How to allow guests to see images in Notices?

[nevershutup]

Not sure if this is a bug or just an issue with permissions, so erring on the side of caution and posting it here. I'm trying to allow guests to see images I link in notices using HTML <img> tags. However, notices with these tags do not load for guests at all, though some report that they do load, but the image associated with the notice doesn't. I check unregistered/guest permissions, and they are set to be able to view images, but this hasn't affected anything. Members can see images just fine.

How do I solve this issue?

 

[MentaL]

[XenConcept] Hide links / Medias / Images (BbCode)

I use this to control guests viewing images whilst restricting other content.

 

[nevershutup]

[XenConcept] Hide links / Medias / Images (BbCode)

I use this to control guests viewing images whilst restricting other content.

I'm not sure how this is supposed to help; the problem isn't that guests are viewing images they shouldn't, it's that they can't see images they should be able to see. Is this just something baked into Xenforo I need an external add-on or plugin to fix?

 

[Paul B]

How are you inserting the images in the notices?

If they are from the internal_data directory and guest don't have permission to view attachments, that will be why.

Upload the images to a non protected directory on the server.

 

[nevershutup]

How are you inserting the images in the notices?

If they are from the internal_data directory and guest don't have permission to view attachments, that will be why.

Upload the images to a non protected directory on the server.

They are external images displayed via the <img> HTML tag. I.E <img=[wikipedia's image of a cherry]> I've played around with this a bit more and figured out some weird stuff.

How long does/should it take for a change to the user criteria on a notice to update? Do certain combinations of user criteria overlap or cancel each-other out? I'm getting quite conflicting information when I test them out and I'd like to know more detail before I make assumptions.

 

[frm]

They are external images displayed via the <img> HTML tag. I.E <img=[wikipedia's image of a cherry]> I've played around with this a bit more and figured out some weird stuff.

Some websites disallow hotlinking.

Hotlinking - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

simple.wikipedia.org

So if you're grabbing it from an external website, you don't have control over whether or not it'll display. The only way you can really ensure it displays is by uploading it to a non-protected directory on your server.

Upload the images to a non protected directory on the server.