How to Add Profile Picture & Set Up Steemit Profile - Newbies Guide

in steemit •  8 years ago  (edited)

 If you are new on Steemit then first of all I welcome you here. Adding a profile picture in Steemit is a bit different from the other social media or blogging platforms. 

Rest of the settings are simple enough but for the purpose of completing the process, all settings are briefly covered. The purpose of this post is to help beginners set up their profiles nicely and start contributing to the community with a better profile.

Image Source: Created via Canva using the image by @krypto

How to Set Up Your Profile?

Here's a quick look at everything you need to update.

As the profile uploading procedure is a bit different to other social media platforms, I'll quickly cover the settings for you. Here you go.

To update profile picture, you will have to upload the image on the web first. 

  1. Go to Img Safe website.
  2. From the Upload tab, click browse files and select your profile picture from the storage.
  3. Click upload.
  4. After it is uploaded, click the image. A new window or page will open containing your uploaded picture.
  5. Copy the URL (website address) from the address bar.
  6. Paste it into the Profile Picture URL box in your settings page on Steemit.

Here's a visual guide if you didn't understand the procedure.

Step # 1: Go to the website. On the Upload tab, click browse files. Select the files to upload and press the upload button below the image. (I tried signing up and signing in but it didn't work. If it works for you, great. Otherwise no need to login.)


Step # 2: Click the uploaded image. A new window will open. Copy the URL in the address bar and paste it in the Profile Picture URL box.


Going quickly through the remaining settings: -

  • Display Name: Write your name. It will be your account on Steemit. For example @teamsteem
  • About: Write some lines about yourself. Try to add relevant details about your or your mission.
  • Location: Write name of your city and/or country.
  • Website: If you have a website, write it down.

That's it. You are done with settings. 

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Dear Newbie Steemian,

Welcome to the platform. I am glad that hundreds of newbies find this post useful. It's been more than 7 months since this post was published but even now I keep getting comments on it, which is amazing.

When I wrote this post, I did not include any alternatives. Many people have had issues with the only website I mentioned. For this reason, I created an updated version of this tutorial with 18 options to choose from and more detailed instructions. I wanted to share the updated version in the comments so that you can go to that post for additional options.

Updated Tutorial (More Options)

To access the updated and more detailed guide, click the following link.

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Link: How to Add Profile Picture on Steemit - Steemit Profile Picture Latest Guide 2018

Welcome to Steemit and have fun! Follow me to learn more about Steemit success.

With Love,

Ilyas

Hope my small vote helped.
Get it to the top!

Definitely! Thank you very much!

Thanks so much, Ilyas! This is my Day 1 on Steemit and I just used your helpful post to add my new profile photo and quick bio. Thanks for putting in the time to help out newbie Steemians!

Welcome to Steemit we are here to help, always.

Upvoted. :)

Thank you! Whoever gets this information will owe you gratitude.

idk what is happening but i cant press my pic so i get the link for the profile...how can I fixed it?jajiw.jpgs

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That is exactly the same problem I am having

yep nothing in settings menu to change your profile. stuck with what we originally setup with. cant change picture, cant change www links etc etc.

Thanks for sharing

Imgsafe is crap, but the information above was great! Thank you for sharing for us Steemit noobs!

Thank you very much!

Great guide, good to have this information. I used postimg.org in the end, as I found this worked easier.

Jason- thanks for making mention of postimg.org link. Totally appreciative of @ilyastarar detailed blog, though img also didn't work for me. I don't see my pics up yet, but they seem to have been accepted...Wait time..?

Anyhow, muchas gracias gentlemen! Steeming ahead ;)

Awesome thanks for the info honestly never had to add a profile picture via a URL before now I just have to wait till I get home and onto my comp, to bad there’s no way to upload via IPhone. 😊

I was hoping for the same. I found eSteem, but as stated in the iOS reviews, you can’t get past the password step, now that 11.0 is out & eSteem hasn’t caught up. I’m new here, so hoping this becomes more user friendly as time goes by & they can get more Apps available.

