## Imgur

Imgur is an image and album hosting community where public posts can include linkified URLs in their descriptions. The link path is useful for referral traffic and visibility around visual content, but the rendered outbound links are nofollow.

- URL: https://imgur.com
- Guide: https://backlinkbadger.com/provider/imgur/
- Link type: nofollow
- Free option: yes
- Domain authority: 18/100
- Spam score: 2/100
- Difficulty: 35/100
- Estimated time: 20 minutes
- Requirements: Imgur account, Image or album, Public description

Imgur can host a backlink when the URL is part of a useful public image or album description. Treat it as a nofollow community/referral link: the goal is to support visual content that deserves to be shared, not to submit a thin SEO listing.

### Best method: add a URL to a public image or album description

1. Create or sign in to an Imgur account from [Imgur sign up](https://imgur.com/register).
2. Start from [Imgur upload](https://imgur.com/upload) and add the image, GIF, or album you want to publish.
3. Write a description that explains the image and includes the external URL naturally. A naked URL in the description is linkified on the public post.
4. Publish or share the post publicly. Before relying on it, open the public Imgur URL in a logged-out or private browser and confirm the description is visible.
5. Avoid dumping a promotional link under unrelated media. Imgur users can downvote, report, or ignore obvious link drops.

A current public example shows a creator linking to their own recipe site, YouTube channel, and Instagram profile from an Imgur post description:
[https://imgur.com/gallery/my-first-pizzas-in-my-new-oven-heQggCC](https://imgur.com/gallery/my-first-pizzas-in-my-new-oven-heQggCC)

[Image: Imgur public post description showing linkified external URLs]

### Link attribute notes

The raw page data for the example includes the external URLs, and the rendered page turns them into clickable anchors. In the rendered DOM, the website link appeared as `rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"`, and the YouTube and Instagram links used the same rel tokens. Set expectations accordingly: Imgur can still send referral traffic and make a visual asset easier to share, but it should not be counted as a dofollow authority link.

### When Imgur is worth using

Use Imgur when the image itself is the asset: screenshots, diagrams, memes, before-and-after photos, recipes, tutorials, build logs, or other visual proof that benefits from a short contextual description. If your only goal is to place a keyword-rich backlink with no real image context, choose a more relevant provider instead.