Title: Cannot add Flickr Image using URL?
Last modified: May 8, 2019

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# Cannot add Flickr Image using URL?

 *  Resolved [Anandabrata Ghosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ananddevops/)
 * (@ananddevops)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-flickr-image-using-url/)
 * Hello,
 * 1. I am trying to add an image using the WordPress Image Element by Insert URL.
   The image is a public image from Flickr and I can access the same from a browser,
   but not when insert the url here. Need to understand why? But when I try another(
   not Flcikr) public image it works fine.
    2. For the Elementor image element, 
   how can I add an image from a url, without having to upload to the media library?
 * Thanks

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 *  [LogoLogics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/logologics/)
 * (@logologics)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-flickr-image-using-url/#post-11509340)
 * Hi,
 * Flickr probably has “hotlinking” protection.
    This means they do not allow others
   to directly link to the images hosted on their site.
 * There is a good reason for that, because when you and many others just use their
   link, you are using their bandwith on their servers where they are paying for
   and would slow down their servers big time.
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by [LogoLogics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/logologics/).
 *  Thread Starter [Anandabrata Ghosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ananddevops/)
 * (@ananddevops)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-flickr-image-using-url/#post-11509413)
 * [@logologics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/logologics/) that is good reasoning.
   I have initiated a query with them for the same.
 * Thoughts on the second query?
 *  [LogoLogics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/logologics/)
 * (@logologics)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-flickr-image-using-url/#post-11509522)
 * Hi,
 * You might pay for a service where you can host your own images and then link 
   to those in your wordpress site.
 * Dropbox is one of them, you can google those kind of services.
 * Another way is to have a second domain + hosting and upload all images there 
   and link to them.
 * Easiest way though, is to put your site on a CDN ( even the free cloudflare does
   a good job ). That way, you can still upload all your images in WordPress, but
   they will be served from Cloudflares servers.
 * Ofcourse, also make sure to upload images that are optimized, or optimize them
   using a plugin like smush it or imagify.
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by [LogoLogics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/logologics/).
 *  Thread Starter [Anandabrata Ghosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ananddevops/)
 * (@ananddevops)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-flickr-image-using-url/#post-11511619)
 * [@logologics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/logologics/) Those are all 
   great suggestions. I am going to explore some more options and see what turns
   as the best option in my scenario.
 * Thanks
 *  [LogoLogics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/logologics/)
 * (@logologics)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-flickr-image-using-url/#post-11513844)
 * [@ananddevops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ananddevops/) Great, glad 
   some suggestions where helpfull!

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