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[Guide] How to upload and embed images / pictures on MAL

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Jul 1, 2023 3:20 AM
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I see this question frequently asked on the forum so I wanted to make a small guide.

How to upload images

MyAnimeList does not have an own image upload so you need to use an external image hoster to upload your image.

You can use one of these free hosters for example:

https://catbox.moe

https://imgur.com

https://imgbb.com

https://postimages.org

After uploading your image you should get an image link (the one ending with .jpg or .png or .gif).

If you can't find this link try to right-click on the image and select "Copy image address" or "Copy image link" or "Copy image location".



How to embed images

On the forum you can simply use the image button to embed your image.



On your profile, comments, private messages and blog posts you need to use BBCode to embed your image.

The code you need looks like this:

[img]YOUR_IMAGE_LINK[/img]

Keep in mind your link must end with either .jpg or .png or .gif

Here are some examples how it should look like:

[img]https://files.catbox.moe/665g2f.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/0rLEn7n.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i.ibb.co/dt92RQV/taiga.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i.postimg.cc/7Pz9757h/taiga.jpg[/img]

If you have any more questions feel free to ask.
ateksAug 6, 2023 3:40 PM
Jul 1, 2023 5:50 AM
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Thank you for your service to the newbie kiddos ateks-dono.
Jul 1, 2023 9:35 AM
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You forgot to say that they could also just let this
https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/468910-paste-images-mal

Do everything and all of that for them
Jul 1, 2024 1:02 PM
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has something changed? ive tried 100 times the method written here, only to end up with that missing image icon

tried all format in all hosting sites, and nothing
Jul 1, 2024 2:01 PM
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has something changed? ive tried 100 times the method written here, only to end up with that missing image icon

tried all format in all hosting sites, and nothing
@Mikarin_Enjoyer I don't think that anything has changed. You sure that you didn't miss a step? Did you control that the link ends with .png, .jpg or .gif?
Jul 1, 2024 2:48 PM
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@Mikarin_Enjoyer I don't think that anything has changed. You sure that you didn't miss a step? Did you control that the link ends with .png, .jpg or .gif?
@Wiedly yeah, i have it as [xxx]https://imgur.com/a/3ySwJ5x.jpg[/img] (changed the img here when writing so you could see the command, but i obviously have it correctly when posting)
Jul 1, 2024 4:38 PM
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@Wiedly yeah, i have it as [xxx]https://imgur.com/a/3ySwJ5x.jpg[/img] (changed the img here when writing so you could see the command, but i obviously have it correctly when posting)
@Mikarin_Enjoyer

[img]https://i.imgur.com/BXhrKER.jpeg[/img]
Jul 1, 2024 4:52 PM
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@Mikarin_Enjoyer

[img]https://i.imgur.com/BXhrKER.jpeg[/img]
@hacker09 that worked... was it the "i." before the url?
Jul 4, 2024 6:27 AM
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@hacker09 that worked... was it the "i." before the url?
@Mikarin_Enjoyer huh, how did you copy the link? I right click the imgur picture and copy the picture address (which is with the "i."). Grabbing the link doesn't work lol. But good that it was solved.
Jul 4, 2024 8:20 AM

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@Mikarin_Enjoyer huh, how did you copy the link? I right click the imgur picture and copy the picture address (which is with the "i."). Grabbing the link doesn't work lol. But good that it was solved.
@Wiedly dont know what exactly did it tbh... i did type the "i." in instead of copying it from the url or the link imgur gives you

pretty sure thats not it tho, but aside from i didnt do anything else
Oct 13, 2024 3:59 PM

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Thank you! I'll put this in my watched topics so I remember to come back to this when I need to upload a picture.
"When clouds appear, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, the winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms make men expect a dearth."

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Nov 15, 2024 12:26 PM
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im just testing...
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Dec 31, 2024 7:02 PM

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Not working for me at al even after all the instructions I followed here. Please fix your damn site.

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