One of the features of any popular social network is adding, viewing and commenting on photos. Such functions are available on Facebook, Twitter, Odnoklassniki and, of course, on the social network VKontakte, which is the most popular in Russia. VKontakte developers are constantly improving the function of adding photos, integrating new features, including for photo editing. In this regard, the process of uploading a VKontakte photo is becoming more and more difficult. In this article, we will look at how to add a photo to VK in a personal album or group, both from a computer and from a phone.
Table of contents:How to add a photo in VK to your personal page from a computer
Most often, a user wants to add photos taken to his page from a computer, so we’ll start looking at this functionality from this scenario. To upload a photo to your page, do the following:
How to add a photo to a group on VK from a computer
VKontakte groups can have photo albums where you can upload photos. Any user can do this if the photo album is configured accordingly by administrators. To upload a photo to a group on VK, you need to do the following:
Please note that after uploading a photo, it is immediately published in the album, before changes are made to it using the editor.
How to add a photo to VK from your phone
Many users actively visit the social network VKontakte only with mobile phone or tablet. Most often this happens through the official VKontakte application on Android oriOS. Let's look at how to add photos to your page from it:
This is how you add photos to VKontakte groups from your phone.
If you have just created an account on the popular social network VKontakte, then most likely you want your friends and relatives to be able to find you. Therefore, you need to know how to add a photo to VKontakte, because thanks to them the user will understand that he found exactly the person he was looking for.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to create various themed albums. For example, you spent your vacation on some picturesque islands and took a lot of beautiful photographs. Upload them to the server and add them to a specially created album - other users will also be able to admire the stunning views, and perhaps decide to spend their vacation in the same place you visited.
And this is just one example, in fact, you can add photos taken on holidays, on hikes, on business trips, in general, any photos that you would like to show to other users.
How to add a photo to VK. First way
So, if you are a novice Internet user who has registered on the VKontakte social network, then perhaps you do not yet know how to upload your photos to this site. In fact, this is very simple to do, you just need to use one of the methods. Now let's look at the first of them.
Open your VK page and go to the “My Photos” section, which can be found in the menu on the left. Now, if necessary, create a new album by clicking the appropriate link. After that, go to the newly created album and click the “Add new photos” button. Select the appropriate photos on your device and press Enter.
The final step is to write a description for the photos (optional) and indicate who can view and comment on them.
That's all! Now you know how to add a photo to VKontakte, which means you can be easily recognized by friends and family.
How to upload photos to the VK website. Second way
The second option, which allows you to add pictures to your page on this social network, is a little simpler. In addition, you may accidentally delete the “My Photos” section from the menu, therefore, the first method will not work for you.
So, to upload a photo for VK, you need to click on the “Add photos” link on your profile page, under the user information. Now select the pictures you would like to upload, and then click the “Open” button. Write a description for the photo and set up access.
It is worth noting that in this case, the uploaded photos will be automatically added to your “Wall”. If it doesn't matter to you, then you can leave everything as it is. If you do not want the photos to be posted on the wall, then you can delete them.
How to change your profile photo (avatar)
Of course, in order for other users of the VKontakte social network to recognize you, you need to set a profile photo. This is very easy to do.
To the right of the menu, you will see an empty area where you need the “Put Photo” button. Click on it, a window will open where you will have two options for further actions:
upload an image from your device by clicking the appropriate button;
take an instant photo if you have a webcam installed.
Once the photo is uploaded, you will need to adjust its display and save the changes.
Now you have an idea of how to add a photo to VKontakte and set it as an avatar.
Conclusion
Of course, an experienced user will not find anything new after reading this article. However, if you are a novice “user”, then most likely you this information will come in handy.
Now that you have learned how to add a photo to VKontakte, relatives and friends will not be mistaken when searching for your page on the social network. By the way, it is recommended to set your photo as your profile image, because a picture, for example, with an animal can mislead the person who is looking for you.
Hello, dear readers of the site.
Let's start with posting on a personal page, then we'll talk about communities, pay attention to publishing from a phone, and at the end we'll learn how to quickly post materials from Instagram on VKontakte.
There are several options for this placement: on the wall, in the photography section, in an album, and by setting an avatar. You may find some or all of them useful. Let's look at each method separately.
On the wall
To attach an image to a post, click the camera icon below the text. You can post graphics without an accompanying message, but this is rarely done.
In Explorer on your computer, select the required file. Or take a photo in real time, it will appear under new entry. Click "Submit". Done, new material has been published on the wall.
On the page
Go to the corresponding menu item.
Click on the “Add Photos” button. Select one or more files in Explorer and open them. Now you can make some adjustments:
- make a description,
- to turn,
- open photo editor,
- remove if necessary.
All this is done using icons on each thumbnail.
