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Some overzealous programmer at WordPress.org really screwed the pooch on this one.  I use images, primarily affiliate banners, in my comments on my WordPress blogs.  They made a HUGE impact on my sales.  Suddenly they’re all stripped out.  WTF!!!

Today I found the solution on the WordPress forum in this thread.  http://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-305-bug?replies=8

The solution won’t be rolled out until WP 3.1, but developer Andrew Nacin says it will be soon.  There is a plugin to do a hotfix.  I just applied it and it works.

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Hotfix- Run this plugin and then put your images back in and now they’ll stick.  http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/hotfix/  Unfortunately, it’s not gonig to help those comments that have already been striped out.

Every wonder where people get those fantastic images, graphics, photos, and illustrations for their websites…legally…without swiping them from other sites?  They are called royalty free stock images and you can get endless stock images anytime you want.  Some of them are even free.  Here’s a list of just a few of them.

iStockPhoto  This is probably the granddaddy of stock image sites.  A tad bit on the pricey side (that’s an understatement), but with exceptional high quality.  There are also video and audio clips.

Big Stock Photo  Over 5 million royalty free stock images.   This is one of my favorite image sources because they have a decent selection at reasonable prices.

Dreamstime  Images as low as .20 each.  Not sure now many images they have.  They also have a free section and it’s searchable.

123RF  The selection of high quality images here aren’t as great as the other sites, but you can often find them here at lower prices than the other sites.  Their free section operates a little differently than other sites.  The images in it expire, but I’m not sure how long they stay in the queue.  Right now there are over 30,000 free images.  However, there is no way to search on them.  You just have to look through them page after page.  I suggest doing it with your laptop in front of the TV because it’s so easy to waste an entire day in the free section.  The selection is a little bizarre at times, but there are definitely a lot of little gems.  If you see something you might be able to use in the future, better grab it while it’s there.