diff --git a/plugin.json b/plugin.json
index dd28326..1c66364 100644
--- a/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin.json
@@ -54,7 +54,33 @@
         "key": "BlockNewUserPMTime",
         "display_name": "Block New User PMs Time:",
         "type": "text",
-        "help_text": "How long to block PMs for (duration (e.g., 24h, or 12h30m))",
+        "help_text": "How long to block PMs for (duration (e.g., 24h, or 12h30m)). Use -1 to enable the filter indefinitely.",
+        "default": "24h"
+      },
+      {
+        "key": "BlockNewUserLinks",
+        "display_name": "Block New User Links:",
+        "type": "bool",
+        "help_text": "Configure whether to block new users from posting links for some time (see BlockNewUserLinksTime)"
+      },
+      {
+        "key": "BlockNewUserLinksTime",
+        "display_name": "Block New User Links Time:",
+        "type": "text",
+        "help_text": "How long to block link posts for (duration (e.g., 24h, or 12h30m)). Use -1 to enable the filter indefinitely.",
+        "default": "24h"
+      },
+      {
+        "key": "BlockNewUserImages",
+        "display_name": "Block New User Images:",
+        "type": "bool",
+        "help_text": "Configure whether to block new users from posting images for some time (see BlockNewUserImagesTime)"
+      },
+      {
+        "key": "BlockNewUserImagesTime",
+        "display_name": "Block New User Images Time:",
+        "type": "text",
+        "help_text": "How long to block image posts for (duration (e.g., 24h, or 12h30m)). Use -1 to enable the filter indefinitely.",
         "default": "24h"
       },
       {
diff --git a/server/configuration.go b/server/configuration.go
index 71e2bb2..a029b38 100644
--- a/server/configuration.go
+++ b/server/configuration.go
@@ -24,16 +24,20 @@ import (
 // If you add non-reference types to your configuration struct, be sure to rewrite Clone as a deep
 // copy appropriate for your types.
 type configuration struct {
-	BadDomainsList     string
-	BadUsernamesList   string
-	BuiltinBadDomains  bool
-	BadWordsList       string
-	BlockNewUserPM     bool
-	BlockNewUserPMTime string
-	CensorCharacter    string
-	ExcludeBots        bool
-	RejectPosts        bool
-	WarningMessage     string `json:"WarningMessage"`
+	BadDomainsList         string
+	BadUsernamesList       string
+	BuiltinBadDomains      bool
+	BadWordsList           string
+	BlockNewUserPM         bool
+	BlockNewUserPMTime     string
+	BlockNewUserLinks      bool
+	BlockNewUserLinksTime  string
+	BlockNewUserImages     bool
+	BlockNewUserImagesTime string
+	CensorCharacter        string
+	ExcludeBots            bool
+	RejectPosts            bool
+	WarningMessage         string `json:"WarningMessage"`
 }
 
 //go:embed bad-domains.txt
diff --git a/server/plugin.go b/server/plugin.go
index 9cc42c1..5ddb600 100644
--- a/server/plugin.go
+++ b/server/plugin.go
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ func (p *Plugin) FilterPost(post *model.Post) (*model.Post, string) {
 		return p.FilterDirectMessage(configuration, post)
 	}
 
+	if configuration.BlockNewUserLinks && p.containsLinks(post) {
+		return p.FilterNewUserLinks(configuration, post)
+	}
+
+	if configuration.BlockNewUserImages && p.containsImages(post) {
+		return p.FilterNewUserImages(configuration, post)
+	}
+
 	return p.FilterPostBadWords(configuration, post)
 }
 
@@ -70,27 +78,12 @@ func (p *Plugin) GetUserByID(userID string) (*model.User, error) {
 }
 
 func (p *Plugin) FilterDirectMessage(configuration *configuration, post *model.Post) (*model.Post, string) {
-	user, err := p.GetUserByID(post.UserId)
-	if err != nil {
-		p.sendUserEphemeralMessageForPost(post, "Something went wrong when sending your message. Contact an administrator.")
-		return nil, "Failed to get user"
-	}
-
-	userCreateSeconds := user.CreateAt / 1000
-	createdAt := time.Unix(userCreateSeconds, 0)
-	blockDuration := configuration.BlockNewUserPMTime
-	duration, parseErr := time.ParseDuration(blockDuration)
-
-	if parseErr != nil {
-		p.sendUserEphemeralMessageForPost(post, "Something went wrong when sending your message. Contact an administrator.")
-		return nil, "failed to parse duration"
-	}
-
-	if time.Since(createdAt) < duration {
-		p.sendUserEphemeralMessageForPost(post, "Configuration settings limit new users from sending private messages.")
-		return nil, fmt.Sprintf("New user not allowed to send DM for %s.", duration)
-	}
-	return post, ""
+	return p.filterNewUserContent(
+		post,
+		"direct messages",
+		configuration.BlockNewUserPMTime,
+		"Configuration settings limit new users from sending private messages.",
+	)
 }
 
