I really appreciate people who provide screenshot together with an explanation of the problem that they are experiencing when they get help from our forum. This enables everyone at the forum to understand the problem better and provide a more accurate solution to solve the problem. Since ImageShack is one of the most popular image hosting website where anyone can upload images for free, most of the time the screenshot ended up being uploaded there. You may have noticed that there are times you see an image of a frog being stuck in an ice cube with the message Domain Unregistered. To view, register at: bit.ly/imageshack-domain. Even if you copy the direct link and try to open it on your web browser, the same image will appear and auto forwarding you to the blocked_login.jpg image.
In order for ImageShack images to be displayed when embedded to a website, the domain will have to be registered with ImageShack for manual review and approval. I registered long ago and the restriction has been lifted on raymond.cc. I just tried visiting the ImageShack domain registration page and all I see is 403 Forbidden error. For a normal user, if someone sends you an ImageShack image in direct link, you will have to be a registered user in order to view it or else you’ll be redirected to the blocked_login.jpg image. Good news is I’ve discovered a simple trick to bypass this restriction so that you can view ImageShack direct link images without an account.
Here is an image which I’ve uploaded to ImageShack.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8056/logobwu.png
Opening the link above directly on your web browser will show you the frog stuck on ice cube image. However if you login to ImageShack, you will be able to see the following image.
If you don’t want to register with ImageShack but still want to view the image hosted in ImageShack, the simple trick is to “reupload” the image to ImageShack or imgur using the URL or Web method.
Reupload to ImageShack
1. Go to www.ImageShack.us
2. Select url
3. Paste the ImageShack link to the box where it says “Paste image url here”.
4. Click Upload Now button and you should see the image
Reupload to imgur
1. Go to www.imgur.com
2. Click the Web button
3. Paste the ImageShack link to the box and click Upload.
imgur is a much better image hosting website compared to ImageShack. It’s simpler, fast and doesn’t have all those restriction in viewing direct link images. I would advice everyone to switch to imgur.