Ok, so we're still learning bit by bit altogether.. Let's now discuss the "hosting" of images which is really useful for theme creators and for those who "embed" pictures or images and icons almost anywhere and any part of your page..

Hosting is uploading an image on a website, accessible via the world wide web, for the purpose of probably sharing, documenting and many more. In multiply, we often get by the words "image URL" or "embedding images". These require images "Hosted" somewhere on the internet.

With Wikepedia's definition: An image hosting service allows individuals to upload images to an Internet website. The image host will then store the image onto its server, and show the individual different types of code to allow others to view that image. Because many users do not have personal webspace, either as a paid service, or through an ISP offering, Image Hosting services have become massively popular as the demand for hosting services increases. With the explosion of the popularity of blogs, forums, auctions, and other interactive pages, image hosting services have become extremely popular among end users.

Web-hosting is a popular service rendered in the world wide web. Some of the popular choices are:

1. Imageshack
2. Photobucket
3. Tinypic
4. Imagehosting

Now we're done with the orientation part.. Let's get deeper onto hosting in multiply.

You can Host the Images yourself here in multiply, and probably use them as a background, comment or greeting (like glitter images), as an image reference, or just to embed it almost anywhere..

This also allows retrieval of an Image URL (which can be used for linking photos).

Just follow these SIMPLE STEPS:

• Upload the Image you like on your Photos Section.

• Photo's Page: http://username.multiply.com/photos
  
• Upload Page: http://username.multiply.com/photos/upload-mtb

• You will now have your picture on your Photos right?

Now, where can I get the Image's URL?

• Go to the Photo's Page and click the Album that contains the image you have uploaded (will direct you to the Album's Page).

• Photo's Page Sample: http://makulitrepublic.multiply.com/photos
• Album Page Sample: http://makulitrepublic.multiply.com/photos/album/5

• When you have opened the Album, click the Image you want.
• After Clicking the Image, that will now direct you to that specific photo's page.

• Specific Photo's Page Sample: http://makulitrepublic.multiply.com/photos/photo/5/1

• There are two ways after the previous step.

• If the Image is small enough for the page, the image size "below it" is not  going to be click-able.

sample: http://makulitrepublic.multiply.com/photos/photo/6/1

• If the Image is too big for the page, the the image size "below it" is going to be click-able. If this is the case, click the image size "below it" and proceed with the next step.
  

sample: http://makulitrepublic.multiply.com/photos/photo/5/3

• All you got to do now is right-click on the image and
• On FIREFOX (easier to use): select copy image location.
• On IE: select properties, and copy the Address (URL) on the pop-up.
  

• Paste it on Notepad (preferably) or any other word processing application.

We're all done! You now have the Image URL you've been looking for..




Help in Embedding Images:
http://makulitrepublic.multiply.com/journal/item/23

Help in making Backgrounds on your page or for posts (advanced):
http://makulitrepublic.multiply.com/journal/item/22

Help in Changing Default Icons:
http://makulitrepublic.multiply.com/journal/item/56

 THE CODE: <img src:IMAGE_URL>

First, select the picture you want to put (embed - proper term) in the guestbook of your contact or on replies, or almost anywhere.. Right click on the image you like and select copy image location.

That image location is what we call a URL.

Now, here's the code you need: <img src=IMAGE_URL>

All you have to do is to replace IMAGE_URL with the image URL of the image want to embed.


Since we did copy the image URL via the right click, all you have to do is to right click again, and select paste.


Here's an example:

Let me do it with the headshot of this group, and as in the procedure, right click on the image, select "copy image location".

That (image location) of that image (the group's headshot) would be:http://images.makulitrepublic.multiply.com/logo/3. This is also the URL of the image we want to embed.

NOTE: The image location is also its URL.


now, in the code <img src=IMAGE_URL> , replace IMAGE_URL with the URL of the image we wanted (the group's headshot).

that would turnout as:<img src=http://images.makulitrepublic.multiply.com/logo/3>

when you post this on a guestbook, here's how it will turnout:



    * read it over and over, im sure it's easy when you get tp try it! =D




Tutorial on Changing Background Images on POSTS: http://makulitrepublic.multiply.com/journal/item/22