Need Help from Fellow Wordpress Users

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by jackburton2006, Jun 26, 2007.

  1. #1
    Guys, I've been trying to solve this problem for months, and I can't seem to get a single help from the Wordpress site via their support forum. Either no one knows what I'm talking about, or no one knows how to solve it. Okay, it's like this:

    Wordpress allows you to upload image files that can then be made linkable to a separate page via a thumbnail, correct? The problem with this for me is, when a user clicks on the thumbnail, they are taken to the page alright, but the image shown there is compressed. But the thing is, the WHOLE IMAGE loads, it's just compressed for some reason. If you click on the image again, it gives you the full size.

    What I want to do is pretty simple: When the user clicks on the thumbnail, it opens the image in another page as before, but this time I want the FULL ORIGINAL SIZE to show up, not a compressed version.

    Does anyone out there know how to accomplish this? Any help would be appreciated.
     
    jackburton2006, Jun 26, 2007 IP
  2. Etherfast

    Etherfast Peon

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    #2
    Hi :)
    The compressed version shows just because the image is simply too big to fit your window (it fully loads, but you have to click it in order to zoom).
    I don't think there's something to be done about it, besides shrinking the image to an acceptable ratio.
     
    Etherfast, Jun 26, 2007 IP
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    #3
    Hi
    I too think the image is automatically shrunk to fit the screen. Some users have this feature activated on their browsers and some don't (Tools-Advanced-'Zoom'). Personally, I would use smaller images to link to and/or post bigger images on Flickr or such to save Bandwidth.
     
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  4. Etherfast

    Etherfast Peon

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    #4
    That could be it too.
    I'd need a sample post on your blog so I can check out.
     
    Etherfast, Jun 26, 2007 IP
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    mopacity Well-Known Member

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    #5
    This is a browser related issue and not so much a wordpress issue imho.
     
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  6. jackburton2006

    jackburton2006 Peon

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    You and the others would be wrong. Besides checking the results on both Firefox and IE, I've always made sure the images were smaller (at times, MUCH smaller) than the given width/height of the page it was opening in. As far as I can tell, the compressed version that shows up is almost exactly 30% of the width of the page, regardless of the ACTUAL size of the image.

    In any case, does anyone know of coding or how to make the image page output conform to a specific (or within a certain limit) size?
     
    jackburton2006, Jun 26, 2007 IP
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    #7
    In this case, can I see a demo, please?
     
    Etherfast, Jun 27, 2007 IP
  8. jackburton2006

    jackburton2006 Peon

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    #8
    Have you ever uploaded image files with Wordpress and linked it to a page? It's the same result for every blog I've ever seen.
     
    jackburton2006, Jun 27, 2007 IP
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    Post your URL! We can't help you without seeing it.
     
    hmansfield, Jun 27, 2007 IP
  10. goldfin

    goldfin Active Member

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    #10
    It may be the browser's problem or that the size is too big. Also try changing the file extension of the pic. It sometimes work. The best thing is you post your particular blog so that someone can help it;)
     
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    Check your link before you click through to the page. It's possible that the link is actually linking to a page with the thumbnail. The URL for the thumbnail is different from the URL for the full image. If it's linking with the thumbnail, there should be a pretty easy fix for it, but I'm not sure what it is.
     
    thatedeguy, Jun 28, 2007 IP
  12. jackburton2006

    jackburton2006 Peon

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    You don't need to see it. I already drew you a picture. If you can't figure it out from what I've told you, then you clearly aren't expert enough to help me anyway.

    So nevermind. I already figured out how to fix it.
     
    jackburton2006, Jun 29, 2007 IP
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    Would you mind telling us how you fixed it, for future reference?
     
    thatedeguy, Jun 29, 2007 IP
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    WOW! Thats a first! Well glad you fixed it anyway.
    Yeah, you are right, I can't just visualize what you are talking about. I suck What can I say?
     
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    sat123 Banned

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    #15
    Pls share with us the fix..that would help us...too if the same prob. occurs
     
    sat123, Jul 6, 2007 IP