Just a few words about hot linking images. It is frowned upon by the owners of websites, and is illegal. I have noticed a few images that have been hot linked in various articles. Besides being illegal, it is also using the bandwidth of the server from the website you are hot linking from. This can result in penalties from Google in search results.
Please download the image first, then re-upload into wordpress media. It only takes a few seconds.
Suzanna told Veth the same years ago. I also mentioned it, but for a different reason. It is a backdoor for hackers!
It was OK on disqus, we didn’t own it. On here it is different. Google could block the site from search engine results. I did notice that Unian stop the image from being hot linked, all you see is the url of the image.
Can u remove the links from the articles? If yes, do it, bro!
Already took care of it, and re-uploaded it into the article.
See, thats the sort of thing I would do without knowing it was the wrong thing to do!
It can be dangerous if you hot link from a dubious site. You could invite all sorts catastrophes onto your website.
Thank you Focusser, you are the man!
Don’t need google penalising the site, or getting a nasty email from some editor.
I looked through a google search of Ukraine Today and we didn’t show up even before this site…its WP too…
http://www.ukraine-today.com/
That is a terrible site. There is nothing on it. Seems it could take from a few days, to a few weeks for the site to show up on search results. It all depends on how Google algorithms index the site.
I hope you’re right, I was wondering what happened to Ukraine Today dot com when I got stuck with dot org. Oh well, if that thing shows up on Google certainly ours will eventually end up #1……if we can stay in good grace with Goolag…..;)
Some organisations will buy a domain name, but never use it. The likes of coca cola will buy every configuration they could, to stop somebody registering a site using the coca cola name.
You know there’s potential when I search Ukraine Today and the first site that pops up is Unian. Speaking of Unian, I know some former ZIK people that are working there now. We might get hooked up with them too :)))
I think the old Ukraine Today was bought by Unian. Quite a few links go to Unian instead of Ukraine Today.
I wonder what they bought exactly, considering that dot com place and our dot org? The original UAToday was disqus too wasn’t it? If that’s the case, they will have nothing when disqus shuts down
They all belonged to Kolomoisky. I think Unian belongs to him too.
I already like the site more than the discus one. Top effort boys! I hope to see many more good followers with good info and good opinions joining in due course
Thank you Sir Scradge, I have a feeling they are coming. The “Reader” page is a really good option for readers and from what I see, our Followers are BIG readers.