Originally Posted by kulotsalot

Here's how to use the WR Uploader:

1. Click on "Uploads" on the blue bar at the top of the page. The Uploads site will open up in a new window.
2. If you haven't already, register for an uploader account by clicking on "Register". This registration is separate from your Webrats registration. Make sure you provide a valid email address because you have to verify your account via the verification email that will be sent to you. If you can't find the verification email, you can (a) check your Spam folder, or (b) request for a new one by clickin on Login -> "Didn't receive an activation email?".
3. Once you've registered for and activated your account, you're ready to use your Uploads account. Click on Login, enter your username and password and click the Login button.
4. At the top of the page it should say "Welcome [your username]!". Click on the Upload link right underneath.
5. On the left side of the page you'll see some Upload Options. You will probably want to check the "Create [IMG] tags" option. (If you're uploading non-image files, you don't need this.) What this does is generate text that is ready to be copy and pasted into your new thread/post, with the [IMG] tags wrapped around each picture's URL. Without IMG tags, all you will see are the URL's for each pic (basically it's "address" on the whole world wide web). IMG tags ensure that the pic is actually shown, not its address. If you're uploading huge pics it's probably a good idea to check the "Create thumbnails" option as well.
6. Now that you've selected the proper settings, you're ready to upload your files! You will see a Select Files section on the right side of your screen with three text boxes and "Browse" and "Remove" buttons. Click on the "Browse" button. Locate the file you want to upload, click on it and click "Open". The file location will jump right into the text box. If you clicked on the wrong file, click on "Remove" to remove the selected file. You have to do this for every file that you want to upload. If you run out of upload slots, click on the "Add upload slots (5)" link. You don't have to fill them all up.
7. When you're done selecting files, click on the "Upload files" button at the bottom of the page. This will probably take a while, especially if you're uploading a large number of files, or if they're big files.
8. After all the files have been uploaded, you will be brought to the IMG tags screen. Select all the text in the text box and copy them. If you're using Internet Explorer there's a handy button that you can use to copy everything. If you're using a different browser you can do the following: Right click inside the big text box and select "Select All". Everything will be highlighted. Right click again and select "Copy".
9. Now go back to Webrats and either start a new thread or locate the thread you want to post your pics in. Remember the text you copied? Right click inside your reply/new thread text box and select "Paste". All that text will be pasted inside the text box, ready to be posted.
10. Once you're satisfied with your message, you can click on Submit/Post/etc. to post your message. Your pics should now be posted. If it looks weird you can always click on "edit" at the bottom of your post to modify it.

Originally Posted by DDGuy

U must have seen gazillions of those ImageVenue thumb posts and cried out loud at the thought of clicking on each thumb->right click->save to get the whole set. Well, if u are a FF user, help is at hand (and if u are not, then this alone is enough to convert u)

I friend gave me a FireFox extension that will save all the image venue thumb pics on a given page at the click of a mouse button. I didn't write it so bless the techie who wrote it but enjoy it in my name anyways . It even works for many other sites except IV and its as easy as 1-2-3

Step1:

D/l this tiny file (this is the extension)

Edit 20th July: A newer version 1.1.2 is now available. Get the latest version here->http://cybormatt.googlepages.com/home
You can contact the author for any issues that u may have at the e-mail address at the bottom of above linked page. Cheers !!

Step 2:

Install the above extension. FF Gurus will know how to do that but those who don't, just drag the file saved in step 1 above onto any open FF tab and then follow the instructions.

Step 3:
Restart FF, you would notice a new option called "image grabber" in FF options at the top. Now find a post having thumbs supported by this extension (Imagevenue mainly but many others too). One of mine is here
http://forums.webrats.com/showthread.php?t=112236

Click on above image grabber option, select imagevenue (or others as the case may be), decide where u want to save your pics and say OK. You would see FF locking up, don't panic...its doing hard work in the background (this is the downside of this extension, it locks up FF till the pics are all ready). U can see the progress by noticing the text in minimixed FF in the Windows task bar at the bottom. In a few minutes it will be done and u can go back to FF. U would notice a lot of download tabs open, just click on the last one on the right and hit CRTL-W and keep it pressed till all unnecessary tabs are gone. Voila !!!!

Let us know how it went for u guys.