How to Use BPix
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:36 pm
We've got our own image host! It's called BPix. Find it here: https://bpix.lpbeach.co.uk/.
Getting Started
When you sign up for BPix (which you have to do separately from signing up for the main forums), you'll have a folder with your username automatically created for you in the 'Community' folder. This is your folder.
Uploading Photos
The 'Upload Photos' command is at the bottom of the 'Explore' menu. You can create subfolders of your upload folder (or as the software calls it, albums) from within the upload page by clicking "...or create a new album".
Each user is currently limited to an allotment of 5 GB for the time being.
Deleting Photos
To delete a photo you've uploaded, go to 'Edit Photos' in the Explore menu. You'll be able to select photos and delete them as needed.
Linking Photos into Your LP
At the moment, the only way to get a photo's direct link is to navigate to it in your gallery so that you're viewing only that image, right-click on it, and select "Copy Image Location" or the equivalent for your web browser. (If you try it from the album page, you'll get a link to a thumbnail version of the image instead.)
Creating a Sub-Album Without Uploading A Photo
Use the 'Upload Photos' command, and create a sub-folder... Just... Don't upload anything if you want it empty. It won't show on your gallery, but it's there, and you can create sub-albums from it, becoming visible the first time a photo is in the gallery.
Yes, we know this is clunky. We apologize in advance.
EDIT: 14/09/2020 - Hi there, JamieTheD here with the fixed BPix link. We're sorry for not linking this earlier, but it should fix the "Gallery over 100 sets the gallery to 100" bug. Poor Chinely... BPix Uploader
Getting Started
When you sign up for BPix (which you have to do separately from signing up for the main forums), you'll have a folder with your username automatically created for you in the 'Community' folder. This is your folder.
Uploading Photos
The 'Upload Photos' command is at the bottom of the 'Explore' menu. You can create subfolders of your upload folder (or as the software calls it, albums) from within the upload page by clicking "...or create a new album".
Each user is currently limited to an allotment of 5 GB for the time being.
Deleting Photos
To delete a photo you've uploaded, go to 'Edit Photos' in the Explore menu. You'll be able to select photos and delete them as needed.
Linking Photos into Your LP
At the moment, the only way to get a photo's direct link is to navigate to it in your gallery so that you're viewing only that image, right-click on it, and select "Copy Image Location" or the equivalent for your web browser. (If you try it from the album page, you'll get a link to a thumbnail version of the image instead.)
Creating a Sub-Album Without Uploading A Photo
Use the 'Upload Photos' command, and create a sub-folder... Just... Don't upload anything if you want it empty. It won't show on your gallery, but it's there, and you can create sub-albums from it, becoming visible the first time a photo is in the gallery.
Yes, we know this is clunky. We apologize in advance.
EDIT: 14/09/2020 - Hi there, JamieTheD here with the fixed BPix link. We're sorry for not linking this earlier, but it should fix the "Gallery over 100 sets the gallery to 100" bug. Poor Chinely... BPix Uploader