diff --git a/assets/css/bobastyle.css b/assets/css/bobastyle.css
index 370b23c..a56b13b 100644
--- a/assets/css/bobastyle.css
+++ b/assets/css/bobastyle.css
@@ -198,14 +198,14 @@ video {
   max-width: 100%;
 }
 
-.post-media > figure.border img,
-.post-media > figure.border video {
+.post-media > figure img,
+.post-media > figure video {
   padding: 5px;
   border: 7px solid var(--figure-border);
 }
 
-figure.border img,
-figure.border video {
+figure img,
+figure video {
   padding: 5px;
   border: 2px solid var(--figure-border);
 }
diff --git a/hugo.yaml b/hugo.yaml
index 54ddc67..3d8a3a2 100644
--- a/hugo.yaml
+++ b/hugo.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ markup:
     lineNos: true
   goldmark:
     parser:
+      # don't put <p> around ![]() image in markdown (used to embed any resource now)
+      wrapStandAloneImageWithinParagraph: false
       attribute:
         block: true
         # this is enabled by default already
diff --git a/i18n/en.yaml b/i18n/en.yaml
index 41890c4..a483e10 100644
--- a/i18n/en.yaml
+++ b/i18n/en.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ table_of_contents:
 
 browser_no_video_support:
   other: "Your browser does not support video."
+browser_no_video_support_link:
+  other: "Click here to download it instead."
 
