Dear all,
Can I just say that I am a complete novice - I have never built a website before and therefore I know little or nothing about jargon littered around.
I'm not even sure if my question is in the appropriate topic. (please refer me to where I should post questions if it isn't)
I am using hosting provider HaaBi.
I access the control panel through https://supremecenter15.co.uk/members/
Within that, I have an are called File Manager. (Nothing has been installed on my PC)
In file manager I have folders www/'mydomainname'.com/
On my website I simply want to add pictures and change text colour to content.
I finding this incredibly difficult and unintuitive and I can't find a related post in the forums.
I have added a few modules - CKEditor , Imagepicker, IMCE, TinytinyMCE, Wysiwyg, IMCE Wysiwyg IMCE image bridge.
Ckeditor worked but I could not add images/nor change font colour?
Then Ckeditor randomly dissapeared - after I decided to enable all permissions for autheticated user into permissions.
I uploaded Wysiwyg and there is now a Wysiwyg editor back that looks like Ckeditor filtered.
I am having other issues seperate to this so I can't tell you exactly what Wysiwyg Is appearing.
When I change text colour, the text colour publishes as black even though in the editor the text colour changes!!?
In regards to adding images, imagepicker seems to be the only one that nearly works and I like it the best for that reason.
However, when I upload an image from my PC the pictures don't show - instead an empty box with a red cross shows. (With my title for that image next to the red cross). The pictures I upload show an empty box/red cross in my account/my imagepicker/browse.
And when I try to add them into content, The emptybox/red cross is added to content - yet when the content is published there is no image there at all. (I am trying to upload jpeg files. )
I don't feel that I'm explaining this that well and would like to provide screenshots, but I don't know how to do that on this forum either :) - seems like there is no add image area on here.
When I click image on wysiwyg editor - I can browse server and get into image picker (but again, images are just emptybox/red cross).
I could not even work out how to upload/add an image before, so Image picker is one step in the right direction.
What can I do!!?
It is really frustrating :)
Thank you.
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If you are using C-Panel
I am a novice as well and I have spent days trying to figure this out.
Using Firefox I went into C-panel where all the image uploads that I thought were disappearing were stored. My path was /public_html/sites/default/files. I selected the image I wanted and then selected view. Select the Media tab and copy the location info. In CKeditor I selected the image icon and pasted the URL info from the location tab and I had the image I wanted.
After uploading the image using the image upload.
You must be in Full HTML mode - thx noob
In Firefox open Cpanel
Go to /public_html/sites/default/files
Find the image you want and select View
Right click on the image
Select View Image Information
Select the Media tab
Copy the path beside Location:
Open CKEditor
Select the Image icon
Copy the path from Location: to the URL box
Save it and the image should be there
I am still looking for an easier way to do this in Drupal. I only have a few images so this method worked for me.
Hope this helps
Have you looked at Insert module?
Adding images into the body of a node is not the most intuitive thing to do in drupal. I recommend using the Insert module - http://drupal.org/project/insert -, which works with cck and filefiield to allow you to upload images to the server and insert them inside the body of the node.
Alan Aimer, thank you,Your
Alan Aimer, thank you,
What you said nearly works and this method will suit my needs just fine.
However - when I logout of 'control panel' (https://supremecenter15.co.uk/members/login.php) - the image turns into a empty box/redcross again!!!!???
When I log back in to control panel the image appears again! LOL
I'm not sure if its possible to leave my Control Panel (with file manager) open 24/7?
But I'm sure the problem can be solved another way????????????????????????????
In reply to Ipswitch - Thanks, but using another insert module wouldn't have solved the problem.
I have the same problem
It is because the path goes through CPanel and it is password protected. I discovered this last night. I am working on it this morning and will post here if I get a solution. I am going to change the permissions but I am concerned about creating a security problem.
Update: I don't think it is the permissions because other images show up and they have the same permissions. I am changing the path (the current path tries to go through the viewer).
I think I have this figured out
Please visit my site www.travelhealthmarketing.com go to Screen Shot and let me know if you see "The Header" pic. I changed that path and it works but I want to see what another user sees before I continue.
'Screen shot' ?I went to
'Screen shot' ?
