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1. Mosher
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I'm trying to add an externally-hosted image to a blog post. I've tried doing this by copy/pasting pre-written code into the HTML editor in WP, and also by using the "Add Image" popup tool.

   In both cases, the code appears, I then Publish or Update the page... and WordPress has changed the external link to one pointing to a similarly-named (and non-existent) image in my uploaded_images folder.

   Erm... why? I don't want to download the image and host it myself. That defeats the purpose of pointing to an external image, surely?

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Make sure that you use the full image url.

3. Mosher
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Thanks, Esmi - I am. Absolutely for sure. Copied, pasted and tested.

   I also found that it's not doing it *all* the time. I've managed to get the posts up by luck more than anything, I think. Now they're there I daren't go in and edit them in case it self-corrects again!

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