# Image Preview by default on mobile

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-preview-by-default-on-mobile/174747
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 1, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-preview-by-default-on-mobile/174747 "2021-01-01T15:43:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author: ![ozkn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ozkn/32/196013_2.png) [@ozkn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ozkn)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-preview-by-default-on-mobile/174747/1 "2021-01-01T15:43:56Z")

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how to enable image preview by default on mobile devices in editor uploads

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-preview-by-default-on-mobile/174747/2 "2021-01-02T09:59:36Z")

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I do not understand what you have written? Can you provide a screenshot?

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### Author: ![ozkn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ozkn/32/196013_2.png) [@ozkn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ozkn)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-preview-by-default-on-mobile/174747/3 "2021-01-02T11:43:29Z")

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The reason I want this is that novice users are having trouble uploading photos @codinghorror

Example screenshot;

 ![Screenshot_20210102-144159_Chrome](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/c/8c630051ac32a20479c4a5075c5410f28daefc2c.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Johani](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/johani/32/176920_2.png) [@Johani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johani)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-preview-by-default-on-mobile/174747/4 "2021-01-02T19:08:38Z")

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Your users can toggle the editor preview on mobile by clicking on this button.

 ![meta.discourse.org__mobile_view=1(Nexus 6P)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/6/760ec1976c23f9c9707162a0c56cb992c206d22a.png)

and it will show rendered images like so

 ![meta.discourse.org__mobile_view=1(Nexus 6P) (1)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/8/78442770bc9a6abf978ecba47cb2ec50731b838b.jpeg)

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### Author: ![ozkn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ozkn/32/196013_2.png) [@ozkn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ozkn)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-preview-by-default-on-mobile/174747/5 "2021-01-02T20:20:06Z")

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I know what you said. Can I see when pictures are added without clicking here. how do i add photos such as ckeditor. Unfortunately not everyone is used to markdown editor like me

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-preview-by-default-on-mobile/174747/6 "2021-01-02T22:40:28Z")

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That would need need a WYSIWYG mode for the composer, and it’s not something we plan on doing. There are dozens of topics about it, like [Who would prefer a standard wysiwyg to markdown?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-would-prefer-a-standard-wysiwyg-to-markdown/31340) [WYSIWYG Plugin (again)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wysiwyg-plugin-again/39747)

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-preview-by-default-on-mobile/174747/7 "2021-01-03T06:22:44Z")

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-preview-by-default-on-mobile/174747/8 "2025-03-12T23:46:20Z")

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Discourse is now shipping an experimental WYSIWYG composer 🎊

> [@Test our new composer!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/test-our-new-composer-on-meta/352347/1):
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> We have been working on a new rich text editor mode for our composer so that it’s easier to write on Discourse. We’re now ready to start testing it out to get more feedback from our community on this feature! Our implementation builds upon the excellent [ProseMirror](https://prosemirror.net/) and its non-core [Markdown module](https://github.com/ProseMirror/prosemirror-markdown), using the module’s schema, parsing, and serialization definitions as the base for further Discourse-specific features. This topic will serve as both a guide to testing the new composer and a hub for…

This is transformative on mobile cause you see images inline in your posts.
