# Cannot embed media in a post. (I could earlier) **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [July 2, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cannot-embed-media-in-a-post-i-could-earlier/139076 "2023-07-02T18:23:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rainstorm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/rainstorm/32/197756_2.png) [@Rainstorm](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Rainstorm)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cannot-embed-media-in-a-post-i-could-earlier/139076/1 "2023-07-02T18:23:53Z")
Hello, everyone! I decided to create a new thread for my game, but an error message appeared, saying that I can’t embed media in a post. The thing is, when creating an old thread, this error message didn’t pop up, and so I was able to embed images (9 of them, to be exact). What might be the problem? I have a Basic trust level, so I should be able to. ---
**Author:** ![lai](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/lai/32/205085_2.png) [@lai](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/lai)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cannot-embed-media-in-a-post-i-could-earlier/139076/2 "2023-07-03T04:06:56Z")
> [@User Trust Levels](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/user-trust-levels/39706/5): > > Member (2) Full members of the community are those that keep coming back, and that have participated long enough to access all major features of the forum. You can get to trust level 2 by… visiting at least 10 days, not sequentially. casting at least 1 like. receiving at least 1 like. replying to at least 3 different topics. entering at least 10 topics. reading at least 100 posts. spending a total of 60 minutes reading posts. At trust level 2 you… can upload images. can send other users d… i’m not sure but maybe it’s your trust level? this thread’s about the same problem as you, might find an answer there. if not, then it’s best to contact a moderator. [Can't upload an image into a post - #17 by MadReader](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-upload-an-image-into-a-post/101047/17) ---
**Author:** ![Rainstorm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/rainstorm/32/197756_2.png) [@Rainstorm](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Rainstorm)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cannot-embed-media-in-a-post-i-could-earlier/139076/3 "2023-07-03T10:29:16Z")
It seems that I confused the default discourse trust level settings with how it functions on COG forums. > **[Understanding Discourse Trust Levels](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/06/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/)** > > The user trust system is a fundamental cornerstone of Discourse. Trust levels are a way of… ↑ this is different from this ↓ > [@User Trust Levels](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/user-trust-levels/39706/3): > > New (0) New users are visitors who have just created an account, are still learning about the community, and haven’t really participated yet. Whether accidentally or intentionally, new users can cause problems, so we limit a number of features for them. We also hide most “advanced” functionality from new users to make the UI less confusing for them and gently open up the deeper UI as they get more experienced. At trust level 0 you cannot… send direct messages to other users. flag posts. post… In the upper link, it clearly states that: Users at trust level 1 can… - Use all core Discourse functions; all new user restrictions are removed - Send PMs - Upload images and attachments if enabled ← - Edit wiki posts - Flag posts - Mute other users But in the Users Trust Level on the COG forum, it states: Once a user sticks around long enough to read a bit, we trust them enough to unlock most forum features. _You can get to trust level 1 by…_ - entering at least 5 topics. - reading at least 30 posts. - spend a total of 10 minutes reading posts. Alternatively, you’ll start at trust level 1 if you’re invited to the forums by another user. _At trust level 1 you can…_ - use more of the forum’s main functions. - upload **attachments**. ← _Nothing about images_ - edit wiki posts. - flag posts. - **post without moderation approval (after your initial post).** In addition, for the first 24 hours after creating your account, you’ll only be able to post 25 messages, and create 3 topics. Level 1 users cannot post to the off-topic category. I also found that your first post goes without moderation approval, so maybe that’s why you’re able to embed images in your first post but not all the next ones. (until you gain the trust level of a member) Everything probably works as intended, so I should just post the new thread without images for the time being. Thank you for trying to help!