Photobucket Embed Fix

I came across this Google Chrome extension on another forum and it seems to work for the most part bringing back the pictures to the threads.

Photobucket Embed Fix

Adam

Works for me. Chromium 56.0.2924.76 running on Mint Linux

Interesting method he's using there. I'm going to try replicating this on Firefox using an addon called Referrer Control and a custom rule.

Edit: Can't be done this way, the HTTP referer has to be derived from the image URL on a per-user or per-album basis, so static rules won't cut it.

Retrorides has it set up so Photobucket pics are still showing, maybe he is using a similar hack but he had it going pretty quickly after they lost their minds.

I can confirm that it works in Chromium 59.0.3071.15 on Win10.

Wohoo! It makes my threads work again! Husband and wife '08 challenge miata build

Doesn't work on Firefox 54.0.1 via Chrome Store Foxified

GameboyRMH,

Before I attempt at downloading what Adam525 posted, is this a "safe" download?

MrJoshua wrote: Wohoo! It makes my threads work again! Husband and wife '08 challenge miata build

I have not yet downloaded and I can not see the pics in your thread.
If I download I might be able to see them but anyone who does not download wont be able to see them.

Is there anything possible to add to the board software that would continue to make the thread pics visible to any and everyone?

Nice find!!

John Welsh wrote: GameboyRMH, Before I attempt at downloading what Adam525 posted, is this a "safe" download?

Yeah I've fully inspected the source code, it's safe.

John Welsh wrote:

MrJoshua wrote: Wohoo! It makes my threads work again! Husband and wife '08 challenge miata build

I have not yet downloaded and I can not see the pics in your thread.

The pics don't work for me either. So is this essentially just a fix if the viewer is running Chrome?

For various reasons, Chrome is not an option.

It's just a fix (bandaid?) for if you are running chrome. Thanks GamerboyRMH for digging in a bit deeper to make sure there wasn't anything malicious going on. I took the chance on one of my systems and then loaded it on the others once things seemed to be fine.

Adam

In reply to jj:

Photobucket must love you more than me. I tested the extension on my thread, but the real reason I downloaded the extension is because the photobucket debacle has made a large portion of my car related internet searching useless.

In reply to jj:

Nah, they probably just haven't gotten around to crushing your threads yet. A large portion of the photobucket hosted photos online are no longer working no matter what method you used to get them on a forum.

In reply to jj:

Did you sign up for a paid account or are you on a free account?

The free accounts had the terms of service changed recently and they've started killing free accounts that hotlink their photos.

jj wrote: I still dont get it. My photobucket pics never went away. Did I do something different? http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/budget-volvo-740-track-car-build/61804/page1/

If you paid for the service before the start of the current fiasco, you are "grandfathered" in for a year. I know I am, but I have yet to decide what to do when that year runs out. No way I am paying 4x MORE for photohosting service than I do for my blog.

Thanks to adam525i for the fix/workaround. Works great with Chrome Ver. 60..3112.90 on Windows 8.1. Now I can go back to some other forums that had been hard hit by the PB mess.

As long as you're running Chrome, that patch just plain works. Doesn't do squat on IOS (Safari) though.

MrJoshua wrote: Wohoo! It makes my threads work again! Husband and wife '08 challenge miata build

sweet, works for me too!

Thread resurrection: The plugin has been ported to desktop and Android versions of Firefox:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/photobucket-embedded-fix/?src=api

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/photobucket-embedded-fix/