# Automatically apply grids to image uploads

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**Created:** [January 30, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-apply-grids-to-image-uploads/394784 "2026-01-30T19:25:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-apply-grids-to-image-uploads/394784/6 "2026-04-07T18:29:31Z")

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It only works for uploaded images because if you copy and paste directly, it doesn’t work, as I think it doesn’t detect the quantity. I don’t download images just to upload them later; I find that it wastes time, especially on a mobile or tablet. That’s why, on my end, I use the grid tag and paste my images directly via copy-paste. Maybe there’s a way to make it work in grid mode by copying and pasting images. For me, the goal is to save time. It’s fine for me, but I think users aren’t using this feature because it requires too many steps.

But there’s something for everyone, and maybe quite a few people upload images, so don’t change anything for me 🤣

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