[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28491: Only local image uploads are possible with the customizer

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#28491: Only local image uploads are possible with the customizer
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 Reporter:  dpknauss     |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media        |    Version:  3.9.1
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui           |
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 Adding images to WordPress through the post editor, theme customizer, or
 anywhere else requires uploading an image (or selecting a previously
 uploaded image) in the media library. It's not possible to specify an
 arbitrary image file by URL or select an image from the media library (for
 logos, etc.) in the theme customizer, nor is it possible to replace or
 remove an existing image. This means the media library will accumulate a
 large number of likely redundant images from typical user behavior where
 someone adds an image to a post, remove its, modifies it outside of
 WordPress, and then adds it again. After these actions, both new and old
 versions of the image will be present in the media library.

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