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Hugh_Lebowski

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4. Click on the image in your library and then copy the 'Direct Link'

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Sep 21, 2022, 04:47 PM

Sep 2022

This will give you a URL with .jpg at the end. DU knows how to handle that as a photo. Without that extension (or gif or png) this old forum software (by technology's standards) has no way of knowing it's a photo at the end of the URL, so just shows it as a link.

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What's going on here? [View all] LAS14 Sep 2022 OP

You need to use the direct link to the image ItsjustMe Sep 2022 #1

You too? I've been getting them with damned near every click today... hlthe2b Sep 2022 #2

I hate tech companies. usonian Sep 2022 #3

Click on the image in your library and then copy the 'Direct Link' Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2022 #4

For image to display: ret5hd Sep 2022 #5