Thank You Ilyas- every little bit is helping getting Steemit going ;)
It's not so easy, but I know it will get easier with more people joining, and only increasing momentum.

Best always,
~M

i drag and droped an image, but then it is gone !! it was uploaded but no new tab apperars......very strange !!!

I'm having exactly the same problem, I've tried several times now. Hmmm confused.

Thanks! This was really helpful, all the websites I tried before this didn't work so happy that I found your article :)

Great post! This works and you can also use one of your own posts on steemit to upload your profile picture. Just make a post with title and such drag&drop the picture in the post. Then you can just link that as your profile picture. There is even a chance people will upvote it if it's cool haha :)!

Thanks for giving this useful information.

thank you i am going to do it now

There are other ways but I find this one to be amazing because you can add images to your posts via this method easily as well.

I am unable to find any upload option here though I registered my email as well on the imgsafe..

Drag and drop images. Otherwise check comments and go to the new guide for more options.

My problem was they would show when I dragged and dropped, but for some reason they showed in red and didn't give any explanation why they wouldn't save and show up in My Images.

I have the same problem :(

me too

Now it works fine for me. I had to wait for a while :D

EDIT: Check this one: https://postimages.org/

Thanks for the comment.

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Thank you so much!!!

that's awesome idea! thank you :)

Great idea, looks like I have to give that a go. One of these ways'll work ;)

Thanks! This is really useful. Tried to link from several other sites like imgBB and PasteBoard to no avail.

I have started to follow you! Looking forward to more useful posts!

Pleasure to be of help. Welcome to Steemit!

Thanks!

Welcome. What happened to your reputation? Why is it down to zero?

I guess is because I'm new here. Thanks brother!

Ohhh. It's 25. Thank God! I thought it was down to 0 because that's not a good sign. Please follow my blog to learn quickly about Steemit. Visit recent posts for useful newbie guides as well. All the best. I am giving you full upvotes to help you reach 26 reputation score.

Thank you for that, I appreciate it!

Welcome. ☺

Great advice, just got on steemit and am super excited about getting this journey started. Thanks for all the help!!!

You're welcome. As a welcome gift, I am giving you a small upvote. Do good things on Steemit and Steemit will do good things to you.

Great post sir. Very helpful for newbies.Thank you very much sir.

You are most welcome. Please visit my latest post to learn more about Steemit. It will help you.

yes sure sir. i am visiting your latest post.

thank you for taking your time to help us :)

I am glad to be able to help. Welcome to Steemit!

Hi sir, I'm new here and I'm finding it hard to upload profile pics. Pls sir, is there a better option?

See top comment.

This is very helpful. Thanks

Thanks a lot. Glad to help.

This was very helpful. Never had such a difficult time putting a photo into a social media site haha. Thanks.

You're welcome. Glad to help. Next year, the difficulty may be solved with upload buttons.

For now, you can use @esteemapp by @good-karma to use upload options. My blog has a full tutorial on the app.

It is very informative, and helpful.
any small problem can make me in bad mood, but you guys explain how simple is it, thank you.

Thank you. Pleased to have helped.

Thank you for the article, is there any advice about the images sizes, could someone give some advice about the Cover image size too. Thank you very much

I am working on it and on how to upload a cover which suits small and big screens.

Yeah, I can't seem to find any info on image size requirements either :(

wow, simple as that! thank you friend.

You're welcome.

For some reason I don't see the option to browse and attach files. There is just no option to upload :/

I'll share an updated procedure.

Heyheyy, I tried postimage.org and it workedd..

This ended up working for me you gotta use a direct link

Please see comments to find the updated link.

I had to drag and drop. (I think I'm still waiting for my picture to be approved. anyone know how long that takes?) I didn't see the option to browse and attach either :/

@figureitout No it shouldn't take more than just a minute or two. try postimage.org and upload your image there, copy and paste the "direct link" and then check :)

That worked. Thanks!

wow! this is the only link that worked for my profile pic. THank you for this kind miss!

