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Category: WordPress
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Content Pirating
Hotlinking
It is common for some folks to “steal” images from a developer’s website and display on their own website. This is a process called “hotlinking”[2]. Yes, it is pretty much stealing. Just because it is on the Internet, doesn’t mean you can use it.
If you have access to your .htaccess file, the following code may help solve the problem on your website.
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http(s)?://(www\.)?yourwebsite.com [NC]
RewriteRule \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif)$ – [NC,F,L]Replace “yourwebsite.com” with your own domain. [1]
cPanel
If you are using a cpanel Interface to manage your hosting accounts, you might take the time to follow the following instructional video from Hostgator.
Copyrights
Learn a bit more about why this is bad and could get you into tons of trouble. [3]
References:
- Hostgator, August 21, 2017, Syed Balkhi – How to Optimize Images on WordPress for Lightning Fast Loading
- Wikipedia – Hotlinking
- Awesomely Techie, Lovvie, September 30, 2014 – What is Hotlinking and Why is it Bad When you do it Without Permission?
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WordPress Image Optimization
Image Optimization Have you ever been frustrated with your site’s response when loading and displaying images especially when you have many of them?
Check out these plugins.
EWWW Image Optimizer
The EWWW Image Optimizer will increase your page speeds by way of image optimization. Increased page speeds can result in better search engine rankings, and will also improve conversion rates (increased sales and signups). It will also save you storage space and bandwidth. While EWWW I.O. will automatically optimize new images that you upload, it can also optimize all the images that you have already uploaded, and optionally convert your images to the best file format. You can choose pixel perfect compression or high compression options that are visually lossless.
EWWW I.O. will optimize images uploaded and created by any plugin, and features special integrations with many popular plugins, detailed below. [1,2]
Lazy Load
Lazy load images to improve page load times. Uses jQuery.sonar to only load an image when it’s visible in the viewport. [2,3]
References:
- WordPress Plugins – EWWW Image Optimizer
- Hostgator , August 21, 2017, Syed Balkhi- How to Optimize Images on WordPress for Lightning Fast Loading
- WordPress Plugins – Lazy Load