If you do not have your own webspace or do not want to put some images on it you have the alternative option to use free image hosting websites such as Imageshack or Photobucket to host the image for you. This can be a very clever method to save bandwidth or stay anonymous if you do not want a direct link from one of your websites to an image.
Many image hosting websites can be used without accounts. All it takes is to visit them, find the upload button, select the images on the local computer that need to be uploaded and hit the submit button in the end to start the uploading process.
Several codes are displayed in the end that can be copied and pasted to display links to those images, thumbnails and sometimes even the full images on other websites.
Image Bot is a Firefox add-on that optimizes the process a lot for the user. The add-on can be launched in various ways after installation; From displaying its interface in a tab to a floating window, several options are possible. To upload images with Image Bot one would click on the Upload Images button in the add-on’s interface, select as many images as possible on the local computer system and hit the open button in the end to start the upload process.
Image Bot supports Imageshack, Photobucket and Imgur currently. NoScript users need to make sure to whitelist (at least temporarily) the image hosts that they want to work with to make it work.
All uploaded images are displayed with a thumbnail, filename and size. A right-click opens a context menu with options to copy the image path, thumbnail path, as a template (for instance to hotlink the image in forums), to reupload or delete images.
It is even possible to synchronize images if accounts have been configured in the Firefox add-on. Another useful feature is the ability to upload an image right from the Windows clipboard to one of the supported image hosts. Take a look at the following video for instructions on how to use the add-on.
Other features include a template editor, specific hosting related options like resizing images when uploading them to Imageshack or a filter to find uploaded images faster.
Image Bot is a great add-on for Firefox that is a useful addition for everyone who regularly uploads images to one or multiple of the supported images hosts or who would switch image hosts to one of the supported for the functionality provided by the add-on.
Image Bot is compatible with all Firefox 3.x versions.
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This is just what I need. Been using the Photobucket uploader but it’s annoying…this looks so much better thanks :)