Do you make sure your images are hosted internally?
Updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] 1 year ago. See history
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When want to show an image from the web on your website, the easiest way is to just copy the image's path and add it. This is not a good idea as the original host of the image can delete it, which will cause a broken image in your website.
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The right way to do this is to copy the image locally and upload to your own server, so you have total control over the image.
<imgsrc="https://some-external-url.com/images/open-extension.png"alt="Open extension"/><dd>Figure: Open extension</dd>
❌ Figure: Figure: Bad example - Using an external URL as image source. The image can be edited or deleted and there is nothing you can do about it
<img src="https://ssw.com.au/images/open-extension.png" alt="Open extension" /><dd>Figure: Open extension</dd>
✅ Figure: Figure: Good example - Image is hosted internally. You have control over the image
Note: For copyrighted images, you should always mention the source.
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