Unintuitive UI

[whydoibother]

When making a post, the Insert Image button opens a modal window with 2 tabs. The default one is to upload an image, while the alternative one is to past an URL. I think the URL one should be default.

1. Before paying to gain access to the attach image button, users only can post image via URL, and therefore they are taught that this is how things are done. Then they pay, and now have to learn the new default behavior. In general, such unlockable functionality should not be the default.
2. Most image posting, even from paying users, is done via URL, since its mostly reposts of things they've seen elsewhere and not pictures they themselves took. The more used option should be the default.
3. You probably pay money for the bandwidth associated with attached images, so why is this the default? Linked images should be the default to save money.

 

[Ranselknulf]

It's a common business strategy for image hosting.

Let people post as many images and posts as they want, then after a year a data limit is set and you have to pay for your pictures to continue to exist.

An upgraded version of the codex with unlimited image hosting is probably in the works.

Subscribe to Codex+ for only $9.99 a month, and enjoy unlimited sharing with ur friends and family.

 

[†††]

Most image posting, even from paying users, is done via URL

I don't. You should know by now that imagehosting services are prone to nuke your image whenever they like to.

 

[Twiglard]

I changed it, but it's difficult to maintain. That's why it wasn't done before.

For future reference:

file js/xf/editor-compiled.js
< Object.assign(e.DEFAULTS,{imageInsertButtons:["imageBack","|","imageUpload","imageByURL"],imageEditButtons:"imageReplace imageAlign imageCaption imageRemove imageLink linkOpen linkEdit linkRemove - imageDisplay imageStyle imageAlt imageSize".split(" "),imageAltButtons:["imageBack",
> Object.assign(e.DEFAULTS,{imageInsertButtons:["imageBack","|","imageByURL","imageUpload"],imageEditButtons:"imageReplace imageAlign imageCaption imageRemove imageLink linkOpen linkEdit linkRemove - imageDisplay imageStyle imageAlt imageSize".split(" "),imageAltButtons:["imageBack",

So once this gets overwritten during an XF2 update, you have to remind me to do it again.