Hotlink protection stops other websites from loading your images directly on their web pages. This is known as hotlinking and when another website does this it uses up your data transfer and bandwidth. When hotlink protection is enabled the browser’s referrer or current site is checked against your website address. If it doesn’t match your domain name the image will fail to load on their site. Although ITX Design’s web hosting packages are unlimited because we are an unlimited web host it’s still a good idea to stop other websites from stealing your images.
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