Imgur Issues?

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Has something changed with Imgur process recently?

I’ve been trying to post a photo using the standard method - copy the link, use the paper icon, paste link and hit space - and nothing is appearing in the post?

I’ve noticed that my photo on imgur isn’t now appearing under my “hidden” section, but now shows under “all”, so has something changed on the Imgur platform?
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  • JezWyndJezWynd Frets: 6853
    Imgur are annoying as they alter the website and process and seem to give little info on the changes. My workaround is to Control click on the image I want to use and use ‘copy image address’. Things on the Fretboard side work as before. (I’m using a Mac)
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  • JezWynd said:
    Imgur are annoying as they alter the website and process and seem to give little info on the changes. My workaround is to Control click on the image I want to use and use ‘copy image address’. Things on the Fretboard side work as before. (I’m using a Mac)
    I’m just using a Iphone/Ipad. Will try a few different things 
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  • JonathangusJonathangus Frets: 6026
    edited September 2025
    Several threads/posts about this already.  
    But yes, Imgur has made it really difficult to get the direct link.  On desktop, you can right-click > 'copy image address' or similar, but it's a PITA on mobile.

    Use postimage instead. Or preferably:
    https://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/226662/subscriptions-get-image-uploads-and-no-ads/p1
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 81675
    Imgur is just the latest to follow the standard route map of enshittification when a well-used web service gets bought by a new owner who only sees the potential for revenue and then sets about maximising it. They weren't the first and won't be the last.

    The solution is the same as when everyone moved to Imgur because Photobucket did it - time to move on somewhere else. They will never learn and it will happen to the new place too eventually, but we should have a few years or so.

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  • So, which of the free-to-use image hosting sites are compatible with this forum?
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  • So, which of the free-to-use image hosting sites are compatible with this forum?
    https://postimages.org/ is by far the simplest.
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  • DiscoStuDiscoStu Frets: 6125
    So, which of the free-to-use image hosting sites are compatible with this forum?
    https://postimages.org/ is by far the simplest.
    Which of the many link options do you use on postimages for posting on here?
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  • Whatever you use, you always want the Direct Link.  That's the main problem with Imgur now - they've removed that option.
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  • prowlaprowla Frets: 5554
    I tend to open the image I want in a new tab and copy its URL.
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 30116
    So, which of the free-to-use image hosting sites are compatible with this forum?
    https://postimages.org/ is by far the simplest.
    For now.
    Having trouble posting images here?  This might help.
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