I went to your website and I can see the Whale tail image in the header. (I think that is what you're asking)
Underneath 'We guarantee it!'
There are two images in the centre of the screen. The top one I can see but the below one is the emptybox/redcross we have been talking about.
It does seem like you've cracked it though ^ as I'm assuming you are logged out of Control Panel at this time.
Please disclose how !!
You are an absolute legend.
Image path
This is what the path looked like when copied from the viewer in Cpanel
"< img src="http://travelhealthmarketing.com:2082/viewer/home%2ftravelhe%2fpublic_html%2fsites%2fdefault%2ffiles/7-12-2010%2012-03-29%20PM%20-%20The%20Problem%20b.png" alt="http://travelhealthmarketing.com:2082/viewer/home%2ftravelhe%2fpublic_html%2fsites%2fdefault%2ffiles/7-12-2010%2012-03-29%20PM%20-%20The%20Problem%20b.png" >"
The problem is that the viewer path is in Cpanel and protected by the username and password.
After I changed the path it looked like this and it worked.
http://yoursitename/sites/default/files/filename
http://travelhealthmarketing.com/sites/default/files/7-12-2010 8-00-13 AM - NJ Header.png
The other problem I have is that Drupal only picks up the thumbnail of the actual picture. When I clicked on the image it opened as I wanted in a new window but I wanted the original picture in the body of the site not a thumbnail in a new window.
What I did was upload the thumbnail and then changed the file name so Drupal would post the picture as I intended. Remember to change the pixels in the image box or you will get the small boxes again.
So change this is was what was in the properties window in CKEditor.
http://travelhealthmarketing.com/sites/default/files/7-12-2010 8-00-13 AM - NJ Header_thumbnail.png
and I changed it to this
http://travelhealthmarketing.com/sites/default/files/7-12-2010 8-00-13 AM - NJ Header.png
Remember to adjust the pixels in properties or it will try to cram a big picture into a small place.
I'm sure there's an easier way but I am tired of following instructions and not getting the result I want.
How do you change the path?
My path looks like this;
'https://supremecenter15.co.uk/members/filemanager2/viewbigimage.php?path...'
"After I changed the path it looked like this and it worked." - How did you change the path!!?
I tried entering http://yoursitename/sites/default/files/filename into Webbuilder image/image properties - didn't work
I also tried http://yoursitename/sites/default/files/imagepicker/1/filename as thats where my file is in control panel - didn't work
I'm assuming this is because I havn't change the path. But I don't know how. ^^
Thank you soooo much for your help so far!
Change path
Select edit on your website content where you have a picture or little box where the image should be
Right click on an image or the little box where the image is supposed to be
Select "Image Properties"
Put the new path in the URL box
If you want Alt text type it in the box and again in the Advisory Title box in the Advanced Tab
Hope this works.
Ok, yer I did that
Ok, yer I did that before.
When you said 'change path', I thought you had changed it in Control Panel or something...
Just to confirm I'm not being stupid-
I Opened my 'about me' page, clicked on edit, right clicked the image,selected image properties,
In image info URL = https://supremecenter15.co.uk/members/filemanager2/viewbigimage.php?path...
I havn't changed the link or advanced tabe in image properties.
In the URL box I typed:
http://desultoryramblings.com/sites/default/files/Me.jpg - clicked ok and I got a emptybox/redcross
I also tried;
http://desultoryramblings.com/sites/default/files/imagepicker/1/Me.jpg
and that didn't work either.
Image properties
Follow the same steps and check the pixel boxes in the image properties box. They might be set to the thumbnail size. Also, clear the cache and run cron just to be sure.
IT WORKED!!!! you are a hero
IT WORKED!!!!
you are a hero among men Alan.
Either running Cron / clearing cache sorted my probelm (after following your advice with the path linking)
Thank you sooooooooooooooo much. Support everywhere else has been terrible.
I owe you one...
Good luck with your site and maybe speak to you again when I encounter another problem :)
You're welcome
I have had problems getting a non-engineer answer a few times. I know what it is like to be pulling out your hair when they say use this module or that one and they don't work. Let me know if you have any other problems and I'll try to help. I have been tinkering with this for a year now and I still get lost daily.