How to attach photos to posts in this forum

Question

The new forum has its own quirks for including photos in posts. Some tips based on what I’ve learned so far:

If you want your readers to see a screenshot or the result of some LR action, use the Insert Image button to include the image inline with your text:

If it’s important to include an original photo file, e.g. to troubleshot a LR problem with that photo, use the paper-clip Upload Files button to attach the file to your post:

I’ve been able to attach raw files, text files, and .zip files, as long as they’re under 50 MB (contrary to the error message that says the limit is 5 MB).

However, if you try to attach an original JPEG, the forum will always convert it to Webp format, defeating the purpose of attaching the original JPEG. To work around this forum bug, use Mac Finder or Windows File Explorer to compress the file to a .zip and attach the .zip.

If your file is bigger than 50 MB or the forum fails to attach it for some other reason, upload it to Wetransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive or similar free service and include the sharing link in your post.

Conrad_C · Answer

Tips:You can drag an image from the desktop and drop it into the text editing area.* That embeds it inline with the text, which is the most convenient way for others to view it.*At least drag and drop works for me in the Safari browser on macOS, have not tested other browsers or platforms.You can embed a GIF animation. So far, the Adobe forum software seems to respect the color palette of the uploaded GIF much better than the old forum software which often wrecked the color. But try to keep the file size down; I aim for 2MB or less per animated GIF.

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