Add inline images to the text portion of your posts from your device or third-party sites like Tumblr, Instagram, or Flickr for visual breaks to long-form text posts.
Adding an Inline Image to a Post
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Follow these steps while on your creator profile. You can check which profile you’re on by clicking your profile picture in the bottom left corner.
- Click the Create button from the left-side menu
- Choose the post type
- Click into the post field to populate a camera icon on the left side
- Add an image straight from your computer, or grab a URL from where the images are hosted (e.g., Tumblr or Flickr)
- Click the confirm button, and you're all set
- Follow these steps while on your creator profile. You can switch between member and creator profiles by tapping on your profile image in the top right corner and tapping the Switch to button for the profile you’d like to visit.
- Tap on the Make a Post tab from the bottom menu bar
- When typing the description of the post, a text formatting menu will appear at the bottom – From this menu, you can tap on the image icon to add an inline image
- You can take a photo using your phone's camera or select an existing photo from your photo library
Tips for using links from popular image hosting sites
Inline images can be hosted by a third-party site like Tumblr or Flickr.
If you use Google Photos, please note that their links expire after a certain timeframe: they may work for a while but will not work long-term.
We use embed.ly to embed images on our website. We can only embed images from the providers that embed.ly supports. Click here to see the list of supported providers.
You can Test your URL to ensure that your image will post. Add your URL and click the arrow link to the right. If you find an error in the “type” field, your image URL will not post properly, and you’ll want to make sure you have the correct link.
Using links from Tumblr?
If you are using photo links from Tumblr, right-click on your image, click "Copy Image Address," and insert that URL into the link field of your post.
Using links from Flickr?
If you’re finding the message “Invalid Media” you can grab your URL and Test your link. Scroll down to where you find “URL” and copy the longer URL. Add this to the link field of your post.
Sharing images from Instagram? Make sure your account is not marked as private. Images on private accounts aren’t shareable in posts as they are meant only for your approved Instagram followers.