quick fix | January 16th, 2021
prevent hotlinking with .htaccess
add this code in your .htaccess file
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} .*jpe?g$|.*gif$|.*png$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !yoursiteurl\.com [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !google\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !live\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !yahoo\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !msn\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !search\?q=cache [NC]
RewriteRule .* – [F]
and replace this :: yoursiteurl with your site URL
