https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically Gravity Support Forums Topic: upload an image then add it to the post automatically en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:39:51 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically#post-12037 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:38:35 +0000 SparklingDawg 12037@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Okay. I have to eat some crow.</p> <p>This modification to the Post Body as described by Carl doesthe trick:<br /> -------------<br /> You can do this as an option on the Post Body field.</p> <p>- Edit the Post Body Field<br /> - Check the "Create post content template" checkbox</p> <p>This will then show a textarea with a form field variable drop down. In this textarea is where you use HTML and form field variables to pre-define how the Post Body should be created.</p> <p>Form field variables are replaced by the field value when the form is submitted. So if you have a Post Image on your form, you can insert the variable for that Post Image field and then when the post is created it will be inserted.<br /> ---------</p> <p>Feel free to delete both of my comments.</p> <p>Problem solved. Now my client doesn't have to fuss with this. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically#post-12035 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:31:24 +0000 Carl Hancock 12035@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>@SparklingDawg I'm not sure what exactly your issue is. Have you read all of this thread? Because it appears you have not.</p> <p>Start here:</p> <p><a href="http://forum.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically#post-10336" rel="nofollow">http://forum.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically#post-10336</a></p> <p>You don't need to manually insert the image from the media library into the post. But it's also not going to just automatically do this... you need to tell it to and where to place the images using the Post Body Content Template feature to automatically format your Post Body and insert the image that is uploaded into the content of the post.</p> <p>The few posts above this one explain how to do this using the Post Content Template options that exist on the Post Body field.</p> <p>We can't automatically add images to the post body. We wouldn't know 1) Where they should go in the Post Body in relation to the content and 2) What markup should be used as users have different preferences, etc. That is why we created the Post Content Template feature that allows you to have complete control over the Post Body content that is created, insert images and other form field values, control the markup, etc. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically#post-12034 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:26:44 +0000 SparklingDawg 12034@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Well, I bought this plugin because it was just about the only user-contributed content form that allowed image upload. I didn't read the fine print. So now I have to teach my client how to get the image (via URL or Media library) that is uploaded when the user submits a post and then manually add it to the post. GF was praised and recommended in a number of places and nowhere id I see an indication that image upload would involve a multiple step process. And I agree with drewbaker above that we've been hearing about this basic feature coming for what is now about 8 months.</p> <p>I don't mean to be rude, or to suggest that someone not buy this. But I think that either the image upload info should be put up front under "Features", or this basic faeture should be added now, or that the price should be lowered unitl this feature is in the plugin. </p> <p>I have not execrcised all of the GF capabilities, and I hope they work, but my confidence is diminished by this image upload issue. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically#post-10365 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:39:02 +0000 tomkinsong 10365@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thanks Carl. I can do what I need with a very small mod to the post. For what I'm doing, I have to modify the post slightly anyways but this works. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically#post-10348 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:51:53 +0000 Carl Hancock 10348@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>By default it does not output any links, only the image. However we are going to add the ability to output just the fullpath to the image for whatever size you want... we won't be able to do this until the beginning of next week but we will go ahead and add this capability and then release an update. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically#post-10346 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:26:58 +0000 tomkinsong 10346@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thanks Carl, that worked. I did need the thumb to be clickable though and to be linked to the full sized image, the way WP natively treats images. Is this possible? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically#post-10344 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:14:25 +0000 Carl Hancock 10344@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Looks like there could be a bug with the Post Image variable in the drop down. Here is what you can do to get it working.</p> <p>Change this:</p> <p>{{Post Image:6}:thumbnail:left}</p> <p>To this:</p> <p>{Post Image:6:thumbnail:left}</p> <p>That should do the trick. We will look at why this is happening and get it fixed in the next release. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically#post-10343 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:02:17 +0000 tomkinsong 10343@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Ah okay, that worked - sorta! I'm having promlems with it applying the image as a thumbnail. I'm using the following in the Post Body field:</p> <p>{Description:3}</p> <p>{{Post Image:6}:thumbnail:left}</p> <p>Description works just fine and I do get the image but like I said, it's not displayed as a thumb. Instead, I get the image displayed at 640x480 and it has an open bracket to the left and :thumbnail:left} on the right. It's like it's ignoring everything except the {Post Image:6} part of the variable. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically#post-10336 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:20:26 +0000 Carl Hancock 10336@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>You can do this as an option on the Post Body field.</p> <p>- Edit the Post Body Field<br /> - Check the "Create post content template" checkbox</p> <p>This will then show a textarea with a form field variable drop down. In this textarea is where you use HTML and form field variables to pre-define how the Post Body should be created.</p> <p>Form field variables are replaced by the field value when the form is submitted. So if you have a Post Image on your form, you can insert the variable for that Post Image field and then when the post is created it will be inserted.</p> <p>This allows you to create a content template for the Post Body.</p> <p>Just keep in mind when using the post body content template that you need to insert the variable for the Post Body field itself for that content to be included. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/upload-an-image-then-add-it-to-the-post-automatically#post-10334 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:11:38 +0000 tomkinsong 10334@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I've just this minute purchased GF and need this functionality. I was about to go the php code route but the last poster stated that the image can be placed in the content when the form is filled. Am I misunderstanding that?</p> <p>Thanks, Gary </p>