Great for newbies, but... in Trish's "How Do I?" Series

By dave
January 6, 2015

A couple years ago, Trish set out to write a series of "how-tos" where she explained a dozen or so concepts about the site. We present them in their entirety here for your enjoyment!

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ctcarol

Jan 5, 2015 8:03 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Carol
Santa Ana, ca
Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.

The one thing you missed was how to arrange and post pictures. That seems to be the cause of the most confusion. Most of the members are very helpful. but they may not be on that thread at that time. If there is a "how to" on this subject, I have missed it. I have just picked it up along the way from different threads.
I love ATP! Keep up the good work!

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dave

Jan 5, 2015 9:09 PM CST

Garden.org Admin

Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)

When you upload a photo to a post in a thread, click on Preview and you'll see the photo there. Well, in the post itself is a special tag that starts with '[lightbox]'. That tag is what is producing the image you uploaded.

So if you upload two images, you'll have two lightbox tags and when you preview the post, the images will show in the order that the corresponding tags are entered. So you can cut and paste to move the top lightbox tag below the other one and that'll change the order of the images. Just click on Preview after you make your changes to see. Be careful not to change the lightbox code as that'll break the image.

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ctcarol

Jan 5, 2015 9:31 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Carol
Santa Ana, ca
Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.

Thanks, Dave. I've got it figured out. I was referring to those that are new to the site.

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greene

Jan 6, 2015 9:08 AM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!

dave said:When you upload a photo to a post in a thread, click on Preview and you'll see the photo there. Well, in the post itself is a special tag that starts with '[lightbox]'. That tag is what is producing the image you uploaded.

So if you upload two images, you'll have two lightbox tags and when you preview the post, the images will show in the order that the corresponding tags are entered. So you can cut and paste to move the top lightbox tag below the other one and that'll change the order of the images. Just click on Preview after you make your changes to see. Be careful not to change the lightbox code as that'll break the image.

Perhaps that bit of useful information could be added as an edit to the article for the benefit of the newbies?

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

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oscarsgirl2

Jan 10, 2015 3:28 PM CST

Well I am one of those newbies. I am not sure how long it will take me to master this wonderful, huge, informative site, but I will say Trish your "How Do I?" article is sooooo much help. So as one newbie to a veteran you did not waste one second, because your article is helpful to someone like me that has not been on any sites like this before. I would give you a thumbs up, if I knew how.