Re: That's why it's not a good idea to store attachments externally
Reply #1 –
I always told my users to use the attachment function for pictures! Best choice! Thanks for the information.
Re: That's why it's not a good idea to store attachments externally
Reply #3 –
Echo same. I too have been gently encouraging people to attach over the years. Some have been. One forum has over 125,000 attachments. Lol. In reality this has been an issue for a long time. People would run out of space on PB, prioritize and delete some for new photos. Naturally that left many places on the web sans pix.
Re: That's why it's not a good idea to store attachments externally
Reply #4 –
Well, one option could be to automatically detect the URLs from external services, fetch them and store the fetched as attachment.
I do something somehow similar on my forum, there are drawbacks (not always you can do the above, you may not be able to fetch the original image, etc.), but it could be a solution.
Re: That's why it's not a good idea to store attachments externally
Reply #5 –
Much like the current avatar functionality? That would be fantastic!