[wp-docs] hyperlinking images to Codex

[Owen Winkler]

Lokrin wrote:
> Suggestion - Create a small image something to the effect of
> 
> "This image illegally hotlinked"
> 
> and replace theirs with it, then leave it for a couple of days before 
> deleting it.  Just keep a note of each time you replace the original 
> image so you remember when to delete it later..

Hmm, that seems like too much manual labor and doesn't exactly extend 
the friendly image of WordPress.

The method I used for my own site is one I found on ALA:
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/hotlinking/

It would prevent people from embedding codex images as <img> tags in 
other sites, but wouldn't prevent them from linking to those images with 
an anchor <a> tag.  Direct incoming links to an image would be 
redirected automatically to a page that says, "This image is part of the 
WordPress Codex," rather than just showing the image itself.

And if we're really fancy, we can figure out which Codex page the image 
is already on, and provide links to those pages.  That would be sweet.

Owen