# Skip review media groups + upload:// watched word causes external link images to bypass review

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/skip-review-media-groups-upload-watched-word-causes-external-link-images-to-bypass-review/387365
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [1 november 2025 om 22:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skip-review-media-groups-upload-watched-word-causes-external-link-images-to-bypass-review/387365 "2025-11-01T22:28:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![copymonopoly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)
#### Post date: [1 november 2025 om 22:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skip-review-media-groups-upload-watched-word-causes-external-link-images-to-bypass-review/387365/1 "2025-11-01T22:28:14Z")

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## Steps to Reproduce

### Step 1

1. **Configure Skip review media groups** : select certain groups to skip media review.
2. **Use a user who does not belong to any Skip review media groups** to create a post:

- Upload an image (`upload://`) → **goes into review** ✅
- External link image → **goes into review** ✅ (expected behavior)

### Step 2

1. Based on Step 1, **add watched word `upload://` and enable approval requirement**.
2. Keep Skip review media groups settings unchanged.
3. **Same user posts content** :

- Upload an image (`upload://`) → **goes into review** ✅
- External link image → **does NOT go into review** ❌ (Bug; external link images should still go into review)

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## Bug Summary

- **Trigger condition** : Skip review media groups + watched word `upload://` with approval enabled
- **Actual behavior** : External link images that would normally be reviewed **bypass review**
- **Expected behavior** : External link images should behave as in Step 1 and continue to go into review

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [2 november 2025 om 08:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skip-review-media-groups-upload-watched-word-causes-external-link-images-to-bypass-review/387365/2 "2025-11-02T08:20:03Z")

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Do you mean “watched word” with “focus word”?

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### Author: ![copymonopoly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)
#### Post date: [2 november 2025 om 12:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skip-review-media-groups-upload-watched-word-causes-external-link-images-to-bypass-review/387365/3 "2025-11-02T12:51:44Z")

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Yes, I meant “watched word”. Sorry for the confusion — I was referring to the Watched Words feature (Admin → Customize → Watched Words).