Photobucket has stopped all free 3rd party hosting. You now need a yearly subscription to have them host your picture and hot link them to forums. ALL my pics hosted from photobucketon this forum are now blocked. I've been using them for over 10 years now and have noticed a steady increase is spam & ads on there site to the point I stopped using them and went to Postimage.
If anyone else is using photobucket, it's time to look elsewhere for another free server.
Photobuckets website:
Please review the latest changes at Photobucket.
Posted by Photobucket Support+ on Jul 6, 2017 in Uncategorized | No Comments
1. Why Photobucket?
Photobucket is the global destination for linking and 3rd party hosting. In
Photobucket’s 14-year history, the Company amassed over 100 million
registered users, over 15 billion images stored, 2 million daily uploads
and 60 billion photos accessed monthly.
2. What is 3rd Party Hosting?
Photobucket defines 3rd party hosting as the action of embedding an image
or photo onto another website. For example, using the <img> tag to
embed or display a JPEG image from your Photobucket account on another
website such as a forum, auction listings, blog, etc.*
3. Benefits of Photobucket’s 3rd Party Hosting
Easy to Use – Upload a photo from any device and copy the embed code with
one click to host a photo with no development or technical knowledge
required Competitive, fixed pricing
Offers the only unlimited 3rd party hosting plan (Commercial and Personal
Use)
3rd Party Hosting Specifics
1. What plans offer 3rd Party Hosting?
Only the Plus 500 plan supports 3rd Party Hosting
Upgrade to Photobucket’s Plus 500 Subscription by visiting http://photobucket.com/pricing
or http://photobucket.com/p500
2. What do I get with the Plus 500 Plan?
Unlimited 3rd Party Hosting
Unlimited Bandwidth
Full Resolution Photo Storage (We do not compress your images)
High Capacity Storage
Dedicated and Priority Customer Support
Photobucket.com Promotional Opportunities
3. What users are affected by the changes to our 3rd Party Hosting
policies?
Moving forward, new and legacy free account users will NOT have third party
hosting available.
If you were a Plus Account subscriber in good standing as of June 1, 2017,
you will continue to have all the privileges you have enjoyed including 3rd
Party Hosting until December 31, 2018 as long as you maintain your
subscription.
Non Plus 500 Account subscribers that purchased after June 1, 2017 will not
have access to 3rd Party Hosting.
4. Are my pictures still safe?
Yes! All your photos are still available by logging into your Photobucket
Account. Photobucket has only restricted the ability to view your photos on
3rd party sites.
5. Can I download my Photos?
Absolutely, at any time. It is an easy four step process:
Step 1. Login to your Photobucket Account
Step 2. Navigate to your library page
Step 3. View a photo and click the download button
Step 4. The picture will be saved to your computer