[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #2189: Forums: Detect non-image URLs in <img> tags

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#2189: Forums: Detect non-image URLs in <img> tags
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 Reporter:  SergeyBiryukov  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:
Component:  Support Forums  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |
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Description changed by SergeyBiryukov:

Old description:

> With the upgrade to bbPress 2.x, it's now possible to insert images
> directly into support forum posts.
>
> However, most new forum members incorrectly use `<img>` tags for web
> pages instead of images, which results in a broken image in their post. A
> recent example:
> {{{
> <img src="https://gyazo.com/c57448863a8cd682d3bc6ba718506547"
> alt="Shipping Options" />
> }}}
> The URL here is a web page with an image, but not the an image itself.
>
> This should be more user-friendly. We could probably detect that the URL
> provided for `src` is not an image and automatically convert the code to
> a regular link in that case:
> {{{
> <a href="https://gyazo.com/c57448863a8cd682d3bc6ba718506547">Shipping
> Options</a>
> }}}

New description:

 With the upgrade to bbPress 2.x, it's now possible to insert images
 directly into support forum posts.

 However, most new forum members incorrectly use `<img>` tags for web pages
 instead of images, which results in a broken image in their post. A recent
 example:
 {{{
 <img src="https://gyazo.com/c57448863a8cd682d3bc6ba718506547"
 alt="Shipping Options" />
 }}}
 The URL here is a web page with an image, but not the image itself.

 This should be more user-friendly. We could probably detect that the URL
 provided for `src` is not an image and automatically convert the code to a
 regular link in that case:
 {{{
 <a href="https://gyazo.com/c57448863a8cd682d3bc6ba718506547">Shipping
 Options</a>
 }}}

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