# Add setting to disable hotlinking of large image files

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-disable-hotlinking-of-large-image-files/67909
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [11 augustus 2017 om 21:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-disable-hotlinking-of-large-image-files/67909 "2017-08-11T21:47:31Z")
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### Author: ![vinothkannans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vinothkannans/32/86465_2.png) [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)
#### Post date: [13 september 2017 om 07:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-disable-hotlinking-of-large-image-files/67909/51 "2017-09-13T07:20:02Z")

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> [@Very large gifs should be shown as previews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-large-gifs-should-be-shown-as-previews/25423/36):
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> @vinothkannans does the tooltip work now so I can mouse over this kind of random looking generic image placeholder and get a plain English explanation of what happened?

> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Also go with grey for both icons

I will do both of it on new PR. Also I am waiting for a solution to below problem. Can you @codinghorror or @sam suggess me any way to handle this situation.

> [@vinothkannans](#):
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> I linked large image placeholders to the original external image url. What if the large image is already linked. Should I skip linking with original image url?

If skipped then user can’t see the image at all.

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