DailyPics Newbie Guide

[Andy P]

WELCOME TO DAILYPICS. New members will find the answers to most questions here. Please read.

At the top right of most pages is your Sign in/out box. Private Messages, Friends and Profile settings are accessed there. New PMs and friends will display an underlined 'new', click it.

Familiarize yourself with your "My Page". You can fully customize this page. You can Move feature boxes around, add your own custome banner Banner Image specs. Promote your personal web site.

If you become inundated with E-Mail notifications, check your E-Mail notification settings. They should be set like THIS.

The Forum is where the Daily Pics and other Discussions should go. Please read the 'Image Posting how-to' below. There is a large reply box below the first post in a thread and individual 'Reply to this' tabs below each comment. Use the big box unless your comment is to a specific post. The Reply box or tab you use will affect where your comment will appear within the thread. Watch for the little dotted line on the left of each reply.

The fastest way to view most links is to Right click ~ 'Open in a new window'. Thumbnails will automatically open in a new window.

All pics loaded into your public Album will show up in the Main page slide show. Slide Shows contain the 100 most recent images. Please do not load more than 6 pics per day. Let every one get their '15 minutes of fame' on the Main page. You can create 'Private' Albums with as many pics as you want. Just check the appropriate 'who can view' box for each pic. There is no daily limit on images posted in Forum discussions.

There is a Description box for image titles. Descriptions & Tags will be very helpful in searches as your Albums grow. Adding Tags also drives visitors to the site and helps us to grow. Adding a general location helps viewers.

Blogs are for anything that comes to mind that you are willing to share.

Friends on DailyPics are important. Some members post items with a "friends only" stipulation. Members must be friends to exchange Private messages.

Any underlined words are clickable links, like user names, image links and other web links.
Here is how to Create Links in your posts.

I am personally uncomfortable using my full name on any public web site. If you feel the same and got suckered into filling out your profile with your full name, you can change it.
Go to your My Page ~ My Profile settings ~ change your name ~ save.

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There are 5 categories to post in, Daily Pics, General Discussions, Introductions, Daily Chat and Tips ~ Critique. Please choose one when starting a thread.

Daily Pics should be posted in the Forum 'Daily Pics' thread. Whoever posts the first pic of the day is requested to start a new Daily Pics thread and date it.

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The preferred way is with a Clickable Thumbnail for uploading directly from your PC.

You can also use the underlined tab below the forum reply box 'Would you like to upload files', click it to upload directly and create a link. OR You can 'Copy & Paste' the URL link from your image hosting service directly into the reply.

The complete Ning FAQ page.

Feel free to ask questions at any time. If someone acts or posts something offensive ~ send me a Private Message. I'll look into it. Have fun.


Andy P

[Andy P]

You can upload Private pics to your main album, create a private album, drag & drop them, save. (Do this by clicking the Photos tab ~ My Albums.)
Here is an example of the limit of Nested replies. There is a limit on replies to replies because they get indented each time and run out of room. Note there is no 'Reply to this' tab below Kens last reply. I had to reply to the one above it to comment.

[Barbara]

Thank you so much for the info.

[Sandra]

Thank you for the help. I could look at this website all day. The photos are amazing and not trashy. They capture the moment of someones life that inspired them or touched them in some way. Thank you for the website.