 latest_posts:
   other: "Latest Posts"
diff --git a/layouts/_markup/render-image.html b/layouts/_markup/render-image.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42e9213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/_markup/render-image.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{{ with .Title }}
+    <figure>
+        {{ partial "embed-resource.html" ($.Page.Resources.Get $.Destination) }}
+        <figcaption>{{ . }}</figcaption>
+    </figure>
+{{ else }}
+    {{ partial "embed-resource.html" (.Page.Resources.Get .Destination) }}
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/embed-resource.html b/layouts/_partials/embed-resource.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb7d27b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/_partials/embed-resource.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{{ if eq .ResourceType "image" }}
+    {{/* TODO: figure out whether loading="lazy" should be set because MDN
+       *       claims that images won't work with JS disabled since it would
+       *       make tracking possible, but my experience says otherwise
+       */}}
+    <img src="{{ .Permalink }}" {{ with .Params.alt }}alt="{{ . }}"{{ end }} />
+{{ else if eq .ResourceType "video" }}
+    <video controls preload="metadata">
+        {{/* FIXME
+        <source src="{{ .Permalink }}" {{ with .Params.alt }}alt="{{ . }}"{{ end }} />
+        */}}
+        {{ i18n "browser_no_video_support" }}
+        <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+            {{ i18n "browser_no_video_support_link" }}
+    </video>
+{{ else }}
+    {{/* TODO: could consider implementing more types, listed at:
+       * https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml
+       */}}
+    {{ errorf "Handling %q resource not supported" .ResourceType }}
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/feature-figure.html b/layouts/_partials/feature-figure.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..383c3b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/_partials/feature-figure.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{{ with .Resources.Get "feature" }}
+    <div class="post-media">
+        <figure>
+            {{ partial "embed-resource.html" . }}
+            {{ with .Title }}
+                <figcaption>{{ . }}</figcaption>
+            {{ end }}
+        </figure>
+    </div>
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/figure.html b/layouts/_partials/figure.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e4bb85..0000000
--- a/layouts/_partials/figure.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-{{ $hidecaption := index . "hidecaption" }}
-
-{{ if index . "noborder" }}
-    <figure>
-{{ else }}
-    <figure class="border">
-{{ end }}
-
-    {{ with index . "src" }}
-        {{ if eq .MediaType.MainType "image" }}
-            <img src="{{ .Permalink }}" alt="{{ .Title }}" loading="lazy" />
-        {{ else if eq .MediaType.MainType "video" }}
-            <video controls preload="metadata">
-                <source src="{{ .Permalink }}" alt="{{ .Title }}">
-                {{ i18n "browser_no_video_support" }}
-            </video>
-        {{ end }}
-
-        {{ if not $hidecaption }}
-            {{ with .Title }}
-                <figcaption>
-                    {{ . | markdownify }}
-                </figcaption>
-            {{ end }}
-        {{ end }}
-    {{ end }}
-</figure>
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/remote_figure.html b/layouts/_partials/remote_figure.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 855e020..0000000
--- a/layouts/_partials/remote_figure.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-{{ $hidecaption := index . "hidecaption" }}
-{{ $type := index . "type" }}
-{{ $src := index . "src" }}
-{{ $alt := index . "alt" }}
-
-{{ if index . "border" }}
-    <figure class="border">
-{{ else }}
-    <figure>
-{{ end }}
-
-    {{ if eq $type "image" }}
-        <img src="{{ $src }}" alt="{{ $alt }}" loading="lazy" />
-    {{ else if eq $type "video" }}
-        <video controls preload="metadata">
-            <source src="{{ $src }}" alt="{{ $alt }}">
-            {{ i18n "browser_no_video_support" }}
-        </video>
-    {{ end }}
-
-    {{ if not $hidecaption }}
-        {{ with $alt }}
-            <figcaption>
-                {{ . | markdownify }}
-            </figcaption>
-        {{ end }}
-    {{ end }}
-</figure>
diff --git a/layouts/_shortcodes/figure.html b/layouts/_shortcodes/figure.html
index 61d25d0..96c1b38 100644
--- a/layouts/_shortcodes/figure.html
+++ b/layouts/_shortcodes/figure.html
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-{{ $resource := .Page.Resources.GetMatch (.Get "src") }}
-
-{{ $noborder := false }}
-{{ if .Get "noborder" }}
-    {{ $noborder = true }}
-{{ end }}
-
-{{ $hidecaption := false }}
-{{ if .Get "hidecaption" }}
-    {{ $hidecaption = true }}
-{{ end }}
-
 <p>
-    {{ partial "figure.html" (dict "src" $resource "noborder" $noborder "hidecaption" $hidecaption) }}
+    <figure>
+        {{ .Inner }}
+        {{ with .Get "caption" }}
+            <figcaption>{{ . }}</figcaption>
+        {{ end }}
+    </figure>
 </p>
diff --git a/layouts/_shortcodes/remote-figure.html b/layouts/_shortcodes/remote-figure.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 4756e3c..0000000
--- a/layouts/_shortcodes/remote-figure.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{{ $border := false }}
-{{ if .Get "border" }}
-    {{ $border = true }}
-{{ end }}
-
-{{ $hidecaption := false }}
-{{ if .Get "hidecaption" }}
-    {{ $hidecaption = true }}
-{{ end }}
-
-<p>
-    {{ partial "remote_figure.html" (dict "src" (.Get "src") "border" $border "hidecaption" $hidecaption "type" (.Get "type") "alt" (.Get "alt")) }}
-</p>
diff --git a/layouts/single.html b/layouts/single.html
index 36dca8c..d6455c2 100644
--- a/layouts/single.html
+++ b/layouts/single.html
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@
         </div>
     {{ end }}
 
-    {{ with .Resources.GetMatch "feature" }}
-        <div class="post-media">
-            {{ partial "figure.html" (dict "src" .) }}
-        </div>
-    {{ end }}
+    {{ partial "feature-figure.html" . }}
 
     <article class="post-content">
         {{ .Content }}
diff --git a/layouts/summary.html b/layouts/summary.html
index a47a616..b690259 100644
--- a/layouts/summary.html
+++ b/layouts/summary.html
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
 
 {{ partial "page-metadata/post-short.html" . }}
 
-{{ with .Resources.GetMatch "feature" }}
-    <div class="post-media">
-        {{ partial "figure.html" (dict "src" .) }}
-    </div>
-{{ end }}
+{{ partial "feature-figure.html" . }}
 
 <div class="page-description">
     {{ partial "description-or-summary.html" . }}