# Link\_to and image\_tag

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-and-image-tag/135928>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 26, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-and-image-tag/135928 "2008-04-26T13:29:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bingobob](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bingobob](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bingobob)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-and-image-tag/135928/1 "2008-04-26T13:29:32Z")

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sorry for the basic question, trying to do this…

\<%= link\_to (image\_tag picture.photo.url(:thumb)), (image\_tag  
picture.photo.url) %\>

Anyone help me fix the syntax?

bb

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**Author:** ![bingobob](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bingobob](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bingobob)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-and-image-tag/135928/2 "2008-04-26T16:28:44Z")

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\<%= link\_to(image\_tag(picture.photo.url(:thumb)), picture.photo.url)  
%\>

- BD  
[http://www.buddingrubyist.com](http://www.buddingrubyist.com)  
[http://www.fiveruns.com](http://www.fiveruns.com)

On Apr 26, 6:29 am, bingo bob [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![bingobob](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bingobob](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bingobob)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 9:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-and-image-tag/135928/3 "2008-04-27T09:23:22Z")

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Brian D. wrote:

> \<%= link\_to(image\_tag(picture.photo.url(:thumb)), picture.photo.url)  
> %\>
> 
> - BD  
> [http://www.buddingrubyist.com](http://www.buddingrubyist.com)  
> [http://www.fiveruns.com](http://www.fiveruns.com)
> 
> On Apr 26, 6:29�am, bingo bob [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

Many thanks. works a treat. Don’t know why i was making it so  
complicated!