Image Links stop working.

10 Oct 2020

I have had loads of occasions when I have posted something in the Groups section and Forum sections, (but it's real a problem on Groups as no [edit] button).
I can see all the text and the images ok! Then some time later someone else makes a post saying they can't see the image.
And when I revisit the post and all I can see in a 'broken image' icon!
Note this mainly appears to effect images linked to (an image I find on the internet), using your [Image Link] button.

If I download the image from the internet onto my pc, then upload onto a Image Hosting site like https://imgbb.com/, then use your [Image Link] button, and things appear to work again.

I do not have this problem posting [Image Links] on any other web site, just Lush!

The fact that the Groups section dosn't have an [edit] option means the broken posts remain, if I'd created that Group, I could x delete the body of the post, but can't deleate the whole post.

Lush is a great site, but this problem with broken image links is very frustrating :-(

10 Oct 2020

Broken image links are usually the result of the original image being moved/removed and the URL not working anymore. This would not be the fault of Lush.

The broken links you mentioned in your post, are the images still accessible where they are being hosted?

Edit: I had a look at one of the group threads that you have been posting in and there are quite a few copies of this image placeholder:

So, the image file on imgur has been removed. That's why those are not loading.

Also, worth bearing in mind that some servers will be set to disallow hotlinking to minimise bandwidth. That means you cannot embed it on another site such as Lush.

@Lizerotica

10 Oct 2020

Quote by Liz
So, the image file on imgur has been removed. That's why those are not loading.
Also, worth bearing in mind that some servers will be set to disallow hotlinking to minimise bandwidth. That means you cannot embed it on another site such as Lush.

Hi Liz, I understand if the original images is moved or deleated the [link is broken], but I think maybe your 2nd point is nearer the mark. I think the problem may be that I'm visiting a site on the internet, see a good image that I want to link to on Lush. (A copy of this image is automatically copied into my browzer cache).
I copy the URL to the image, then I go to the Lush Forum or Group section and write a post and include a link to the image URL.
cleck post, and can see the image.

What I now suspect is happening, is the image I saw (when I checked my post) is from my browser cache and not necessarily for the original web site. Every few days I normally clean by browser cache, so the next time I visit my post on Lush, the browser reads the image URL, cant find anything in the cache, so the lush server tries to get a fresh image and the host site stops Lush from hot-linking? Anyway thats my guess as to what might be happening.

So any chance of getting an [edit] option, so if it that happens (or someone moves the image as per your 1st point), so that we could edit the mistake? eg. the Forums do have a [edit] button, but Groups don't.

Thanks. brian.

11 Oct 2020

Best to save any pic you wish to share on lush on your own device and upload said pic at a pvt blog that will hotlink image so there's no issues.

You've brought up the edit option on group. Mods are aware of it. Something may be done or not. It's ok. No need to continue asking as they didn't forget.