# 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:** [Agosto 11, 2017, 9:47pm 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: ![Overgrow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/overgrow/32/478189_2.png) [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)
#### Post date: [Agosto 13, 2017, 10:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-disable-hotlinking-of-large-image-files/67909/9 "2017-08-13T10:11:31Z")

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Thanks for confirming.

I had to modify manually some links that users posted manually to add img tag around them.

It would be much better if Discourse could use MIME type.

Is there anyone else that agrees?

Can you suggest how hard it would be?

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