Thanks, that worked for me

Found a really easy way - went to my google plus account, right click on pic, copy link location to steem profile box, update and voila - has pic :) Takes 5 seconds ...

Glad it

Dude, thanks ! I couldn't find why my pictures weren't showing =o

Didn't work for me, but that was probably because I uploaded mine to YouTube, and that one did work. Thanks for sending me in the right direction.

Didn't work for me either. Tried the same process on Twitter but that didn't work. Thanks for suggestion though.

Dear Steemians,

I am glad that hundreds of newbies find this post useful. It's been 5 months since this post was published but even now I keep getting comments on it, which is amazing.

When I wrote this post, I did not include alternatives. For this reason, I created an updated version of this tutorial and posted some weeks ago. I wanted to share the updated version in the comments so that you can go to that post for additional options.

Updated Tutorial

To access the updated and more detailed guide, click the following link.

image

Link: How to Add Profile Picture & Cover Photo and Set Up Steemit Profile - Newbie Steemians Guide

Welcome to Steemit and have fun! Follow me to learn more about Steemit success.

With Love,

Ilyas

Hey, thanks great post. For everybody on mobile use ctrlq.org works like a charm.

Was hoping to find an answer for that...thank u!

You must be the energizer bunny!! Six months and counting. Thanks for the help. Appreciate it. Now, if I can only find that upvote button that's all the rage around here.

I will keeping taking pleasure in the fact that I made this post and it helped people for months to come.

Thank you! This helped me update my account :D

@ilyastarar How long does it take to update? For some reason my profile picture still appears to be blank. Thanks for the post and assistance!

Please reload. You can go to the new updated guide that I linked in comments above. You will find it more useful and it will solve your problem.

thank you so much I figured it out! I was copying the link from the URL of the page, and not the link that was generated below the picture after I clicked the image. The ".jpeg" at the end of the URL was key :)

Pleased! ☺☺☺

Thank you for your post! It has helped solve this issue. I would have never figured this one out!
@tonypriceonline

Glad to help. I'll post an updated version soon.

I'm posting to see if my profile image is working

It is working fine.

helpful bro

Thanks a lot for this!

Most welcome.

Great post
Very helpful
Thanks

Thanks @ilyastarar you saved me hours of trying!

Here is another "thank you" Without your post I would still be wondering what to do. It is a little different but there was enough info to get it done.

Thank you for this post. I was wondering if it takes a while for the photos to appear on my profile. As I uploaded the url and yet the photos don't appear.

I can see it now. Congrats. You did it!

Great post. I am getting a 531 host error when i try to go to the site. Looks like the site is down. I will try and find another one to post here. https://www.screencast.com/t/ji89jsr2WEi

not working

Perhaps you didn't understand the process. It's working.

See the image I just uploaded and pasted the link above ^

Not working... I do understand the steps, and I did exactly as shown, but still just a fricking white fields instead of images...

Fields will stay fields. Just hit the save button and refresh. Your picture will appear with your name.

Both me and the mrs are laid in bed trying to upload pics to our ptofiles after readinh this. . Not the best user interface for mobiles.

Cheers man , found this helpfull AF , its a shame you cant adjust the banner to position it as you'd like or that you cant upload ur own profile pic. Anyways thanks for the starter tips. Respect from Greece

Welcome to Steemit from Pakistan. Good luck AF! :)

Upvoted! ilyastarar great post thank you for the tutorial I used it when setting up my account. I was having trouble with photos with imgur, imgsafe, and imgbb, so I created one for everyone on steemit to use called steempic.

Not sure if you could cross post this or add it to your tutorial that would be awesome! If not then thats cool too.

https://steemit.com/steemit/@internetguru/how-to-quickly-host-a-photo-for-steemit-posts-solved

Thanks again!

This was very helpful Thank you @ilyastarar ! although I still havent gotten my photo to work lol not sure if its just pending or what. Also I see that youre highly responsive to your commentors I can definitely appreciate that. Definitely following you and upvoting! I wish you much success!

