..............with pics. I have tried and tried to post pics using some beautiful shots that I have. Every time that I post them, they show up as clickable thumbnails.

I want to post pics like you guys, right there in the post. Thanks, for the help/advice,

-jordan

 

You need a hyperlink from somewhere, like Shutterfly or Flickr.

Otherwise, you need to go to your profile (User CP), create an album (on the lefthand side), upload photos, and when you click on the individual photos after you've uploaded them, there's an embedded hyperlink you can use.