Forum BBCode and images
What TornLife's research has established about Forum BBCode and images, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- The wiki says forum posts can contain hosted images and hosted videos using BBCode, so the image must be at a URL. No native upload is described. Players' screenshots in posts appear as images from external hosts such as gyazo, postimg and picpaste. (documented; Forum › Functions, )
- Patch list #84 (05/03/19) added a new text editor to the forums and converted existing posts. Patch list #39 (03/04/18) added the BBCode testing forum. Earlier, in 2015 and 2016, players reported images stripped on posting and asked how to add images after the editor changed. (confirmed by Torn; Forum/Patch History, )
- The Torn Wiki BB Code page lists [img]Image URL[/img] as the code that displays an image. Wrapping it as [url=SITE URL][img]IMAGE URL[/img][/url] makes the image a hyperlink. (documented; BB Code › Codes, )
- The forum editor has an 'add image' button, and players have also inserted images through the source (BBCode) view. The default editor can be switched to BBCode with the { } Source button at the bottom right. (player reports; Setting to select the BBCode editor by default, )
- The wiki points to the Graphics forum and the Profiles page for BBCode help on making images show up, and there is a BBCode Testing Forum for trying codes. (documented; Down To Details › Profiles, )
Questions about Forum BBCode and images
- How do you add a profile picture in Torn?
- How do you post an image in a forum post?
Put the image's web address inside the BBCode tag [img]Image URL[/img] . Older player reports also describe an "add image" button in the editor that …