Difference between revisions of "Help:Images"
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|Embed image<br /> (with alt text) | |Embed image<br /> (with alt text) | ||
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| − | <code><nowiki>[[ | + | <code><nowiki>[[File:Gramps-logo.png|Logo]]</nowiki></code> |
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| − | [[ | + | [[File:Gramps-logo.png|Logo]] |
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|Link to description page | |Link to description page | ||
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| − | <code><nowiki>[[: | + | <code><nowiki>[[:File:Gramps-logo.png]]</nowiki></code><br /> |
| − | <code><nowiki>[[: | + | <code><nowiki>[[:File:Gramps-logo.png|Sunflowers]]</nowiki></code> |
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| − | [[: | + | [[:File:Gramps-logo.png]]<br /> |
| − | [[: | + | [[:File:Gramps-logo.png|Logo]] |
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|Link directly to file | |Link directly to file | ||
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|Thumbnail<br /> (centered, 100 pixels<br /> wide, with caption) | |Thumbnail<br /> (centered, 100 pixels<br /> wide, with caption) | ||
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| − | <code><nowiki>[[ | + | <code><nowiki>[[File:Gramps-logo.png|center|thumb|100px|Logo]]</nowiki></code> |
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| − | [[ | + | [[File:Gramps-logo.png|center|thumb|100px|Logo]] |
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==Uploaded files== | ==Uploaded files== | ||
To use an image or other file which has been uploaded to the wiki, use: | To use an image or other file which has been uploaded to the wiki, use: | ||
| − | *<code><nowiki>[[ | + | *<code><nowiki>[[File:Gramps-logo.png]]</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>[[ | + | *<code><nowiki>[[File:Gramps-logo.png|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>[[: | + | *<code><nowiki>[[:File:Gramps-logo.png]]</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:Gramps-logo.png]]</nowiki></code> | *<code><nowiki>[[Media:Gramps-logo.png]]</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>[[: | + | *<code><nowiki>[[:File:Gramps-logo.png|link text]]</nowiki></code> |
*<code><nowiki>[[Media:Gramps-logo.png|link text]]</nowiki></code> | *<code><nowiki>[[Media:Gramps-logo.png|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>[[ | + | <code><nowiki>[[File:{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>thumb</code>, <code>thumbnail</code>, or <code>frame</code>: Controls how the image is formatted | ||
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<pre> | <pre> | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | File:{filename}|{caption} | |
| − | + | File:{filename}|{caption} | |
{...} | {...} | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<pre> | <pre> | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | File:Gramps-logo.png|a simple caption | |
| − | + | File:Gramps-logo.png|a link to [[Help:Contents]] | |
| − | + | File:Gramps-logo.png|Fig {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} | |
| − | + | File:Gramps-logo.png | |
| − | + | File:Gramps-logo.png|''italic caption'' | |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
is formatted as: | is formatted as: | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | File:Gramps-logo.png|a simple caption | |
| − | + | File:Gramps-logo.png|a link to [[Help:Contents]] | |
| − | + | File:Gramps-logo.png|Fig {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} | |
| − | + | File:Gramps-logo.png | |
| − | + | File:Gramps-logo.png|''italic caption'' | |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:50, 25 August 2025
| Description | You type | You get |
| Embed image (with alt text) |
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| Link to description page |
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| Link directly to file |
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| Thumbnail (centered, 100 pixels wide, with caption) |
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Uploaded files
To use an image or other file which has been uploaded to the wiki, use:
[[File:Gramps-logo.png]]
If you add a pipe (|) and some text after the filename, the text will be used as alternative text for text-only browsers:
[[File:Gramps-logo.png|alternative text]]
If you don't want to display the image, you can link to the file's description page, by adding a colon:
[[:File:Gramps-logo.png]]
To bypass the description page and link directly to a file , use the "Media" pseudo-namespace:
[[Media:Gramps-logo.png]]
You can also make piped links if you want some other text to be used:
[[:File:Gramps-logo.png|link text]][[Media:Gramps-logo.png|link text]]
Advanced options
The full syntax for displaying an image is:
[[File:{name}|{options}]]
Where options can be zero or more of the following, separated by pipes:
thumb,thumbnail, orframe: Controls how the image is formattedleft,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}
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
It is easy to make a gallery of thumbnails with the <gallery> tag. The syntax is:
<gallery>
File:{filename}|{caption}
File:{filename}|{caption}
{...}
</gallery>
Captions are optional, and may contain wiki links or other formatting.
for example:
<gallery>
File:Gramps-logo.png|a simple caption
File:Gramps-logo.png|a link to [[Help:Contents]]
File:Gramps-logo.png|Fig {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}}
File:Gramps-logo.png
File:Gramps-logo.png|''italic caption''
</gallery>
is formatted as:
a simple caption
a link to Help:Contents
Fig .1
italic caption
Other files
You can link to an external file using the same syntax used for 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.
[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, you can also embed external images. To do that, simply insert the url:
http://url.for/some/image.png
