# Displaying images: any FAQ? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 30, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/displaying-images-any-faq/1029679 "2026-04-30T21:29:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/displaying-images-any-faq/1029679/1 "2026-04-30T21:29:47Z")
> [@A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4827): > > Unfortunately .jpg doesn’t embed due to security offset. Apologies if my perfunctory search wasn’t enough to find any answers already put on the site, but in our caption competition thread in Thread Games, I’ve often struggled with getting images to display reliably for all users. The advice I’ve been using is to ensure I post a link that ends in .jpg but the linked post above is an example of it not working for everyone. Would someone kindly post a brief checklist or similar showing the steps I need to take in order to post images without causing viewing problems? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/displaying-images-any-faq/1029679/2 "2026-04-30T21:46:54Z")
I suspect that this is an issue with the image host, not with the SDMB. If that’s the case, there’s not much you can do beyond finding a different host. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/displaying-images-any-faq/1029679/3 "2026-04-30T21:57:12Z")
@Chronos is correct. That’s entirely the hosting site, not SDMB. For an alternative hosting site, I like [https://postimg.cc](https://postimg.cc). Others have good luck with [https://imgbb.com/](https://imgbb.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/displaying-images-any-faq/1029679/4 "2026-05-01T00:45:32Z")
I’ve started using Shutterfly. Yes, they are a business that sells you products like calendars and mousepads you can put photos on, but you can create a free account, upload images to it, and share them easily. I switched to them because people in some parts of the world couldn’t view my Imgur uploads anymore. I’ve never spent a dime there and have never had a problem. They even have a mobile app you can use to upload photos from a mobile device (again free). Just suggesting it in case the other alternatives aren’t to your liking. I’m liking how Shutterfly works. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/displaying-images-any-faq/1029679/5 "2026-05-01T12:48:19Z")
Here is some details on what to try: > [@ImgBB on an iPhone, steps to display images for the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imgbb-on-an-iphone-steps-to-display-images-for-the-sdmb/1024594): > > In @Mean_Mr.Mustard’s monthly photography threads (here for Nov 2025 ➜ [\*\*Monthly Photo Competition #36– November, 2025 – “A Whole Lot of \_\_\_\_\_”\*\* [Poll added]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-36-november-2025-a-whole-lot-of/1024478) ■ ) we recently discovered that images hosted on imgur are not viewable by Dopers in the UK, due to reasons. In the related thread for Rolling Discussions we determined that ImgBB works (here ➜ [SDMB Monthly Photo Competition - rolling discussion thread - #1723 by Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1723) bullitt ■ ) and we defined steps for a PC. See the Nov 2025 … It is pinned in ATMB. You can find this note and others and our rules via the #sdmb_rules-and-notes tag.