I'm going to try to sort out what works and what doesn't when it comes to using optional width and height settings for posted images..
Hot-linked image, default 680 x 510 size.
(The URL is https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/news..._bunny.jpg)
![[Image: pancake_bunny.jpg]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/007/445/pancake_bunny.jpg)
Okay.
Same image URL, but optional height = 340, width = 255
![[Image: pancake_bunny.jpg]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/007/445/pancake_bunny.jpg)
Hey, it worked. I could never get it to work before.
(Point of fact: It's not a pancake, it's a dorayaki.)
Uneven scaling?
w 200 x h 400
![[Image: pancake_bunny.jpg]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/007/445/pancake_bunny.jpg)
Yup. Still works.
Uploaded to imgur, default:
![[Image: Vm6IRmM.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/Vm6IRmM.jpg)
Same image file uploaded to imgur and scaled down to 125 x 125:
![[Image: Vm6IRmM.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/Vm6IRmM.jpg)
Woo-hoo! It worked, but I had to edit it in the "View source" editor to do it.
It looks like this:
Scaled and hot-linked images work the same way in the source view.
I have no idea why neither method ever worked for me before.
Hot-linked image, default 680 x 510 size.
(The URL is https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/news..._bunny.jpg)
![[Image: pancake_bunny.jpg]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/007/445/pancake_bunny.jpg)
Okay.
Same image URL, but optional height = 340, width = 255
![[Image: pancake_bunny.jpg]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/007/445/pancake_bunny.jpg)
Hey, it worked. I could never get it to work before.
(Point of fact: It's not a pancake, it's a dorayaki.)
Uneven scaling?
w 200 x h 400
![[Image: pancake_bunny.jpg]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/007/445/pancake_bunny.jpg)
Yup. Still works.
Uploaded to imgur, default:
![[Image: Vm6IRmM.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/Vm6IRmM.jpg)
Same image file uploaded to imgur and scaled down to 125 x 125:
![[Image: Vm6IRmM.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/Vm6IRmM.jpg)
Woo-hoo! It worked, but I had to edit it in the "View source" editor to do it.
It looks like this:
Code:
[img=125x125]https://i.imgur.com/Vm6IRmM.jpg[/img]

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