# How can I cause my images to update whenever they change?
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [September 17, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364 "2019-09-17T19:25:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@spencersRus](https://community.glideapps.com/u/spencersRus)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/1 "2019-09-17T19:25:32Z")
In the glide together meeting today, someone asked about using Dropbox and how glide was caching pics.
You asked how this might be used. Here is what I want to do:
I want to update the pic as “App updated on” - and have the date when I updated the app as the picture. So, when I change the pic. Then it will be updated on the app. (Just my thought)
Potentially I have a friend that has a “student of the week” picture that would change periodically. So she would would need the same link, but the student name (in the pic) to change.
BTW - this also happens when I use google drawings to publish a pic. Glide grabs it, but just the first time.
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### Author:  [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/2 "2019-09-18T00:03:22Z")
Images are cached aggressively.
You can work around this by causing your URL to update when data changes:
Here I’ve made a URL that changes every time the value in `F2` changes. I’ve added a fake URL parameter, `cachebust` (the name does not matter), at the end of the URL. This is totally ignored, but it makes the URL look brand new when the data changes.
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### Author:  [@spencersRus](https://community.glideapps.com/u/spencersRus)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 3:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/3 "2019-09-23T03:04:59Z")
So. Where does this url go? In the spreadsheet?i
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### Author:  [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/4 "2019-09-23T03:16:06Z")
Yes, thats how all images work in Glide apps — they are in your spreadsheet.
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### Author:  [@spencersRus](https://community.glideapps.com/u/spencersRus)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/5 "2019-09-23T03:23:20Z")
sorry. I meant should it go in F2? The cell reference in the above example?
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### Author:  [@spencersRus](https://community.glideapps.com/u/spencersRus)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/6 "2019-09-23T03:33:28Z")
Ok. I have gotten it to change when I change the url. But not when I change the cell Not ideal. I think I am missing something in the url.
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 3:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/7 "2019-09-23T03:47:19Z")
The F2 is only an example column. You can use whichever column you want as long as whatever you are doing is causing the value in that column to change. A good example could be a date that’s filled from the app via the date special value. Any edits to your data could automatically update the date column, which can be attended to the url.
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### Author:  [@spencersRus](https://community.glideapps.com/u/spencersRus)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/8 "2019-09-23T03:53:55Z")
Very beginner here. He says to add this. Am I including the & ?? Am I including the spaces?? Am I including the “ “ ??!
[image|690x164](https://community.glideapps.com/uploads/short-url/kFMjBpl3ZLqv9w3QgzStyiE2fTy.jpeg)
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/9 "2019-09-23T03:58:44Z")
Yes, exactly like he wrote it…with the exception of your own image URL of course.
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### Author:  [@spencersRus](https://community.glideapps.com/u/spencersRus)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/10 "2019-09-23T04:04:00Z")
Got it. Thanks. I feel silly. I did not see the = sign at the BEGINNING of what he typed. Works now!!
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### Author:  [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 4:05am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/11 "2019-09-23T04:05:32Z")
We have a feature called `Text Template Columns` coming to Glide very soon that should make this easier.
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/12 "2019-09-23T04:09:35Z")
Looking forward to that. I do a lot of joining of text into new columns on the sheet side. There’s always a delay after adding a new row until the new text shows up in the app.
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### Author:  [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/13 "2019-09-23T04:25:20Z")
That’s exactly why we’re doing it! I deal with the same issues. I’m excited to hear your feedback after we release it.
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### Author:  [@TeamDigitale](https://community.glideapps.com/u/TeamDigitale)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/14 "2020-09-17T19:44:45Z")
@david i have the same problem showed above.
I use the app for showing scheduled meeting and the calendar’s images changes every day.
In my spreadsheet’s cells i have url like this one
how can i force the app to refresh and reload the images every time i load it ?
Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@Luis\_Siles](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Luis_Siles)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/15 "2021-09-11T16:45:14Z")
In my case I have a pro account, but I have many images per user, how can I optimize or prevent it from loading each time.
I’m using glidetables, I also don’t know what resolution or what size is recommended to upload it, for example I don’t think it’s even upload 1920x1080 maybe it’s better to cut ah let’s say 800x600, can you help me @david
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### Author:  [@Luis\_Siles](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Luis_Siles)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-cause-my-images-to-update-whenever-they-change/364/16 "2021-09-16T19:48:32Z")
> [@david](#):
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> Yes, thats how all images work in Glide apps — they are in your spreadsheet.
Could you explain a little more I am using glidetables, and I have many images and I don’t want it to update all the time, what do I have to do?