screenshots gallery Screenshots on mod page: "that file type is not allowed"

[Guest]

Hi everyone, 

when I update my mod page I usually also change the main screenshot, but lately it says that I can't upload that "file type".

The strange thing is that what I'm trying to "upload" are links to screenshots on the mod details already. ?

Did something change with the latest maintenance I'm not aware of?

?

[CaptainJ03]

As you could hide any (bad) thing behind a link, that sounds like a good policy. What keeps you from uploading a simple jpeg?

[Guest]

I really don't know! ?

All I do, like I always did, is to open the screenshot (uploaded already to LL on the mod details) in another page in my browser and then I copy the link to the "insert screenshot from link" in the "update files" section.

It always worked, but now it says: "that type of file is not allowed ?".

[Guest]

41 minutes ago, CaptainJ03 said:

What keeps you from uploading a simple jpeg?

Oh, I got it. Later, but I got it. ?

That's because with links you can bypass the 2 megabytes limit the screenshot gallery has.

 

Edit 1: 

 I just noticed I was uploading pngs instead of jpegs this whole time... ??‍♀️

If this situation is permanent, I'm going to upload jpegs then, it should definitely save a lot of space...

 

Edit 2:

So, I just uploaded the same file in a jpg version. (850 kb vs 4.7 MB ??)

I also tried to "upload" it as a link, but it tells me the file type isn't allowed anyway. ?

 

? 

[CaptainJ03]

1 hour ago, Racoonity said:

Edit 2:

So, I just uploaded the same file in a jpg version. (850 kb vs 4.7 MB ??)

Glad that it worked, and glad that the forum forces you to save space. ?

Yes, I am ancient, coming from a time when everything I did on the internet had to go through a 33k modem. Having a broadband connection and flat rate makes people sloppy in terms of data masses.