Thanks. For the photo to work, make sure your URL end with .jpg or .png etc.

There's a new tutorial that I posted with additional information. I will share it here in the comments to help people find it quickly.

awesome ill check it out

is this like a URL for a website? I guess i dont quite understand whats meant by url

And thanks for the appreciation. I love interaction and always try to respond to each comment.

Thanks for the useful post. The URL line had me scratching my head for a bit!

Glad to help @rahvin84

Thanks for the post. I was looking for a guide like this!

Welcome and glad to have helped.

you used gravatar but tell us to use img safe? why?

Because everyone can use IMGSafe but not all have Gravatar. I changed. There's a new and updated post on the same subject.

Thank you very much, this is so useful :)

You're welcome. Glad you found it useful.

This was very helpful, thanks! I was really confused trying to figure out how to upload a profile picture.

Easy and simple! Thanks a buch!

Most welcome.

Thanks for the post its help beginer like me

That's why I created it. Thanks for feedback.

Why is it that when i click your link i get a server error?

Server must be down. The site may be down. You can try other sites. Google CTRLQ Images and you'll find an image hosting site.

Mine asks to drag a picture into their website..it does not give me the option to browse files... why why

Try changing the editor. I have written a complete guide in my recent Steemit posts. You'll find a lot of help there. All in one Steemit Guide.

I just signed up and am having major problems. I have uploaded my image url and still my profile photo wont post. It may have something to do with the nicehash hacking since ALL crypto sites have basically been
shut down

I can see your profile picture. See my new guide in the comments for latest guide.

Thanks!

For some reason it isn't working for me either... went to the site, uploaded pic, clicked on pic, copied and paste the link (all went smoohtly without issues) ..... but my profile pic is still a blank :( Can anyone else help troubleshoot?

I understand. I cannot update the post. Please google CTRLQ Images and upload your picture there. You'll get the link.

ThankYou, very helpful.

Haha all done, Thanks again from a tech disaster, me.

not working for me, is there any restriction for the image (size, format...)?

Try CTRLQ (google it)

Thank you so much for your post. This helps me... The Newb!

I'm glad to know that.

I can’t find Settings to reach my profile. It’s nowhere in the main (top right) menu. How do I access it? Thank you

Do not clixk the three bars. 🗒That's site menu. Click the round circle to the left. That's where your picture will appear when uploaded.

Thank you!! I am trying to figure this all out now :)

You're welcome. Ping me on my blog if you need any guidance. I'll be gald to help.

Thank you, you are a savior ! :)

Thank you, always remember the basics. why are you using this portal for photos?

It works so well for me when I have to upload some image from the storage of my device. Anything available online can of course be added through link.

Thank you...

Welcome

Good information, thanks!

Welcome. Resteem if it's useful :)

Very well comprehended. Bravo :) It's 100% working for me and should be working for everyone else. Thanks a lot

Excellent Stuff for beginners.
Thanks and uovote.

Thank you very much!

wow! this was just what i needed. well done sir

Glad to help. :)

Hey, great article @ilyastarar
Follow me and look at some of my content, maybe even give me an upvote
https://steemit.com/@merrick

Thanks @merrick. Sure, I'm following you and will support for sure.

Oh finally! I was looking for a guide like this in the FAQs.

thank you! this was super helpful. I also like rymlen's comment. do you have any idea why it keeps saying "invalid url" when I try to put in my website?

https://steemit.com/howto/@ilyastarar/how-to-add-profile-picture-on-steemit-steemit-profile-picture-latest-guide-2018

It must be image dimensions mentioned in the URL. You should use a square image.

Oh dear this post is ever green. Thanks for sharing

I don't know, but https://imgsafe.org/ not work on my browser (chrome)!

Hey man thanks. The pics were a good look too. I had no clue wow I was supposed to upload the pic. But who controls the img safe site?

Invalid URL
Invalid URL
Invalid URL
What to do here?

Thank you for the awesome article! It answered a few questions I had, with absolute ease! You rock!!

