Tips and tricks to manage the photos in Connect

[ErmesT]

Tips and tricks to manage the photos in Connect

Edit: with the migration to the new platform this post is no longer valid, but it remains an interesting read to remember the previous version of Connect

Im writing this post by request, so thanks to @user_not_found to give this opportunity.

As you may know, in Connect every member can post a maximum of 1000 photos. It is a big number, but if you are a compulsive user of “Photos and discoveries” Board, (like I was) you can reach the limit in a very short time.

Here you will find some useful tips to save space, without renouncing to post.

• Choose the most significant photos: before posting, read the useful post from @LuisRG , pinned on the top of “Photos and discoveries” Board, from which i’ve estract: “If you want to share other photos, please add a link to an album on Google Photos or to any other place where you have these pictures stored, so we can all take a look.” This is the most important point: too much photos in a single post means more time for the page to load, and less attention from the reader, especially if they are using a smartphone.
• Two way to load photos

1) Uploading. Most of the photos in Connect are loaded, from a Computer or a Phone. Every photo you load is stored in your personal album, increasing by 1 the count of your loaded photos

This means that, if you load two or three times, in different posts, the same photo, the photo will be counted two or three times

If you want to use the same photo more than one time, follow me in the next step

2) Load from your album. Once a photo is loaded, you can reuse it many times, directly from your album:

When you click on “saved photos”, you will find a page with the list of your album (yes, when loading photos, you can choose, or create, an album where to save it)

Now, with a click on the album, you will find your photos

Easy, and in this way you will avoid to loose space.

Now, before you go to open your album, to delete all the duplicated photo, whait a minute, because a mistake is always possible.

Remember this:

• If you delete a photo from a post, the photo remain, unused, on your album
• If you delete an used photo from the album, an horrible empty placeholder will remain in the post

Next time we will see how to remove/replace a photo in a safe way, and how to add a photo from a link

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[ErmesT]

Removing Photos.

Removing photos is a simple operation, if you do in the correct way.

Let see how to proced with a simple example, creating a post that will be removed at the end of this test.

If you prefere a simple “step by step” procedure, please follow the link

Then we add two photos

and we save it into the post. All of you do this almost everyday

If we go to see our album, now we have two more photos:

what happen if we remove one?

the result in your post is this

Not so nice.

For this reason, remember that a photo Must be removed both from your Album and from your post.

this is the final result

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[ErmesT]

Removing Photos - Step by Step.

Some member was coming a request for a “step by step” procedure, so here we are:

• First of all, locate the post in which are the photos you want to remove
• click over the photo. Now the photo will opens in bigger size.
• just under the photo, in the left side, there is your profile icons, than, in blue, a link to your album of photos. Right click on it to open the album in a new page
• moves between the album pages, to find the photo you want to remove. When you find it, you will see that, passing with the mouse over the photo, in the top left corner will appear.
  • The first one is a X. Clicking on it, you will delete the photo.
  • The second one is a small cloud. Pressing on it, you will opens the post in which the photo is used. Right click on it, to open the related post in a new page.
• If it is the right photo, delete it from the album clicking over the X
• now reload the page of the post: you will see a placeholder where previously was the photo.
• Edit your post, deleting the placeholder, and replacing it with a link to the album where the photo are loaded

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[BakulMehta]

Dear Sir @ErmesT

Thanks for sending your previous solved posts.

But I have one more question.

When I want to upload photo from my connect album, I can see three folders in my album.

All Photos(142), Hidden (BM63)(82) and Public (BM63) (60)

How can I delete all hidden photos ?

Please help me.

[ErmesT]

@BakulMehta , the procedure is always the same, as showed in my post.

Ermes

[BakulMehta]

Dear @ErmesT sir

When I open my album in connect, it doesn’t show hidden album.

But it can be seen only when I try to reply any post and want to add photo from my saved album, I can see that hidden album but I can’t delete any photos from that.

Pl help for this problem.

[ErmesT]

Hi @BakulMehta here is your hidden album.

Now, just to make this reply helpful for everyone: How to reach your hidden album?

Please note that this operation should be executed with the site in “desktop mode”

Click on one of your photos. The photo will open and, in the lover part of the pop-up, you will have a thumbnail of your other photos (all your photos)

Click over a thumbnail

on the left side you will see in which album the selected photo is. Scroll the photos, untill you find a photo that is in the Hidden album

Now, click on the album link (the one that I have circled in red) to reach your hidden album

Ermes

[BakulMehta]

@ErmesT

Thank you so much for helping so that I can delete the hidden album photos.

Thanks again Sir.

[BakulMehta]

@ErmesT

Thanks for guidence and helping.

I am success to delete all hidden photos.

[deepakjhic]

Hello @ErmesT ,

I think this was a locked thread.

Well these are really helpful instructions. Thank you very much for your valuable time.

[ErmesT]

Yes, @deepakjhic , this thread was locked when on the old Help Desk Board (all thread were locked in there).

now is open for commenting of for support, if needed

[AdamGT]

Hello @ErmesT

You mention that there are 3 methods to upload photos but only describe 2. Where can I see the third please?

[ErmesT]

Yes you are right @AdamGT

The third one is “upload from URL”, as you can see on your “Insert photos” pop-up. I didn’t mentioned that method for several reasons:

1. Because a photo inserted on that way counts against the limit
2. In fact, this is simply a way to choose an URL as a source for your photo (e.g., from your own website), but the final result is the same of uploading a photo
3. The URL method can be misunderstood, with a potential risk of copyright violation

I am going to edit my original post because, as you correctly pointed out, only two method are described

[Mutaz1]

Hi @ErmesT , Thank you for your useful tips.

[system]

Thanks for the tips, it’s really helpful.

[ErmesT]

You are welcome, @Mutaz1 , @user_not_found

Thank you for the feedback, it is always a pleasure to receive a positive reply

[system]

Dearest @ErmesT

How to add 360° photos on local guides connect post ? Is there any option to do so?

[ErmesT]

Hi @user_not_found

Actually the only way is to share a link.

Due to the abuse experienced in the past, the Local Guides are not longer allowed to use I-frame in Connect

[system]

@ErmesT

Thank you for the information and knowledge।. You really helpful & friendly.

[Giuseppe7980]

Hi @ErmesT

How are you?

Thanks for your post…usefull for me.

If in the Image don’t appear the post where Is publisch means that Is not posted and I can removed without looking any post?

Is this correct?

Thanks for your reply

Regards

Giuseppe