Hotlinking issue

  • Hello.
    Probably this is a “weird” question:
    I ‘ve found that people are hotlinking my images. Can’t find a way to change the url, though. If I use media replace and upload a new file, will I be able to replace the link with a new one? And of course all the links to be updated.
    I know that this question is, somehow out of topic, but I would be grateful for any help…
    Best regards,
    F.

Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • Plugin Author ShortPixel

    (@shortpixel)

    Hey @filoumenos – thanks for your message! ??

    Did you try to use an anti-hotlinking plugin/solution?

    Please let me know,
    Alex

    Thread Starter filoumenos

    (@filoumenos)

    Hi,
    Unfortunately all the plugins at the WP repositories either have a bad rating or they’re using many of the server resources.
    On the other hand I am on a nginx server. Using nginx has a lot of pros but also, cons. As you can see, I can not edit the .htaccess. Nginx server doesn’t include one.
    So, I need a handy, quick and easy solution. Changing the Urls seems the most effortless and easy solution, I can think of.
    I knew about Media Replace plugin. I knew about its ability to update the files name and also, the url?
    So, am I right? Can I use it for this purpose?
    Thank you for taking the time to answer this. I know it is out of the scope of this plugin, but many people I believe, may found it useful as an anti-hotlinking alternative.
    Best regards,
    Fil

    Thread Starter filoumenos

    (@filoumenos)

    Any suggestions?

    Plugin Author ShortPixel

    (@shortpixel)

    Fil,
    thank you for explaining me your reasoning behind.
    Please note that if you have access to your Nginx server configuration you could just add there anti-hotlinking instructions and that’s it.

    If that’s not possible then you could indeed go with the second replace option from EMR and that should be a fix as well though not as elegant as the one mentioned above.

    I would appreciate your follow-up on this.

    Thank you,
    Alex

Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • The topic ‘Hotlinking issue’ is closed to new replies.