# How do you embed a photo or video or article so it shows in the post on the site rather than just be a link in the post? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 25, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-embed-a-photo-or-video-or-article-so-it-shows-in-the-post-on-the-site-rather-than-just-be-a-link-in-the-post/916276 "2020-07-25T01:49:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-embed-a-photo-or-video-or-article-so-it-shows-in-the-post-on-the-site-rather-than-just-be-a-link-in-the-post/916276/1 "2020-07-25T01:49:24Z")
Title really says it all. I am interested how you can make an image or video appear in a post on this board. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-embed-a-photo-or-video-or-article-so-it-shows-in-the-post-on-the-site-rather-than-just-be-a-link-in-the-post/916276/2 "2020-07-25T02:13:36Z")
Just post the naked url. No tags… [![](https://frinkiac.com/meme/S09E14/1097145.jpg?b64lines=IE9PSCwgVEhFWSBIQVZFIFRIRQogSU5URVJORVQgT04gQ09NUFVURVJTCiBOT1cu) ](https://frinkiac.com/meme/S09E14/1097145.jpg?b64lines=IE9PSCwgVEhFWSBIQVZFIFRIRQogSU5URVJORVQgT04gQ09NUFVURVJTCiBOT1cu) Edit: I wasn’t intentionally calling you a dummy. I just grabbed the first internet themed Simpsons quote I could come up with. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-embed-a-photo-or-video-or-article-so-it-shows-in-the-post-on-the-site-rather-than-just-be-a-link-in-the-post/916276/3 "2020-07-25T02:18:57Z")
I’ve posted naked URLs but I guess my mistake was not putting it on its own line. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-embed-a-photo-or-video-or-article-so-it-shows-in-the-post-on-the-site-rather-than-just-be-a-link-in-the-post/916276/4 "2020-07-25T02:19:55Z")
Ooo, yeah, I didn’t even consider that bit. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-embed-a-photo-or-video-or-article-so-it-shows-in-the-post-on-the-site-rather-than-just-be-a-link-in-the-post/916276/5 "2020-07-25T05:35:43Z")
That is the same technique for posting a “OneBox”. But note, it doesn’t work with all web sites you might link to. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-embed-a-photo-or-video-or-article-so-it-shows-in-the-post-on-the-site-rather-than-just-be-a-link-in-the-post/916276/6 "2020-07-25T15:21:55Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I’ve posted naked URLs but I guess my mistake was not putting it on its own line. Do we really want nakedity here? Won’t someone think of the children?