Imgur UK Unblocker

Redirects Imgur images through a proxy to bypass the UK regional block.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

(I already have a user script manager, let me install it!)

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Imgur UK Unblocker
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.1
// @description  Redirects Imgur images through a proxy to bypass the UK regional block.
// @author       GallantSirKnight
// @match        *://*/*
// @grant        none
// @run-at       document-start
// @license      MIT
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    const PROXY_URL = "https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=";

    function fixImgur(element) {
        // Fix standard <img> tags
        if (element.tagName === 'IMG' && element.src.includes('imgur.com')) {
            if (!element.src.includes(PROXY_URL)) {
                element.src = PROXY_URL + encodeURIComponent(element.src);
            }
        }
        // Fix background images (common in forums/galleries)
        if (element.style && element.style.backgroundImage.includes('imgur.com')) {
            let urlMatch = element.style.backgroundImage.match(/url\(["']?(.*?)["']?\)/);
            if (urlMatch && !urlMatch[1].includes(PROXY_URL)) {
                element.style.backgroundImage = `url("${PROXY_URL}${encodeURIComponent(urlMatch[1])}")`;
            }
        }
    }

    // Observe the page for dynamically loaded images (like on Reddit/Twitter)
    const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
        mutations.forEach((mutation) => {
            mutation.addedNodes.forEach((node) => {
                if (node.nodeType === 1) { // ELEMENT_NODE
                    if (node.tagName === 'IMG') fixImgur(node);
                    node.querySelectorAll('img, [style*="imgur.com"]').forEach(fixImgur);
                }
            });
        });
    });

    // Run on existing elements
    document.querySelectorAll('img, [style*="imgur.com"]').forEach(fixImgur);

    // Start observing
    observer.observe(document.documentElement, {
        childList: true,
        subtree: true
    });
})();