Why does the obit show as a thumbnail but not as an image?

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I've never been able to keep images from being posted as thumbnails but this time the image is not showing as an image although the title is there as a link.
WikiTree profile: Eva Lapham
in WikiTree Tech by Jennifer Lapham G2G6 Mach 1 (16.3k points)
retagged by Jamie Nelson
You probably need to change it to a jpg instead of a gif.

WikiTree supports .gif format images:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Uploading_Documents

It seems like there was some sort of glitch. Have you tried uploading the image again to see if the image is still broken?

2 Answers

+6 votes
Hi Jennifer.  If you look at the edit screen, you have the box checked on the right side for Display as Primary Photo, so that's why it appears as the thumbnail.  Just uncheck the box if you don't want the thumbnail.  I think the reason it doesn't display as an image is that you tagged it as a source, not an image, at the bottom of the left column on the edit screen.
by Dennis Barton G2G6 Pilot (546k points)
+6 votes

Jennifer, Dennis answered the question about how to control display of an image as the thumbnail.  

The other question about why it does not display on the right side is not because it is a gif - gif, jpg, and png files can all be used as images and are supposed to display on the right side, as long as the profile isn't private.  Since this profile is open, the image should be displayed.  The fact that it is not displayed is some kind of bug.

Please edit your question and add the tag:  bugs  to get attention from the people who need to fix the problem.

by Gaile Connolly G2G Astronaut (1.2m points)
Thanks Gaile, will do.

Juliet

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