XF 2.2 How do I reuse attachments across multiple threads?

[CBI Web]

I'm using icons in a support forum, and I need to use these icons in more than one thread.

Rather than dragging & dropping an icon into thread A, then drag & drop it again in thread B, and then drag & drop it again in thread C, is there a way to just reuse the icon in any thread I need it for?

For instance, in thread A I have an icon that is identified as:

[ATTACH type="full" alt="screenshot-A.png"]45[/ATTACH]

When I drag & drop the same icon into thread B, it is identified as:

[ATTACH type="full" alt="screenshot-A.png"]50[/ATTACH]

So I end up with multiple copies of the same image on the server, which just takes up space.

 

[Paul B]

Use the embed bb code for attachments which already exist: [IMG]https://xenforo.com/community/styles/default/xenforo/xenforo-logo-og.png[/IMG]

 

[CBI Web]

Okay I'm lost. After searching these forums, and looking at the admin.php?button-manager, I see nothing that helps me know where that is nor how to enable it or add it or whatever I need to do to use it.

 

[Paul B]

There's nothing to enable.

Get the URL for the attachment (right click, open in a new tab) and embed it using IMG tags.

[IMG]https://xenforo.com/community/data/attachments/0/508-dc6ce11d0f27096f5cf07a109c81ccb0.jpg[/IMG]

This is the relevant button:

 

[CBI Web]

Oh.... so I was looking for an "embed" icon or the [EMBED] bb code, lol.

You must have added to your original reply and I hadn't refreshed the page to see it.

Thank you.[/EMBED]

 

[briansol]

if these are commonly used, and small, it might make sense to make them emoticons and just don't show them in the list to users.

then you can just :tagyourpost: nice and easy

 

[beerForo]

I just copy and paste.