After processing is complete, we confirm our desire to publish the images on the site.
Now you can see them in your account in the appropriate section.
In album
If you don’t already know that graphics can be stored in separate folders, read the article on how to create an album in VK. If you already have ready-made catalogs, after uploading photos from hard drive You can choose not “Publish on my page”, but “Add to album”.
In the window that opens, select the location where you want to move the files.
Main profile photo
Hover your cursor over the current image and a menu will pop up. Select Update Photo.
Here you can take a snapshot or download a ready-made one from your computer. When the download is complete, confirm your choice with the “Save and Continue” button, or go back and select another option.
Finally, define an area for a small avatar that will appear next to your messages and in other users' friends lists. Save your changes.
Add a photo to the community
If you are the creator or administrator of a community, then posting graphic content is an obligatory part of filling it out. Here, as in a personal profile, there are several options for publishing materials: on a page, in an album, changing the main thumbnail.
And we will use the same techniques. First, go to the main menu section “Groups”, “Management” and go to the community that we plan to edit.
To publish news with a picture on the wall, write the text in the “Add entry” field and attach graphic file. To do this, click on the icon depicting a camera. You can select from the materials available on your personal page or download from your PC. When the download is complete, we post the content to the wall.
To create and fill a group album, you need to go to the “Management” menu, “Sections” and add the ability to publish photos. The program offers you to choose from 2 types of access – open and closed. In the first case, all group members can post photos, in the second - only administrators. Save the settings and move on.
Here you can upload images to the main directory created automatically or go to the “All photos” tab - “Create an album”.
You can then download pictures saved on your hard drive. To do this, go to the album and click on “Add photos” or drag documents from a folder on your computer with the mouse.
To change the “face” of the group, upload a photo to the main page.
Uploading photos to VK via phone
Often pictures are taken with a camera mobile device. Few people carry a digital camera with them. Therefore, there is no point in transferring data to a computer; it is easier to post it on a social network directly from the gadget.
To post photos from an iPhone or Android mobile device, go to the official social network application. Open the menu by clicking on the three dots in the corner of the screen and follow the “Photos” link. We are interested in the “Albums” tab. Let's go there.
If necessary, we create new folder, if not, add files to the existing one. To do this, click on the plus sign and then on the appropriate option: “Upload from gallery” or “Take a photo”.
Similarly, you can upload photos to mobile version browser.
The official program for mobile phones provides another interesting opportunity - publishing pictures to VKontakte history. To do this, you need to open the news and at the top of the screen click on your avatar with a plus sign or on the camera.
If the program makes a request, allow it access to the camera. Then tap the big circle at the bottom of the screen and take a photo. The story will be shown to friends and subscribers throughout the day.
Posting images to the community
To add a photo to a group, go to it. Under the main information there should be a “Photos” block. We go there, select the “Albums” tab. We open the one that we want to replenish, and using the plus sign in the corner, we load graphic materials from the gallery or take a photo in real time.
We publish photos through the gallery
The same result can be achieved if you go to the folder where the images are stored on your phone. Check the files that need to be sent to VK and click on the icon at the top of the screen. For me it looks like in the screenshot.
Autoposting from Instagram to VK
And finally, as I promised, a little trick for fans of Instagram and VK. Open your VKontakte profile and click “Edit” under the main photo. In the menu on the right, go to “Contacts”.
At the bottom of the window we see the inscription “Integration with other services”. When you click on it, social networks will appear with which you can link your VK profile.
I have already entered my data, so they offer me settings for transferring materials. I recommend checking the box next to “Do not import (with hashtag only).” Then not all posts will be automatically transferred from Instagram to VK, but only those with the hashtag #vk - for import into a pre-selected album, #vkpost - for publication on the wall.
Save your results and try new possibilities. If something goes wrong, you can disable this feature at any time.
Conclusion
Today we looked at many ways to publish a photo on VKontakte. Choose the ones that are suitable and convenient for you, get a lot of likes on your posts, fill in and. Share your impressions of the information received in the comments and ask questions. And I say goodbye to you, but I know that there are many interesting meetings ahead.
Today we will learn how to add photos from your computer or smartphone directly to social network In contact with. We will consider different situations. There will be a lot of practice and text too, so let's get straight to the point.
How to add a main photo to your profile picture
You want to change your avatar or you don’t have one at all, it doesn’t matter, let’s see how it’s done. We go to our page and at the place where the avatar should be, hover the mouse, click on the link “Upload a new photo”:
At the next stage, click on the “Select file” button to upload it from your computer:
Find the desired photo on your hard drive and click on the “Open” button:
Select the part of the image that will be visible on your page and click on the “Save and Continue” button:
Now select the area that will be displayed on thumbnails in your correspondence or on the wall, in comments, etc. Click on the “Save Changes” button:
That's it, I congratulate you, now you have a new avatar.
