How to post photos when you get a too large error message.

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January 12, 2024 at 5:30 pm #1129112

Kbikeva
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Casey, when I click on that icon, I don’t get those choices – I get only the “insert here” screen as follows:

What am I missing?

January 12, 2024 at 5:40 pm #1129115

CaseyKane50
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Sorry, I skipped a step – on the Source line, click on the photo on the right. I’ll edit my post.

January 12, 2024 at 5:44 pm #1129116

Kbikeva
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I skipped that too – yes, I click on the camera on the Source line, and then it goes straight to my google drive to find the photo. Maybe I should use my phone?

January 12, 2024 at 5:54 pm #1129120

Kbikeva
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Okay, when I try it with the phone, I get options. What a pain the rear to have to jump through all these hoops. Thanks for trying to make it easier.

January 12, 2024 at 6:03 pm #1129123

CaseyKane50
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I updated the steps in the first post. Added a notation that the steps work on an iPhone and iPad. Will test on a computer. Thanks for your feedback.

January 12, 2024 at 7:17 pm #1129131

Boomer Cycles
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It works! Thanks for the iTutorial!

January 13, 2024 at 3:25 am #1129172

cvcalhoun
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Alas, there are no “Options” with an Android phone. I ended up having to find a site that would reduce the file size for me.

January 13, 2024 at 9:07 am #1129178

Aaron bikes
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For Android, go into the photo gallery and edit the photo.

When in editing mode, click the kebob (3dots) and choose resize. Then back to that same menu and choose “save a copy” to prevent from losing the quality of your original).

Then go to the forum and insert it.

January 13, 2024 at 9:18 am #1129179

LeftyLaura
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Testing- on the iPhone it library options then pick the photo. Thanks, very helpful, you get W&OD deer cocktail hour

January 13, 2024 at 11:25 am #1129181

rumipumi
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My hack on the iphone

1) take the photo

2) find it in my photo library

3) screenshot it from the iphone and crop

4) post that version of my picture!

January 13, 2024 at 4:29 pm #1129233

cvcalhoun
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@aaron-bikes When I am in editing mode on my Android (Pixel 6), there is no kebob. My choices are Suggestions, Crop, Tools, Adjust, Filters, Markup, and More. And none of those has an option to adjust size.

I also tried the screenshoting approach, and it didn’t work.

I initially ended up going to https://www.img2go.com/compress-image and getting it to compress the file size. Later, I discovered a free app called Compress Image at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.psoffritti.compress.image

January 13, 2024 at 6:28 pm #1129240

matteblack
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Interesting. I get that message every other time, but all I do is re-add the same picture (without resizing the picture at all) and it works like a champ!

Of course, now that I’ve said this, I’ll probably start not being able to do so! 🙄😅

January 15, 2024 at 7:08 pm #1129397

Serdar
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Thanks, Casey. I tested it on my iPhone now. It works.

January 15, 2024 at 8:20 pm #1129408

antibozo
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Can the admins not simply increase the image file upload size limit in the bbPress configuration so we don’t all have to jump through hoops?

January 15, 2024 at 10:32 pm #1129418

Indiana
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Thanks for sharing! It’s still not working for me on my android. Like Carol, I don’t get a “resize” option from the kebab. I don’t relish uploading to yet another website to compress or installing and giving permissions to a new app. It seems like there should be an easier way!
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