You can embed media of all types into the Cauldron forums, both from remote websites and from our Tilting Rock Gallery. The Cauldron uses simple bb code tags to reference content, and includes a post editor for you that will insert your tags for you.

To embed media into the Cauldron, you will need to use either the [img] tag for pictures, or the [video] tag for audio and video files.

To add rich media files to a Journal or a submitted Article, you will need to use the AVR Media button at the bottom of your text editor (after you first make your submission selection from the Create section of the main menu). This button will bring up a dialog that will enable you to choose whether to link to a remote file, or to use one of the local files in the Tilting Rock Gallery.

Once you have selected a link, you can preview the file to ensure that it works. You can then click the insert button to insert the correct plugin code into your work. The code will be displayed in curly brackets but will be visible on the published version as a media player displaying your chosen file.

You can load image, audio, and video files up to 20 megabytes in size to the Tilting Rock Gallery. Once files have been loaded to the gallery, you will be able to use our tools to attach them to the Cauldron forums, as well as Journal and Article submissions.

Click on Create->Gallery->Upload Images, Audio or Film to begin uploading files to the Gallery. You can upload your files to the appropriate media album, or create your own album.

Please note that if you wish to fully integrate your audio and video files so that they can be used in Journals and Articles, your file extension must be lowercase - otherwise the embedding software cannot read it.

A note about video files: The Tilting Rock Gallery works best with Flash video (.flv or .swf file extension). Flash video is also smaller, so it is a more effective use of the 20 mb quota. There is a free video converter available here.

You will need to use the Insert/Edit image button in your text editor that appears when you open up the Write to Journal or Submit Article links.

For regular Wild Poets, this button will allow you to embed images from either the Tilting Rock Gallery or from a remote site. Just paste the image link into the URL and choose your image parameters that appear in the popup. Then click insert.

For Author level Wild Poets using the FCK Editor, you will be able to use this button to load images directly onto the server, bypassing the Tilting Rock Gallery if you so choose. 

You have several options for displaying your websites on Wild Poets. You can add a website url to your profile, and add up to 10 RSS Newsfeed to your profile as well. Authors have the ability to submit and publish links to our link directory.

To set up integration with Twitter, click on Edit Profile and then select the Twitter tab. You will need to enter your Twitter account name, as well as your account number. If you are having difficulty finding your account number, it is listed as part of your Twitter RSS feed, visible on your Twitter profile.

Pretty easily, actually. Just type (or cut and paste) the following code at the bottom of your journal:

{mos_fb_discuss:9999} ~Comments Disabled~

Now, when members  go to make a comment, they will just be sent to the Cauldron forums instead of creating a forum thread.

The "~Comments Disabled~" part is a courtesy to folks to let them know that they should not expect much when they click the link to comment on your work.

Comments on Journal work default to the public Published Work forum in the Cauldron. However, you can request that the comments on your work be routed to a particular forum of your choosing.

 Your Cauldron rank is based on your contributions, but even Infernos need karma to prosper...