Google Image Search hotlinking

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  hovercraftdoggy · Member · May 1, 2015 at 4:20 pm

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  Hello,

  We have seen that there are now plugins for wordpress.org such as:

  http://wp-picshield.com

  which more or less stop google image search hot-linking images and encourages people that found images via google search to actually click and go to the source – i.e. a wordpress.com blog, to view the image..

  Will there be such a feature for wordpress.com at some point as this would significantly change the number of views image based blogs would get, rightfully so?

  thanks,
  Tom

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · May 1, 2015 at 4:24 pm

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  Will there be such a feature for wordpress.com at some point as this would significantly change the number of views image based blogs would get, rightfully so?

  I doubt it but I’ll tag this thread for a Staff response. Meanwhile you can read https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/watermarks/

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  thatrobyn · Member · May 2, 2015 at 9:30 pm

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  Hey Tom,

  So far, no plans to add this to WordPress.com sites. If you’re interested in it, you can add your suggestion here:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/ideas

  If the tool is vital to your site, you may wish to self-host a WordPress.org site, instead of hosting here at WordPress.com. If you aren’t yet familiar with self-hosting, here’s some more information for you:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks much!