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|Embed image <br /> (with alt text)<br /><br />'''Note : Please use thumbnails when you post pictures (see below). All pictures larger than 300x300 pixels not thumbnailed will be removed.''' | |Embed image <br /> (with alt text)<br /><br />'''Note : Please use thumbnails when you post pictures (see below). All pictures larger than 300x300 pixels not thumbnailed will be removed.''' | ||
| | |<code><nowiki>[[Image:Example2.jpg|Linux-tan]]</nowiki></code> | ||
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[[Image:Example2.jpg|Linux-tan]] | [[Image:Example2.jpg|Linux-tan]] | ||
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|Link to description page | |Link to description page | ||
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<code><nowiki>[[:Image:Example2.jpg]]</nowiki></code><br /> | |||
<code><nowiki>[[:Image:Example2.jpg|Linux-tan]]</nowiki></code> | |||
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[[:Image:Example2.jpg]]<br /> | [[:Image:Example2.jpg]]<br /> | ||
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|Link directly to file | |Link directly to file | ||
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<code><nowiki>[[Media:Example2.jpg]]</nowiki></code><br /> | |||
<code><nowiki>[[Media:Example2.jpg|Linux-tan]]</nowiki></code> | |||
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[[Media:Example2.jpg]]<br /> | [[Media:Example2.jpg]]<br /> | ||
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|Simple Thumbnail<br /> (Just the thumb option) | |Simple Thumbnail<br /> (Just the thumb option) | ||
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Example2.jpg|thumb]]</nowiki></code> | |||
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[[Image:Example2.jpg|thumb]] | [[Image:Example2.jpg|thumb]] | ||
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|Advanced Thumbnail<br /> (centered, 100 pixels<br /> wide, with caption) | |Advanced Thumbnail<br /> (centered, 100 pixels<br /> wide, with caption) | ||
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<code><nowiki>[[Image:Example2.jpg|center|thumb|100px|Linux-tan]]</nowiki></code> | |||
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[[Image:Example2.jpg|center|thumb|100px|Linux-tan]] | [[Image:Example2.jpg|center|thumb|100px|Linux-tan]] | ||
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__TOC__ | __TOC__ | ||
To use an image or other file which has been [[Help:Managing files|uploaded to the wiki]], use: | To use an image or other file which has been [[Help:Managing files|uploaded to the wiki]], use: | ||
* | *<code><nowiki>[[Image:Example2.jpg]]</nowiki></code> | ||
If you add a pipe (|) and some text after the filename, the text will be used as alternative text for text-only browsers: | If you add a pipe (|) and some text after the filename, the text will be used as alternative text for text-only browsers: | ||
* | *<code><nowiki>[[Image:Example2.jpg|alternative text]]</nowiki></code> | ||
If you don't want to display the image, you can link to the file's description page, by adding a colon: | If you don't want to display the image, you can link to the file's description page, by adding a colon: | ||
* | *<code><nowiki>[[:Image:Example2.jpg]]</nowiki></code> | ||
To bypass the description page and link directly to a file , use the Media pseudo-namespace: | To bypass the description page and link directly to a file , use the Media pseudo-namespace: | ||
* | *<code><nowiki>[[Media:Example2.jpg]]</nowiki></code> | ||
You can also make piped links if you want some other text to be used: | You can also make piped links if you want some other text to be used: | ||
* | *<code><nowiki>[[:Image:Example2.jpg|link text]]</nowiki></code> | ||
* | *<code><nowiki>[[Media:Example2.jpg|link text]]</nowiki></code> | ||
===Advanced options=== | ===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> | |||
Where options can be zero or more of the following, separated by pipes: | Where options can be zero or more of the following, separated by pipes: | ||
* | *<code>thumb</code>, <code>thumbnail</code>, or <code>frame</code>: Controls how the image is formatted | ||
* | *<code>left</code>, <code>right</code>, <code>center</code>, <code>none</code>: Controls the alignment of the image on the page | ||
*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> | ||
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. | ||
===Gallery of images=== | ===Gallery of images=== | ||
It's easy to make a gallery of thumbnails with the | It's easy to make a gallery of thumbnails with the <code><nowiki>gallery</nowiki></code> tag. The syntax is: | ||
pre | <pre> | ||
gallery | gallery | ||
Image:{filename}|{caption} | Image:{filename}|{caption} | ||
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{...} | {...} | ||
/gallery | /gallery | ||
/pre | </pre> | ||
Captions are optional, and may contain wiki links or other formatting. | Captions are optional, and may contain wiki links or other formatting. | ||
for example: | for example: | ||
pre | <pre> | ||
gallery | gallery | ||
Image:Example2.jpg|Item 1 | Image:Example2.jpg|Item 1 | ||
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Image:Example2.jpg|''italic caption'' | Image:Example2.jpg|''italic caption'' | ||
/gallery | /gallery | ||
/pre | </pre> | ||
is formatted as: | is formatted as: | ||
gallery | gallery | ||
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==Other files== | ==Other files== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
* | *<code><nowiki>[http://url.for/some/image.png]</nowiki></code> | ||
Or with different text: | Or with different text: | ||
* | *<code><nowiki>[http://url.for/some/image.png link text here]</nowiki></code> | ||
If it is enabled on your wiki, you can also embed external images. To do that, simply insert the url: | If it is enabled on your wiki, you can also embed external images. To do that, simply insert the url: | ||
* | *<code><nowiki>http://url.for/some/image.png</nowiki></code> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images MediaWiki Help:Images] | [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images MediaWiki Help:Images] | ||