*Technical Wishes: FileExporter and FileImporter become default features on
all Wikis*
The FileExporter and FileImporter [1] will become default features on
August 5th, 2020 on all Wikis. They help you to move files from your local
Wiki to Wikimedia Commons, while keeping all original file information
(description, source, date, Author, and revision history) intact. The wish
to make moving files from local Wikis to Wikimedia Commons easier
originates from WMDE’s 2013 Technical Wishes survey. There it was voted
into the top wishes for technological improvements by the German-speaking
Wikipedia Community.
How does it work?
1.
Step: If you are an auto-confirmed user, you will see a link “Export to
Wikimedia Commons” in the menu on the local file page.
2.
Step: When you click on this link, the FileImporter checks if the file
can be moved to Commons. These checks are performed based on the wiki’s
configuration page which is created and maintained by each local wiki
community.
3.
Step: If the file is compatible with Commons, you will be taken to a
preview page on Wikimedia Commons, where you can update or add information
about the file, such as the description. You can also add the ‘Now Commons’
template to the file on the source wiki by clicking the corresponding check
box on the preview page on Wikimedia Commons. Admins can delete the file
from the local Wiki by clicking the checkbox ‘delete file on source wiki in
my name’. By clicking on the ‘Import’ button at the end of the page, the
file is imported to Wikimedia Commons.
If you want to know more about the FileImporter extension or the Technical
Wishes Project [3], follow the links. We are looking forward to answering
your questions and getting your feedback on our central feedback page [4].
--For the Technical Wishes Team: Max Klemm (WMDE) [5]
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes
[4]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help_talk:Extension:FileImporter
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Max_Klemm_(WMDE)
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Max Klemm
Working Student Community Communication for Technical Wishes
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
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