How to add a photo to an album
We have already discussed this with you. If you don't know how to do this, follow the link. Now let's look at how photos are added there.
Select the album into which we want to insert pictures and click on it:
At the next stage, click on the “Add photos to album” button:
We look for the photo on our hard drive that we want to upload and click on the “Open” button:
If we want, then enter a description and click on the “Save Photos” button:
Adding photos to the wall
Right on the wall, place the mouse cursor on the input field and click on the camera icon in the right top corner or click on the “Attach” link and select “Photo” from the drop-down menu:
Uploading photos from your computer:
If we want, then enter the text in front of the photo and click on the “Send” button:
That's it, it's added to the wall.
How to add a photo to a group
We have already looked at it. I see no point in repeating myself here. Just follow the link and read how it's done. Once you allow photos to be added to your group and create an album, adding photos there is easy.
How to move a photo to another album
There is nothing complicated here. Go to “My Photos” and find the one you need, open it. Below the image there is a link “Actions”. Click on it and select “Move to album” from the drop-down list.
You can add a photo from personal computer, smartphone, tablet, other modern gadget with a camera and Internet access. Even other cameras give their owners this opportunity. Let's look at several ways to add a photo to VK.
The web version of the site for PC makes this process very fast and convenient. If you store photo materials on your computer or laptop that you want to show to friends or any social media users. network, then do the following:
Whether you want to post a photo on your wall, send a private message, or add a photo to a comment, there is a faster way. Just hold down the file from any folder on your PC with the left mouse button and drag it into the browser window with VK open to the line of typing a message, publishing a post or comment, and then release it. The photo will be uploaded immediately.
If you want someone's photos to appear on your page (funny pictures, photos in which you are, etc.), then there are the following methods for this.
Repost the material to your page
To do this you need:
When you click on it, this picture will be sent to the saved ones. These photos do not appear in the news feed of your page and users will only be able to view them when they open your albums and select an album called Saved (if you set such parameters in the album permissions).
Save the photo to your computer and upload it to the site again
This may be useful if:
You can do this in the same way as with other images on the Internet:
- You need to open the photo in full size (in VK there is an Open original button under all photos).
- Click on photos right click mouse and context menu select Save Image As.
- In the window for selecting the save path on your computer, select the folder where the file will be placed. And also in the bottom line you can select the file name and indicate the extension in which it will be saved.
The photo file will be saved on your hard drive and you can always upload it to your contact when you need it, using the method described earlier.
How to post a photo from your phone
On modern smartphones good cameras. People take high-quality photos with them and want to immediately show the result to all their friends on VK. This can be done as simply as in the web version of VK for a mobile phone and in official applications for Android, iPhone (and other iOS devices). You need to perform the following operations:
Similarly, you can add photos to the wall, posts and personal messages. There you will find a button in the form of a pin Attach, when you click on it you should select the Photo option.
On mobile devices on which VK applications are installed, the function of sending photos to a social network is available directly in the gallery and in the menu for a new camera shot.
Why are the photos not loading?
Sometimes problems can arise with this operation. New photos are not loading. You see a strange error message, a missing picture icon, or nothing happens at all. The reasons vary.
Photo is not the right size
VK has certain criteria for the size of new photos. It can compress large and high-quality photos to the required size, but if we are talking about abnormal high resolution and a size of tens of megabytes, an error message will be received. Also, the site will not accept images with too unusual horizontal and vertical ratios: too long or wide. Then you will have to compress or trim it yourself to allowable parameters.
Restrictions on attaching materials
If we are talking about posts on your wall or in a group, then no more than 10 photos can be attached to them. The same restriction applies to personal messages; you cannot upload more than ten images to them. You can add only two photos per comment. This is a reasonable rule, and it applies to all versions of the site on all platforms.
Browser problems
If you see missing image icons or images simply won't load, your browser is full junk files, has a conflict with extensions or is infected with virus programs. In such cases, you can take different actions:
- reset all settings to the original ones (usually such a function is available);
- delete cookies and temporary files (these settings are always there);
- conduct a full scan of your computer or mobile device with antivirus software;
- disable all extensions;
- check in your browser settings whether the webcam is specified correctly (if you can’t take an instant photo on your computer/laptop).
If none of this helps, then the problem is not you.
Problems with the site
As with any other service, VK has errors, bugs, and crashes. If your photos aren't loading or you can't take a snapshot, there could be problems with the site itself. They are quickly resolved and you just need to wait a little and try again.
If the problem continues for a long time, and manipulations with the browser did not help, then try logging into your contact from another browser or device. This will make sure that the problem is coming from your end and you can solve this problem by asking a detailed question in an Internet search engine.