Photobucket paywall

[MySiteGuy]

It converts proxied images as well

Won't I end up with two sets of images on the forum? The proxy cache and the convert image directory?

 

[Digital Doctor]

TinyPic test.

 

[Floyd R Turbo]

Won't I end up with two sets of images on the forum? The proxy cache and the convert image directory?

Best to ask in the resource thread, then post the answer in that thread as well for everyone to see

 

[AndyB]

Won't I end up with two sets of images on the forum? The proxy cache and the convert image directory?

Once you have converted all the hot linked images to attachments do this:

Admin Control Panel -> Options -> Messages

Set the Image Cache Lifetime (Days) to 1



Then run the Cron Entry called "Hourly Clean Up" and that will remove proxy images from the database and file system.

 

[viper357]

I have image proxy switched on, although I have no idea what it does or how it works, lol, so will Photobucket pics still be an issue if I have proxy images switched on? Thanks.

 

[teletubbi]

The proxy works as a cache.
So it depends when the images where put into the proxy and how long you keep them there.

 

[Floyd R Turbo]

If you keep them in the proxy indefinitely, then they will never "refresh" and thus, never go away

 

[vord]

I would like to fix the photobucket problem but I'm nervous about copyright.

If a member hotlinks an image from someone's original material then my feeling is that the forum hasn't stolen the image and the copyright holder can block the forum from showing their images if they want to. If the forum copies the images then that could be stealing.

Is it possible to copy only images from certain sites - photobucket for example, and not from others?

 

[STronic]

Is it possible to copy only images from certain sites - photobucket for example, and not from others?

yes, add an "else" statement where check if url contains "photobucket", setting variable $done = 'yes' ... It stops conversion to attachment if image URL doesnt contain "photobucket":

 

[vord]

yes, add an "else" statement where check if url contains "photobucket", setting variable $done = 'yes' ... It stops conversion to attachment if image URL doesnt contain "photobucket":

Thankyou! That will make a lot of forum members happy.

 

[ProCom]

I wish I could find a way to get this to work with @Bob 's Article Management System.

 

[Joeychgo]

I wish I could find a way to get this to work with @Bob 's Article Management System.

This works for AMS I believe https://xenforo.com/community/resources/convert-image-all.2527/

 

[ProCom]

This works for AMS I believe https://xenforo.com/community/resources/convert-image-all.2527/

Hmm... I'm not seeing any references to it working with AMS. All I noticed was this: "all existing hot linked images contained in all posts", and assume @AndyB meant just forum posts.

 

[Joeychgo]

Hmm... I'm not seeing any references to it working with AMS. All I noticed was this: "all existing hot linked images contained in all posts", and assume @AndyB meant just forum posts.

I believe AMS just works off of the thread system and just organizes it differently.

 

[Bob]

I believe AMS just works off of the thread system and just organizes it differently.

No it doesn't.

 

[Ozzy47]

I believe AMS just works off of the thread system and just organizes it differently.

Not at all brother, it is totally different.

 

[Joeychgo]

No it doesn't.

Ok, so would the convert image addon work with AMS? If not, maybe you can make it do so?

 

[ProCom]

I just ran a query on my AMS articles and 1,700 of them have "photobucket" in the message code. This is gonna suck.

 

[CarpCharacin]

I believe AMS just works off of the thread system and just organizes it differently.

XenPorta does that, not AMS.

 

[Nano2nd]

yes, add an "else" statement where check if url contains "photobucket", setting variable $done = 'yes' ... It stops conversion to attachment if image URL doesnt contain "photobucket":

has anyone had any joy with this?

i updated mine and set it running but it doesn't seem to have worked?

heres a thread: http://www.ultimatereef.net/threads/the-roma-custom-build.553946/#post-5071348

and the photobucket image link is: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/Spitsfire/Fish/DSC03805.jpg

i've got a log entry:

07/23/17 10:37am / Post 5071348 / http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/Spitsfire/Fish/DSC03805.jpg

but the post hasn't been updated, is this because the url is "img.photobucket.com" rather than "www.photobucket.com" like in the code example above?