The ability to comment pics and gifs came in an update some months ago but no one could actually get it to work when it was first released. Most users forgot about it (including myself). Out of sight, out of mind.

    FF a few months and I notice that a few of the users on metaBBS have started commenting pics and gifs so I figured someone figured out how to successfully do it. I tracked down the info on metaBBS and am bringing it to you guys in the hopes it boosts engagement and makes commenting more fun. All I ask in return is that everyone keeps it Star Wars and relevant to what you’re commenting on. Just please don’t spam pics and gifs because you’re bored and do keep in mind we are a discussion site. Let’s not let images and gifs become the majority of comments. 🙏 

    That being said, comments are super good for the site score so….. 😉

    In order for pics and gifs to work in BBS, the source needs to be in BBS. Meaning you have to import whatever image of gif you find into BBS before you can copy the link to it in a comment. 

     The best way to do this is through a hidden post in your profile. If you already have a hidden one of your own posts use that. If you don’t, you’ll want to create a post then immediately hide it.

      Once you’ve hidden the post, use the edit menu to go into it so you don’t have to un-hide and hide the post. Un-hiding and hiding a post will cause it to appear and disappear in the main post feed. We don’t want this happening every time someone wants to comment a gif! Please use the edit menu to enter hidden posts!

      You’ll want to have the image/gif copied to your clipboard, or saved in your files before entering the edit menu. Once inside the post, right click and paste the image or use the editing tools to import the image from your saved files.

    Now you can save the post and re-enter (using the edit menu😉) to copy the image/gif to your clipboard again. (Now the image/gif source is on BBS, in your hidden post not google or your saved files.) Unless you made changes you don’t need to save this time, you can hit cancel as you only went in to copy the image.

     Once you’ve gone back into your post and copied the image/gif you want to use, you can move to the post you want to comment on. (BTW, as a general rule, gifs and pics that work in  posts will work in comments.) Type  in the comment bar. The image/gif you want to show will now appear after you hit send. You can have text before and/or after the link if you want. 

      Now you should be able to comment images and gifs! Feel free to practice, or ask for assistance, in the comments below. Otherwise, let’s keep it relevant and Star Wars. 😉