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 > Eventually wrote my own plugin: [[plugins/contrib/rimg]]. --[[Louis|spalax]]
 
->> What's wrong with using a wikilink, \[[https://img.shields.io/github/stars/joeyh/ikiwiki.svg]]?
->> --[[smcv]]
+>> All the markup formats supported by ikiwiki can do raw HTML (possibly
+>> filtered), so you can use `<img>` for basic remote images; or you can
+>> use your chosen markup format's image syntax, like
+>> !\[some stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/joeyh/ikiwiki.svg)
+>> for Markdown. I don't think ikiwiki directives should duplicate markup
+>> formats' features unless it makes a significant difference to functionality
+>> or usability. --[[smcv]]
+
+>>> I totally agree. I never think about using HTML in my markdown documents,
+>>> and I did not know the `!\[Alt text](image url)`. Anyway, this plugin took
+>>> me less than one hour to write and publish; I will delete it soon.
+>>>
+>>> Anyway, thanks for your answer. --[[Louis|spalax]]