Easier UX to add an image in a document / rich text field

Ideas & Features
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I’d like to save a few clicks when I add a hosted, public image in a doc or entity.

For example, we write a lot of schemas using PlantUML.
I edit the schema online using http://www.plantuml.com/plantuml/uml/SyfFKj2rKt3CoKnELR1Io4ZDoSa70000

I get an image URL like http://cdn-0.plantuml.com/plantuml/png/SoWkIImgAStDuNBAJrBGjLDmpCbCJbMmKiX8pSd9vt98pKi1IW80

I’d like to simply paste this URL in the page and get the option to embed the image. Or to type some markdown like

![](http://cdn-0.plantuml.com/plantuml/png/SoWkIImgAStDuNBAJrBGjLDmpCbCJbMmKiX8pSd9vt98pKi1IW80)

At the moment I have to open the image in another tab, and copy/paste the image. Plus I lose the URL, so I have also to copy/paste the URL as an image caption.

Note : not my need, but some would probably appreciate a similar feature with video URLs such as Coder un bouton avec un effet "after" en HTML et CSS - YouTube

That’s one the last things I miss after the migration from Notion.

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Does the image not show up when you paste the url and press return?

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It seems that you need to tell Fibery the file type for it to render the url as an image.
If I paste the following:
http://www.plantuml.com/plantuml/png/SoWkIImgAStDuNBAJrBGjLDmpCbCJbMmKiX8pSd9vt98pKi1IW80.png
and press return, it is automatically converted to an inline image.

I don’t know how you get the url from plantuml, but perhaps there is a setting to append .png to the url.
Otherwise, I guess you have to manually type it each time

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That’s a good workaround, thanks !

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Hi there, I was reading this post and noted that you wrote:

It seems that you need to tell Fibery the file type for it to render the url as an image.
If I paste the following:
http://www.plantuml.com/plantuml/png/SoWkIImgAStDuNBAJrBGjLDmpCbCJbMmKiX8pSd9vt98pKi1IW80.png
and press return, it is automatically converted to an inline image.

I have tried what you are suggesting and the image does not unfurl, or offer to unfurl for me. I tried with and without markdown, and I included the file type. Also, I have tried pasting Youtube videos - actually your own fibery youtube videos that you show embedded in your user guide - and I can only get the link to show.

Hoping you can offer some assistance. Amazing product!

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Are you just pasting the text, or pasting a url (with a link)?
firefox_KPnCpe0KrD

It should work for text, when you press enter.

If you paste a URL, it won’t work (but you can force it to):
firefox_kY0Ej42hKN

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Hi, thanks for your reply. So I did a bunch of testing with it and got it working, although it was a bit tricky. For instance if I simply copy and paste the URL you sent me it doesn’t work, but if I right-click choose copy link and paste, it works!

Can you tell me how to do Youtube videos (if that’s possible) I still can’t figure that out.

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I got it working and youtube too. Thanks so much. I don’t know what in the world I was doing wrong with youtube.

I really appreciate your help.

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