Random Image from Folder

I've tried a couple different things such as:

%spinfolder_data_url-C:\Users\Administrator\Dropbox\SEO\Images%

How can I use the Insert Random > Own URLs feature to pull a random image from my folder?

Thanks!

@Sven

@Sven do the pictures get uploaded to somewhere like picsearch.com? If so, I think I figured it out.

no, that image is encoded in base64 and posted to the page directly.

@sven

@sven So what would be the correct way to embed an image from a folder? What code should I put in the box?

%random_image-C:\Users\Administrator\Dropbox\SEO\Images%

I tried that and got some images, but they were all hosted at picsearch not the domain.

The macro %random_image% uses the providers configured in content_search.dat.

If it's a fixed place you want to have the images in, then you need to use...

<img src="%spinfolder_data_url-C:\Users\Administrator\Dropbox\SEO\Images%" />

If it should be a random place, you can put the folder/images in "Own URLs" box when enabling the option in article manager to insert random images.

@Sven

Hey @Sven, would you mind answering one more?

I want to pull a random image from a folder. I have tried the following and none would work.

• <img src="%spinfolder_data_url-C:\Users\Administrator\Dropbox\SEO\Images%" />
• %spinfolder_data_url-C:\Users\Administrator\Dropbox\SEO\Images%
• C:\Users\Administrator\Dropbox\SEO\Images
• %random_image-C:\Users\Administrator\Dropbox\SEO\Images%

I put only 1 image in the Images folder so I would know when it was posted, but I can't seem to get it to publish that particular image.

The first one is correct. But keep in mind that not all engines will allow a data url as content.

@Sven

Thanks @Sven, working now!

One more followup, for Profile Image, what code is used to select a random image from the same folder? #2 gave me broken links, #4 was rejected. #3 can't be used because it wants to chose an actual file.

Just use %spinfolder% macro there.

@Sven

@Sven, I used %spinfolder-C:\Users\Administrator\Dropbox\SEO\Images% and it tried, but broke many of the pages.

When the image was to be inserted, nothing was inserted and the content below it wasn't posted. I can send you the backup if you want to take a look.

hmm I use the same thing on my project and it works just fine. However sned the project backup and some details on where it went wrong.

When the image is encoded, does the name change? I am not sure if I should workout a way to automatically rename files for each keyword market, or just make them 001 002 003.

And one more, where do I find instructions on how to insert my own images folder in articles in a random position?

The name does not matter if the image is encoded and in html.

ou just use the "Own URLs" checkbox and put the macro there or the file names.

@Sven

Hey @Sven, just to be clear, can you give us the macro for selecting a random image from a folder please?

%spinfolder%

I'll try it out:

%spinfolder-C:\Users\Administrator\Dropbox\SEO\Images%

@Sven

@Sven, Can you give me an example platform that will post images. I tried all articles and looked through a lot of verifieds and can't find any images. I want to make sure my settings are right, but need to know which engine to test. I thought XpressEngine posted images, but can't see any after building 150 pages.

I have seen a couple of broken images. When I right click and copy image location I get this:

well thats the image itself encoded in base64 ... all ok...there is no image location.

@Sven

@Sven what do you mean? The images are all jpg.

@Sven

@Sven, just noticed that images work when I do NOT check "Use Own URLs". So a randomly selected image works, but mine break. Same domain.

is that image actually ok?

I can see the images in my folder.

When I post a randomly selected image (not using my URLs, but your random web selection) it works.

When I check Use Own URLs, the image shows broken online. I PM'ed you examples of working (random from online), and non-working (random from my folder).

ok next version will fix it ... I think you image might have a spin syntax in it that is removed. Thats of course not something you want. Till next version just add the file names to the box. that should work.

@Sven

@Sven, thanks. So I can only use a single URL until the next version, correct?

no, also imaged from folder. you an also add the folder path itself ... i think SER will pick an image from it by default anyway.

Tried just the path and that didn't work. Most of the time it broke the whole page, and the content stopped at the image.

ok will make it working on next release.

@Sven

@Sven, I found an image on one post! Getting better! I'm still seeing a lot of encoded/broken images and a lot of places it looks like it's trying to put an image, but it's not happening.





That extra space between the paragraphs is where the image is supposed to show I believe. Most of those are in XpressEngine and a couple of others.