Default Image Link Type not changing

Rob Sbaglia
(@sbaglia)

8 years ago

Hello good people,

Please help out a novice.

I have a multisite where I would like the default behaviour to be that when an image is inserted, there is a link to the file. At the moment, the default behaviour is no link, which is problematic for all sorts of reasons I won’t bore you with.

I have tried using plugins, changing mysite.com/wp-admin/options.php and changing image_default_link_type, I have tried finding this in my theme (twenty thirteen, although I see the behaviour in other themes too), and I have tried adding snippets to my theme’s function.php. That is totally the limit of my skills.

I’d be eternally grateful for some assistance.

Cheers,
Rob.

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Farook Kholwadia
(@judgerookie)

8 years ago

@sbaglia

is this what you’re trying to achieve?
https://codex.wordpress.org/Inserting_Images_into_Posts_and_Pages#Image_Link

Thread Starter Rob Sbaglia
(@sbaglia)

8 years ago

Hi @judgerookie,

Yeah, what I want is for the default behaviour of the blog to be that when a user inserts an image, it links to the file rather than no link and therefore not be clickable/enlargeable.

Does that make sense?

I’m still unsure how to do this.

Cheers,
Rob.
Farook Kholwadia
(@judgerookie)

8 years ago
@sbaglia

To clarify:
1. user as in the person logged into WordPress and writing the post?
2. links to the file as in the actual image file?
3. unsure on the last bit regarding ‘therefore not be clickable/enlargeable.’
Thread Starter Rob Sbaglia
(@sbaglia)

8 years ago

@judgerookie

1. yes, the person writing the post, when they insert an image, I’d like when they press ‘insert media’ into a post, that the image comes with a link to the file, eg http://theglobalschool.net/sbc/teststudent/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/img_2295.jpg

2. Yes, a link to the actual file, see above.

3. Note that on the page http://theglobalschool.net/sbc/teststudent/2018/04/27/clickable/ I can click on the image itself, whereas on this post I cannot: http://theglobalschool.net/sbc/teststudent/2018/04/26/the-first-post/

Thanks for your help!

Farook Kholwadia
(@judgerookie)

8 years ago

@sbaglia

okay, with you and thanks for the clarification.

seems like adding the image is fine for you so will skip that bit BUT from the original link:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Inserting_Images_into_Posts_and_Pages#Image_Link

using the above link, follow step 5 at the crucial point when inserting the image.

when Insert media box is open and you’ve just selected the image
make sure that in the
Attachment Display Settings OPTIONS (usually bottom right)
you select the Media File option

these are the options:

Attachment Page: Links your inserted image to its WordPress media attachment page.
Media File: Links your inserted image directly to the original, full-size version of the file.
Custom URL: Allows you to set a custom link URL for your inserted image to link to when clicked.
None: This setting will remove the link completely, rendering the image “un-clickable”.

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