What link do we need for avatars?: Difference between revisions
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For avatars you will need the direct link to the picture. For example, if I want a giant smiley as my avatar, I can go and find the picture on a website. | For avatars you will need the direct link to the picture. For example, if I want a giant smiley as my avatar, I can go and find the picture on a website. | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Husond/Archive_13 | |||
If used, the link above will not give you a smiley as your avatar. The above link is a link to a webpage, not an image. If you want the image, you must got a link directly to the image. | If used, the link above will not give you a smiley as your avatar. The above link is a link to a webpage, not an image. If you want the image, you must got a link directly to the image. | ||
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Smiley.svg/800px-Smiley.svg.png | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Smiley.svg/800px-Smiley.svg.png | ||
This above link is exactly what is needed. It is the DIRECT link to the actual image. | This above link is exactly what is needed. It is the DIRECT link to the actual image. A good way to tell if you have the image is the end of the web address in your browser bar; if it ends in a .jpg, .gif, or a .png, odds are that you have the correct URL. | ||
Note: to get the direct link, you usually just click on the image. | Note: to get the direct link, you usually just click on the image. |
Latest revision as of 13:11, 15 May 2008
For avatars you will need the direct link to the picture. For example, if I want a giant smiley as my avatar, I can go and find the picture on a website.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Husond/Archive_13
If used, the link above will not give you a smiley as your avatar. The above link is a link to a webpage, not an image. If you want the image, you must got a link directly to the image.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Smiley.svg/800px-Smiley.svg.png
This above link is exactly what is needed. It is the DIRECT link to the actual image. A good way to tell if you have the image is the end of the web address in your browser bar; if it ends in a .jpg, .gif, or a .png, odds are that you have the correct URL.
Note: to get the direct link, you usually just click on the image.