# Improved Image Handling

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-image-handling/221948>\
**Category:** Blog\
**Created:** [July 4, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-image-handling/221948 "2013-07-04T22:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-image-handling/221948/1 "2013-07-04T22:00:00Z")

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Although Discourse is open source discussion software designed around the fundamental concept of _paragraphs_, there is no denying that in this era of pervasive broadband, **online discussions are as much about images and videos now as they are about words**.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://blog.discourse.org/2013/07/improved-image-handling/](https://blog.discourse.org/2013/07/improved-image-handling/)

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