internetarchive/openlibrary

Images broken on German version of openlibrary.org/tour

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#12540 opened on May 1, 2026

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Affects: DocumentationGood First IssueLead: @RayBBNeeds: InvestigationNeeds: ResponsePriority: 3Type: Bug

Description

Problem

The German internationalized version of openlibrary.org/tour does not render images correctly.

openlibrary.org/tour

Reproducing the bug

  1. Go to ...openlibrary.org/tour
  2. Do ...observe broken images
  • Expected behavior: images should render
  • Actual behavior: images do not render

Context

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  • OS (Windows, Mac, etc):
  • Logged in (Y/N):
  • Environment (prod, dev, local): prod

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Tech stack
python
Domain
frontendinternationalizationlocalization
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
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Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
The broken images on the German version of the tour page likely result from incorrect image URLs in the localized template. Start by examining the tour page template (e.g., openlibrary/templates/tour.html) and its corresponding German locale file. Check how image paths are constructed and whether the internationalization logic correctly handles relative URLs. Review the static file serving configuration to ensure images are accessible for all locale specific routes.