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After creating a username and password, you will receive an email to verify your account. Once verified. You will be able to post content and will receive the ‘Welcome Email’ with instructions on getting started.
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No, content not assigned is posted to the General page.
The max file upload size is 64MB. However, we recommend keeping uploads to less than 8MB in order to speed up the upload process. Once uploaded, your image will be resized and optimized to meet our site guidelines.
The General Page is where you will find posted content that was not assigned to either a manufacturer or generation. This may happen for any number of reasons, for example:
The manufacturer page displays all the vehicles made by a particular manufacturer. To navigate to a vehicle’s page, click on the vehicle.
The vehicle page contains all the content related to a particular automobile. Browse content organized by category or add content of your own.
A story showing the day to day experiences with your vehicle.
A detailed procedure showing how to complete a particular task on your vehicle. DIYs are organized by category, for example engine, suspension, AV, etc.
An article is an informative essay about a vehicle. Examples include “The History of Porsche” or “New Toyota Supra Leaked”
Share your experience with this vehicle.
A place to showcase your vehicle, and any related media or information. Threads you post about your vehicle will be displayed here.
Have a great photo to share? At diyauto.com photos don’t always have to be part of a Build, DIY, or a picture of your Ride. Photos can be added solely of themselves with little to no content.
That partly depends on the options you selected while uploading your image. If you did not select either a manufacturer or a generation, then your photos will land on the general page. On the contrary, if you select a manufacturer and/or generation, then they will be displayed through those pages respectively. Near the top of the General, Manufacture, and Generation pages is a gallery slideshow. You can slide through the related photos there, or you can press the tile icon to be redirected to the complete gallery of related photos..
No. At this time, YouTube is the only platform that links to videos may be provided for upload to diyauto.com.
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