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I've re-sized the photo I want for my avatar to 53 X 80 pixels, but it doesn't work...

This is the photo I'm wanting to use.


Untitled by Blake Tyler, on Flickr

Any suggestions?

Your link is not to the actual photo. It is to a photo that is in itself a link.

You need the URL to the actual photo. The URL filename needs to end in a recognized file type like JPG or GIF.

I know. I was showing what I was trying to upload from my computer. . . The photo is a JPEG

Maximum dimensions; width: 80 pixels, height: 80 pixels, file size: 6.00 KiB.

Your picture looks to be about the right size (80x80 pixels), but is the file size under 6 kilobytes?

It should be. I usually don't have an issue with this sort of thing, however I did have it happen recently on another forum. The admin thought it was odd. After looking at my photo he couldn't understand why it wasn't working either. Oh well. I guess never mind. I'll just go w/o an avatar, or try another photo.

Let me repeat, your flickr address is not a valid link.

You need a link that will display the picture -- and ONLY the picture -- in your browser. Your link is displaying the picture inside a Flickr page. Fix your link and it should work fine.

Your file is too large. You can tell the size by right-clicking on it and choosing properties. It is 7.4Kb and must be 6.0Kb or smaller. You need to lower the resolution of the image with a tool like Irfanview or an avatar creation tool.

Jumping Frog wrote:Let me repeat, your flickr address is not a valid link.

You need a link that will display the picture -- and ONLY the picture -- in your browser. Your link is displaying the picture inside a Flickr page. Fix your link and it should work fine.

Now let me repeat myself. I know. I was not trying to upload from flickr. I was merely using it to show that the photo is 53 X 80 pixels.

Keith B wrote:Your file is too large. You can tell the size by right-clicking on it and choosing properties. It is 7.4Kb and must be 6.0Kb or smaller. You need to lower the resolution of the image with a tool like Irfanview or an avatar creation tool.

Thanks. I'll try that. For some reason I read 4.7Kb when I looked at the size lol.

Figured it out thanks to Keith B! I don't know why I read 4.7 when I looked at the size. And after all that, I decide to go with another photo lol.