Photobucket Hotlink Fix

Extension to fix the hotlinking issue in Photobucket, It's not needed to pay with this extension, the images will continue loading.
What is Photobucket Hotlink Fix?
Photobucket Hotlink Fix is a vital Chrome extension designed for addressing the hotlinking problem in Photobucket. With this extension, users can enjoy uninterrupted and free image loading without the appearance of the pesky p500 image. It neither requires access to your personal data on the websites nor your login details, but only permissions to the urls. Once installed, it traces the Photobucket links and corrects the incoming requests, ensuring seamless image viewing as before.

Extension stats

Users: 30,000+
Rating: 4.46 (215)
Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2023-09-12)
Creation date: 2019-09-11
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 9.33K

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Extension summary

Extension to fix the hotlinking issue in Photobucket, It's not needed to pay anything with this extension, all the images will continue loading without any p500 image. If it's not working for you, clear cache or do a full refresh of the page.

The extension doesn't access to your data on the websites, neither to the users nor passwords. It needs the permissions to access the urls to detect photobucket links and fix the request to keep the images working as before.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Removes the Photobucket watermark from images
  • Allows access to previously inaccessible images on forums
  • Works well for viewing old content and scans
  • User-friendly and easy to install
  • Effective for fixing issues related to old forum posts
Cons
  • Does not work consistently for all users
  • Images may still save with watermarks despite removing them for viewing
  • Only works when opening images in new tabs, not on pages directly
  • Some users report it no longer works as of December 2020
Most mentioned
  • Works great
  • Does not work
  • Allowed access to images that were otherwise inaccessible
Recent reviews
by Lion, 2024-06-21

Used to work great, but does not work anymore?
by Johann van Tonder, 2024-01-22

Well, it halfly works... It removes the watermark in hotlinking but, when you save the images, it still saves them with the watermark :-\
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Photobucket Hotlink Fix requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Photobucket Hotlink Fix has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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