By jraper@groups.drupal.org on

I just updated my Image module to one that contains the new Image_attach module. Can someone please explain what Image_attach does and how to use it? I have enabled the module, but can't see that it changes or adds any capability anywhere. Maybe I just don't understand its purpose.

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magnusprime commented

I am also trying to figure out what this does, and why I would use it.

I have also downloaded and installed upload_image, but I have the same questions on that.

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kuahyeow commented

This was a hard one to find out about.

In administer -> settings -> 'content types', then click on the content type you want to 'configure'.

Under Attach Images:, select Enabled

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magnusprime commented

I know how to edit it, and that it allows pictures to be uploaded. But the pictures show up in the bottom. They dont show inline. So they are barely better than using the standard default upload capability, except that it shows a tumbnail instead of a link? And I have never even gotten it to show a thumbnail.

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walterbyrd commented

I am using drupal 4.7.3, and I don't see what you are posting about.

I am trying to get the ecommerce module working. Frankly, to say the documentaion is inadequate would be far too kind.

This is from the handbook: "use image_attach module to add images to content types and then product enable content types to display products with images."

First, I wonder WTF is "image_attach" I can not find this module. I suppose it's part of some other module, but I don't know which one. Why am I expected to know?

After some searching. I find that "image_attach" is supposed to be in the image module. So I install that module, but I am still at a complete loss as to how it's supposed to work.

I went to administer -> settings -> 'content types', and clicked on the content type I want to 'configure'. But I do see an "enable" button.

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trantt commented

I couldn't able to locate this module neither. I've no idea what Product documentation was talking about...

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kuahyeow commented

image_attach is located in the image module.

I too have only used it once or twice, instead I'm going with CCK and imagefield modules now. Once you click 'enable' (see grandparent post), then go to 'create content', the content type, and click on the image right below your "body" textarea. It allows you to attach images.

other functionality included in image modules would be create image nodes and image galleries, but these are separate from image_attach.

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venkat-rk commented

I read somewhere in a forum post that Image attach is basically about allowing multiple images to be attached to a node. The display is at the bottom of the node, not inline. This might sound crazy, but there may be occasions when one wants to add more than one image to a story without necessarily creating an image gallery. I think this module answers that need.

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hhallii commented

In case you arrive at this same place like I did:

You have to enable the Upload core module before you will see the "enable attachments" option described above (even though the image module is installed).

hope that helps