I made a topic in the DevForums, but I’ve encountered this: [image] and I have questions: Why they automatically download local copies of images? Why it always start with upload:// and ends with .png? What is it meant to be used in Discourse?

[image] VSCPlays: Why they automatically download local copies of images? Because downloading images from other web sites is unreliable (they might get deleted) and rude (you’re using their bandwidth). [image] VSCPlays: Why it always start with upload:// and ends with .png? Unless images are really small (there is a site setting defining small) they get processed into a .png to save space. They start with upload:// because that’s the way to refer to those uploads in markdown. [image] VSCPlays: What is it meant to be used in Discourse? I don’t understand this question.

[image] VSCPlays: Why they automatically download local copies of images? I am sure there are many but in checking the Discourse settings for a site found download remote images to local Convert remote (hotlinked) images to local images by downloading them; This preserves content even if the images are removed from the remote site in future.

[image] Jay Pfaffman: I don’t understand this question. I mean “why is it meant to be used in discourse”

Why does the system download local copies of images?

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VSCPlays (VSCPlays) April 1, 2023, 3:18pm 4

I mean “why is it meant to be used in discourse”

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Why does the system download local copies of images?

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