload an image from a URL without download and uploading, this tutorial is for you. With this method, if you're signing up for a forum, or setting up an account for any site, and you want to link a file for your avatar or profile picture without downloading the image and re-uploading it, now you can!
More after the Jump.
Finding An Image -
The first and the simplest step is to search google for an image on a site that allows hotlinking. Once you find a suitable image, click the result in google, and it will show you the image in a popup box. Right click it, and choose 'Copy image URL'. This will be used to upload the image.
A close up of the image after clicking its result in google image's search.
Finding a place to upload -
The second step is to find a site, for example I will be using Facebook. First, I'm going to go to my wall, and click change profile picture. From there, I will choose upload a picture. (It may go under another name, such as 'choose a file from your computer' on other sites.)
Uploading to Facebook.
Uploading the New Image -
Last step! From here, a popup will appear. From there click 'Choose File' and a file dialogue will open. With your image URL copied to you clipboard, where the 'File Name' field is, paste your url.
Paste your url into the 'File Name' field.
Voila!
After you click 'Open', an "Uploading..." popup will appear, and close in a few seconds. You have just uploaded from a URL in a file dialogue box! This works for many popular sites, including Facebook.
Sites I have tested and know this works on:
(All SMF and PhPBB forums)
Wow, nice helpful.
ReplyDeleteVery informative, I am a bit Rousty on this.
This was so useful! I had no idea how to upload images on facebook. Thanks so much for the post. =)
ReplyDeleteStuff I personally already knew, but it's good to see that someone's trying to get people on the right track if they don't know.
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