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This page explains the image syntax when editing the wiki. Before using images, you must {{mediawiki|Manual:Configuring file uploads|configure file uploads}} and [[Help:Managing files|upload a file]].
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[[Image:Example.jpg|center|thumb|100px|Sunflowers]]
 
[[Image:Example.jpg|center|thumb|100px|Sunflowers]]
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|Border<br /> (100 pixels) <br /> Results in a very small gray border
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Wiki.png|border|100px]]</nowiki></code>
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[[Image:Wiki.png|border|100px]]
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|Frameless<br />Like thumbnail, respect user preferences for image width but without border and no right float.
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Example.jpg|frameless]]</nowiki></code>
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[[Image:Example.jpg|frameless]]
 
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==Uploaded files==
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== Syntax ==
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To use an image or other file which has been [[Help:Managing files|uploaded to the wiki]], use:
 
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*<code><nowiki>[[Image:Example.jpg]]</nowiki></code>
 
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If you add a pipe (|) and some text after the filename, the text will be used as alternative text for text-only browsers:
 
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*<code><nowiki>[[Image:Example.jpg|alternative text]]</nowiki></code>
 
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If you don't want to display the image, you can link to the file's description page, by adding a colon:
 
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*<code><nowiki>[[:Image:Example.jpg]]</nowiki></code>
 
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To bypass the description page and link directly to a file , use the "Media" pseudo-namespace:
 
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*<code><nowiki>[[Media:Example.jpg]]</nowiki></code>
 
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You can also make piped links if you want some other text to be used:
 
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*<code><nowiki>[[:Image:Example.jpg|link text]]</nowiki></code>
 
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*<code><nowiki>[[Media:Example.jpg|link text]]</nowiki></code>
 
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===Advanced options===
 
 
The full syntax for displaying an image is:
 
The full syntax for displaying an image is:
 
  <code><nowiki>[[Image:{name}|{options}]]</nowiki></code>
 
  <code><nowiki>[[Image:{name}|{options}]]</nowiki></code>
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*<code>{width}px</code>: Resizes the image to the given width in pixels
 
*<code>{width}px</code>: Resizes the image to the given width in pixels
 
*<code>{caption text}</code>
 
*<code>{caption text}</code>
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* Special cases:
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** <code>page=1</code>: displays the specified page when showing a djvu file.
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The options can be given in any order. If a given option does not match any of the other possibilities, it is assumed to be the caption text. Caption text can contain wiki links or other formatting.
 
The options can be given in any order. If a given option does not match any of the other possibilities, it is assumed to be the caption text. Caption text can contain wiki links or other formatting.
  
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===Gallery of images===
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== Other files ==
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You can link to an external file using the same syntax used for linking to an external web page.
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*<code><nowiki>[http://url.for/some/image.png]</nowiki></code>
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Or with different text:
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*<code><nowiki>[http://url.for/some/image.png link text here]</nowiki></code>
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If it is enabled on your wiki (see [[Manual:$wgAllowExternalImages]]), you can also embed external images. To do that, simply insert the image's url:
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*<code><nowiki>http://url.for/some/image.png</nowiki></code>
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== Gallery of images ==
 
It's easy to make a gallery of thumbnails with the <code><nowiki><gallery></nowiki></code> tag. The syntax is:
 
It's easy to make a gallery of thumbnails with the <code><nowiki><gallery></nowiki></code> tag. The syntax is:
 
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Other files==
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== Administration of images/files ==
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You can link to an external file using the same syntax used for [[Help:Links#External links|linking to an external web page]]. This feature has to be enabled by the admin; in the new releases of MediaWiki its disabled due to security reasons.
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*<code><nowiki>[http://url.for/some/image.png]</nowiki></code>
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See: [[Manual:Image Administration]]
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*<code><nowiki>[http://url.for/some/image.png link text here]</nowiki></code>
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== See also ==
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* [[Help:Linked images|Linked images]]
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* [[Manual:Non-clickable_Images|Making images non-clickable]]
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==External Links==
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* {{meta|Help:Images and other uploaded files}}
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax
  
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If it is enabled on your wiki, you can also embed external images. To do that, simply insert the url:
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{{Languages|Help:Images}}
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*<code><nowiki>http://url.for/some/image.png</nowiki></code>
 
  
 
[[Category:Help|Images]]
 
[[Category:Help|Images]]

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This page explains the image syntax when editing the wiki. Before using images, you must Template:Mediawiki and upload a file.

Description You type You get
Embed image
(with alt text)

[[Image:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]

Sunflowers

Link to description page

[[:Image:Example.jpg]]
[[:Image:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]

Image:Example.jpg
Sunflowers

Link directly to file

[[Media:Example.jpg]]
[[Media:Example.jpg|Sunflowers]]

Media:Example.jpg
Sunflowers

Thumbnail
(centered, 100 pixels
wide, with caption)

[[Image:Example.jpg|center|thumb|100px|Sunflowers]]

Sunflowers
Border
(100 pixels)
Results in a very small gray border

[[Image:Wiki.png|border|100px]]

Wiki.png

Frameless
Like thumbnail, respect user preferences for image width but without border and no right float.

[[Image:Example.jpg|frameless]]

Example.jpg

Syntax[edit]

The full syntax for displaying an image is: 

[[Image:{name}|{options}]]

Where options can be zero or more of the following, separated by pipes:

  • thumb, thumbnail, or frame: Controls how the image is formatted
  • left, right, center, none: Controls the alignment of the image on the page
  • {width}px: Resizes the image to the given width in pixels
  • {caption text}
  • Special cases:
    • page=1: displays the specified page when showing a djvu file.

The options can be given in any order. If a given option does not match any of the other possibilities, it is assumed to be the caption text. Caption text can contain wiki links or other formatting.

Other files[edit]

You can link to an external file using the same syntax used for linking to an external web page.

  • [http://url.for/some/image.png]

Or with different text:

  • [http://url.for/some/image.png link text here]

If it is enabled on your wiki (see Manual:$wgAllowExternalImages), you can also embed external images. To do that, simply insert the image's url:

  • http://url.for/some/image.png

Gallery of images[edit]

It's easy to make a gallery of thumbnails with the <gallery> tag. The syntax is: 

<gallery>
Image:{filename}|{caption}
Image:{filename}|{caption}
{...}
</gallery>

Captions are optional, and may contain wiki links or other formatting.

for example: 

<gallery>
Image:Example.jpg|Item 1
Image:Example.jpg|a link to [[Help:Contents]]
Image:Example.jpg
Image:Example.jpg
Image:Example.jpg|''italic caption''
</gallery>

is formatted as:

Administration of images/files[edit]

See: Manual:Image Administration

See also[edit]

External Links[edit]

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