 func (p *Plugin) FilterPostBadWords(configuration *configuration, post *model.Post) (*model.Post, string) {
@@ -209,3 +202,123 @@ func (p *Plugin) cleanupUser(user *model.User) bool {
 
 	return true
 }
+
+// FilterNewUserLinks checks if a new user is trying to post links and blocks them if they're too new
+func (p *Plugin) FilterNewUserLinks(configuration *configuration, post *model.Post) (*model.Post, string) {
+	return p.filterNewUserContent(
+		post,
+		"links",
+		configuration.BlockNewUserLinksTime,
+		"Configuration settings limit new users from posting links.",
+	)
+}
+
+// FilterNewUserImages checks if a new user is trying to post images and blocks them if they're too new
+func (p *Plugin) FilterNewUserImages(configuration *configuration, post *model.Post) (*model.Post, string) {
+	return p.filterNewUserContent(
+		post,
+		"images",
+		configuration.BlockNewUserImagesTime,
+		"Configuration settings limit new users from posting images.",
+	)
+}
+
+// containsLinks checks if a post contains links
+func (p *Plugin) containsLinks(post *model.Post) bool {
+	// Check if the post has embeds (which includes OpenGraph metadata for links)
+	if post.Metadata != nil && len(post.Metadata.Embeds) > 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// Check if the post message contains URLs
+	// This is a simple regex to detect URLs in the message
+	urlRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`https?://[^\s<>"]+|www\.[^\s<>"]+`)
+	return urlRegex.MatchString(post.Message)
+}
+
+// containsImages checks if a post contains images
+func (p *Plugin) containsImages(post *model.Post) bool {
+	// Check if the post has file attachments that are images
+	if post.Metadata != nil && len(post.Metadata.Files) > 0 {
+		for _, file := range post.Metadata.Files {
+			// Check if the file is an image based on its extension
+			if strings.HasPrefix(file.Extension, ".") {
+				ext := strings.ToLower(file.Extension)
+				if ext == ".jpg" || ext == ".jpeg" || ext == ".png" || ext == ".gif" || ext == ".bmp" || ext == ".webp" {
+					return true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check if the post has image embeds
+	if post.Metadata != nil && len(post.Metadata.Images) > 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// Check if the post message contains Markdown image syntax
+	imageRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`!\[.*?\]\(.*?\)`)
+	return imageRegex.MatchString(post.Message)
+}
+
+// isUserTooNew checks if a user is too new based on the configured duration
+// Returns (isTooNew, errorMessage, error)
+func (p *Plugin) isUserTooNew(user *model.User, blockDuration string, contentType string) (bool, string, error) {
+	// Check if the filter is enabled indefinitely (duration is -1)
+	if blockDuration == "-1" {
+		return true, fmt.Sprintf("New user not allowed to post %s indefinitely.", contentType), nil
+	}
+
+	userCreateSeconds := user.CreateAt / 1000
+	createdAt := time.Unix(userCreateSeconds, 0)
+	duration, parseErr := time.ParseDuration(blockDuration)
+
+	if parseErr != nil {
+		return false, "", fmt.Errorf("failed to parse duration: %w", parseErr)
+	}
+
+	if time.Since(createdAt) < duration {
+		return true, fmt.Sprintf("New user not allowed to post %s for %s.", contentType, duration), nil
+	}
+
+	return false, "", nil
+}
+
+// getUserAndHandleError retrieves a user by ID and handles any errors
+func (p *Plugin) getUserAndHandleError(userID string, post *model.Post) (*model.User, string) {
+	user, err := p.GetUserByID(userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		p.sendUserEphemeralMessageForPost(post, "Something went wrong when sending your message. Contact an administrator.")
+		return nil, "Failed to get user"
+	}
+	return user, ""
+}
+
+// handleFilterError handles errors from the isUserTooNew function
+func (p *Plugin) handleFilterError(err error, post *model.Post) (*model.Post, string) {
+	if err != nil {
+		p.sendUserEphemeralMessageForPost(post, "Something went wrong when sending your message. Contact an administrator.")
+		return nil, err.Error()
+	}
+	return nil, ""
+}
+
+// filterNewUserContent is a generic function to filter content from new users
+func (p *Plugin) filterNewUserContent(post *model.Post, contentType string, blockDuration string, userMessage string) (*model.Post, string) {
+	user, errMsg := p.getUserAndHandleError(post.UserId, post)
+	if errMsg != "" {
+		return nil, errMsg
+	}
+
+	isTooNew, errorMsg, err := p.isUserTooNew(user, blockDuration, contentType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return p.handleFilterError(err, post)
+	}
+
+	if isTooNew {
+		p.sendUserEphemeralMessageForPost(post, userMessage)
+		return nil, errorMsg
+	}
+
+	return post, ""
+}