OK, got the local host working and looks good. Problem is that I am trying to add an image but it does not show in an article. I have edited the banner image via the css and it works fine. I have the image in the image folder but when I try to link the image to: ../images/header1.jpg it does not show. Anything I am doing wrong? Cannot seem to find anything on the web...

Will push ahead with the text for the time being.

Cheers,

John

PS - when it comes time to move the site from my PC to the live server, are there any little trick I should know?

re image - did you put the image in yoursite/images/ or yoursite/templates/templateyouareusing/images

use akeeba and quickstart to move final site perhaps - I like this!
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The whole path is: C:\wamp\www\joomla\templates\templatename\images

CAN you see the image if you go to this url;
yorusite/templates/templatename/images/header1.jpg?

if so try:
src="/templates/yorutemplate/images/header1.jpg"

Sorry, not sure what you mean by "yoursite" as it on my PC. If I put in the following in the article: <img src="../templates/templatename/images/shirt.jpg" />

Nothing shows up. Same as before.

JL

what URL are you using to view your local site in the address bar? - that is what I mean by yoursite
anyway - please try (perhaps copy and paste to be sure ) <img src="/templates/templatename/images/shirt.jpg" />

BUT are you trying to link to an image in an article not in the template - I'm sorry it's really not clear to me exactly what you are doing now - is shirt the same as header or is this a different problem?

WHERE exactly are you putting this code in an article or in the template? maybe try this if not in template (??) (perhaps copy and paste to be sure ) <img src="/images/shirt.jpg" />

OK, sorry to confuse and thanks for your patience...

I have installed joomla on my PC. I have added a template and am editing it. I changed the header from the original and the image for that header resides in: C:\wamp\www\joomla\templates\templatename\images and it shows fine - as in the header displays as it should.

Now I am trying update an article and am trying to place an image in that article. That is where the problem is - editing the article. The article does not show the image, only a broken link. I have deleted and readded joomla just to make sure but still no joy.

The url is: localhost/joomla/administrator/index.php

so was your first problem the header image? has that been fixed? what fixed it?

Sorry JLJ, the header was never the problem I got that to work straight away. It is the image in the article that I am having issues with.

Edit: images appear OK if I use the path

images/stories/fruit/strawberry.jpg

ok I suggest you install jce editor that will help you find / upload your images correctly
www.joomlacontenteditor.net/

I have that installed. I will just add all the images to where it seems to work. Thanks for your help. Have a good weekend.