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Can no longer host images using Dropbox?
I've been hosting an image for my PayPal checkout banner using the Public folder but today it is no longer showing up on PayPal. I assume that's because the Public folders are no longer actually publ...
- Have a look at https://milanaryal.com/hosting-images-with-dropbox-on-your-website/ - however, please note that it is NOT guaranteed that it will work, Dropbox are removing lots of access to hosting images on third party sites.
The idea of
dl.dropboxusercontent.com trick broke on March 15, 2017 1:32 EST
It doens't work any more.
EXAMPLE: Current link
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kwyt8v55bhbj3vv/20150819-dropbox-logotype-blue.png?dl=0
Old Work Around was:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/kwyt8v55bhbj3vv/20150819-dropbox-logotype-blue.png
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
DuWayne wrote:
Old Work Around was:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/kwyt8v55bhbj3vv/20150819-dropbox-logotype-blue.png
That was never the proper workaround. The correct way to do it, which still works just fine, is listed in the following help article:
But "[ img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/xde26qjwppul63s/as-ssd-bench%20%2018.01.2017%2019-45-54.png?raw=1[ /img] " does not work. what now?
- MarkPlease see what Rich said, or, the link I posted with work arounds.
If those do not work Kasimir then I'm afraid there is no work around. Note that Dropbox simply isnt a hosting tool and so shouldnt be expected to work as one.- To share a picture in a forum, you need a clean ending (.png or .jpg ...). Dropbox loses one of the most useful functions;
Easily deploy files.
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