Profile picture/avatar?

[Charmed Paws]

Hello I have just joined this forum and wondered if anyone can advise me on how to load my avatar picture up? Do you have to load the picture up onto the Internet to get a URL for it? And if so what site would I have to use?
Feel daft asking this question especially when I'm good with computers lol
Many thanks in advance

[deguconvert]

Hi Charmed Paws!! Welcome to the forum!! We are delighted to have you with us, and the opportunity to get to know you!!

Have a look at this link to a post here . . . deguworld.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=world&action=display&thread=8318

Now, the method is basically the same as outlined there, except that when you copy the URL for the photo you want to use, you then open up your personal profile and scroll down to the box for Avatars. Into that box you will insert/paste your URL and then scroll down and click on the update profile button at the bottom. This should accomplish what you desire.

[Charmed Paws]

Hello, thankyou for the help and quick reply. I have followed the instructions and copied the IMG code and pasted it into the modify profile section where it asks for the avatar url. I then click modify, it refreshes but nothing comes up. When I then go back into modify profile, the link has been taken out and nothing is in the url box.

[Charmed Paws]

Nevermind, been searching on google as photobucket wasnt working and found a site that other people may find useful as they convert photos into avatar sized pictures. The site is www.shrinkpictures.com
Ive finally got my pic up yay thankyou for your advise

[deguconvert]

Sorry, I was trying this out myself to see what I could learn and put into practice. With photobucket you have to use the direct link to get the avatar photo to work. I think . . . .

I ended up trying all the different options in the list there to make it work, and I am not sure I'm remembering the name right. LOL!