Title: External image hosting options Last modified: August 24, 2016 --- # External image hosting options * Resolved [IcarusD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icarusd/) * (@icarusd) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-image-hosting-options/) * **The tl;dr** 1. Does anyone know of a good photo sharing site that (a) allows for external posting of _galleries_, not just individual images; and (b) allow for risque content, including nudity? 2. Alternately, does anyone know of an affordable cloud storage option that could work? I’ve considered Dropbox, but I’m concerned I might hit up against their bandwidth limitations if my traffic continues to grow. 3. Or, third option, does anyone have recommendations for an affordable dedicated server web hosting company? * **The details** * My site, which covers nightlife events, is very image-intensive. Each post covers an individual event and can have anywhere from 10 to 200 photos, with an average of 75 photos per post. I currently have 25,000 photos posted, with expectations of growing to 75,000 to 100,000 photos over the next three years or so. * I have a shared server environment through my web hosting company. I have plenty of storage space, but the problem is that the photo gallery software I was using proved to be very CPU intensive. It wasn’t really noticeable in the beginning, but as the number of photos I posted grew, my CPU usage created problems for my hosting company. I tested my deactivating all of my plugins and then trying one at a time, and it was clearly the plugin. At one point with only that plugin running, my CPU usage hit 12% with only a few hundred page views. * One option my hosting company suggested would be to upgrade to a dedicated server, which I probably can’t afford unless it only cost a few hundred a year. (They didn’t quote me a price and it’s not posted on their site. and I figure if you have to ask, you can’t afford it.) * I thought about using WordPress’ native photo galleries, which might be easier on the CPU than the plugin I was using. But my fear is that I wouldn’t know if it addressed the CPU issue until I had 25,000 photos posted, and if it did create a problem, I couldn’t just deactivate the plugin. * Another option would be to have the images themselves hosted on another photo sharing site that allows me to embed galleries on my own site. But I need to find an image sharing site that allows for risque images. I don’t have anything that is outright pornographic, but my nightlife photos do include go-go dancers, wet underwear contests, the World Naked Bike Ride, etc. Photos that have nudity, but aren’t actual porn. (I’ve taken all of these photos and own the copyright, and none deal with anything illegal like underage models.) * There are some great photo sharing sites out there (I’ve used Flickr for years and I really like them), but the problem is that my content is too risque for many of them. Flickr allows for risque images if they are tagged _moderate_ or _restricted_. And they allow for galleries to be posted on external sites … but only for _safe_ images. Moderate and restricted photos can be displayed in these galleries. Most of the others won’t allow risque images whatsoever. The few “ adult” ones I’ve looked at are pretty cheesy and look like they’re for showing on their site, maybe with a hotlink to individual images but not full galleries. * Does anyone know of a good photo sharing site that (a) allows for external posting of _galleries_, not just individual images; and (b) allow for risque content, including nudity? * Alternately, does anyone know of an affordable cloud storage option that could work? I’ve considered Dropbox, but I’m concerned I might hit up against their bandwidth limitations if my traffic continues to grow. * Or, third option, does anyone have recommendations for an affordable dedicated server web hosting company? Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-image-hosting-options/#post-6029354) * This really isn’t a WordPress question – and for your #3, we don’t allow discussions of hosting here – as per: * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Closing_Posts](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Closing_Posts) * Nothing personal, just that that topic becomes very spammy. * I’d really suggest you start doing research on the internet – which will give you many options at various prices – and find a solution that meets your needs. In general, you get what you pay for – so far as resources/performance… * Thread Starter [IcarusD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icarusd/) * (@icarusd) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-image-hosting-options/#post-6029369) * Oh, I apologize, I missed that. I’ll mark this resolved. Please feel free to delete this. Thank you! Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) The topic ‘External image hosting options’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [Cloud storage](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/cloud-storage/) * [image hosting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/image-hosting/) * [photo galleries](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/photo-galleries/) * In: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/) * 2 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [IcarusD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icarusd/) * Last activity: [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/external-image-hosting-options/#post-6029369) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics