How to directly use external image link?

[linmasaki]

I have checked all the prerequisites below and still have no idea to find methods to do it.

• Read the README.md
• Have the extended version of Hugo installed
• Used the exampleSite's config.toml as a reference

Hugo version

hugo v0.101.0+extended darwin/arm64 BuildDate=unknown

I want to use an external link to my post, like this

![::](https://dummyimage.com/600x400/ceed21/fff&text=YYYxZZZ)

then, I don't want hugo-clarity to be automatically downloaded, stored and optimized for this external image to public/images(GitHub Pages space limitation issue, I prefer to place them outside).

Now, the published image section is

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="::" class="image_figure image_external image_processed" width="600" height="400" src="/images/fff&amp;text=YYYxZZZ_15573297595353218563.webp" />

My expectation is like below

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="::" class="image_figure image_external image_processed" width="600" height="400" src="https://dummyimage.com/600x400/ceed21/fff&text=YYYxZZZ" />
What can I do to use the external image link in my posts after publishing it?