I didnt succeed uploating my profile picture yet,even though I have tryied different sites.And now I cannot change it from settings once again,the button doesent work anymore lol

Thank you so much, I was pulling my hair out 👍

Just landed into the platform and was struggling to upload an image into a functional website. Thanks to your post I have been able to settle my profile. Thanks!

hi there, thank you for the post! This really helps alot as a newbie here. I have a question, do you know the specific dimension for the cover photo? I am trying to make a customized image for it. Thank you!

Thank you so much!! This helped me a lot :)

Thanks, saved me a few hours!

Super helpful! Thank you :D

good

I have been trying to upload images since i got here 2 weeks back. It just isnt working. I have tried several platforms. I am really confused now.

Somebody please help me.

I've tried it. It didn't work for me. Still no picture shows on my profile. Thanks for the post.

thanks for this tip!

that was helpful :)!

Thanks

I'm getting a blank white profile pic as well as background, anyone else have a similar issue or a fix?

I posted a newer guide last month. Please see that. You'll get your problem solved.

Thank you @ilyastarar for this post. It will always be relevant especially for newbies.

Thank you. You're relevant to everyone with all the love. :)

well that didn't work. The IMG Safe website is not working???
Any other advice?? I can't just upload a file from my personal computer?

See the top comment. I thought I had done enough to help people by making the comment the top one.

Got it - it worked. Thank you!

Thanks for posting this. I had no clue as to what to do!

Hi, I can upload photos but it's not possible to click on them to get the URL. I tried with Chrome and Safari. And I turned off my add blocker. It still doesn't work. Any idea why?

Sorry, I do not get what you are trying to say. You cannot get the URL or uploaded images?

Meanwhile, try this new guide.

https://steemit.com/howto/@ilyastarar/how-to-add-profile-picture-on-steemit-steemit-profile-picture-latest-guide-2018

Thanks!!! This is very helpful.

did not work for me. all i saw what white

Thanks, Helped out a lot!

Thank you!

I just got approved and moving forward I got stuck trying to set up my profile but this was very much helpful. However, Img safe did not work for me but I had to google an alternative and got quite a few. I ended up with tinypic.com.......... Thanks for this article.

Very useful to me too! Thank you very much.

Thanks for your explanation. I was searching for this information. I just posted a blog with this question but nobody replied. So glad that i've seen your blog now!

Thank you buddy for sharing this, i was searching for this info and this post helped me :)

I tried "https://imgsafe.org/" and registered and logged in but couldn't upload any pics! Website doesn't work. Pretty irritated I wasted about an hour trying!

Same thing I ran into yesterday with that site. I tried it on both firefox and chrome and their upload buttons dont load. I used imgur.com and my profile image and background images don't load on this site either, although imgur.com did work. (https://imgur.com/a/32mz6)

How about some real answers here.

Thanks its very useful

Thanks for the informative post. It will be helpful for a newbie like myself. Thanks and God bless.

But what about us who do know what we are doing and have been using the internet for almost 30 years, and have wasted several days and many hours trying many things and it still does not work. This site discourages and does not answer any direct contact anyhow.

I've tried this and various image sites, and my image or background won't load. I'm not interested in struggling on this crappy platform. This is my profile image url - https://imgur.com/a/32mz6

This is not the first such problem that I have had with this site, it is more the standard crap where things just dont work.

Now I located a direct link to a Google/Youtube profile photo, and put in that URL, and still not success.

Update - I added a .jpg to the end of the imgur address, and now the images uploaded.

This is really really useful! Thank you!

This was quick and to the point, thanks for the info! Especially once I found this link: https://steemit.com/howto/@ilyastarar/how-to-add-profile-picture-on-steemit-steemit-profile-picture-latest-guide-2018

Maybe add a note about this updated guide with the link at the top of this post since it is popular?

doesnt work for me

Thank you very much!!!!

agreed, thank you for this post.

I`m having problem uploading my profile picture. Do you know other website to get photo URL? Thank you in advance! ♥