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+ | guess I need to ask elsewhere as to how to make the image links from a wikia.com site to properly display a wiki commons graphic. |
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+ | <GreenFood> Well, that's a different question. |
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+ | <GreenFood> I'm not really sure what you mean by "wiki commons" |
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+ | <GreenFood> Perhaps the Wikimedia commons? |
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+ | <avatar> at the moment you can't easily include images from wikimedia commons |
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+ | <avatar> sad but true you need to download them and upload them to your wiki |
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+ | <GreenReaper> Right, that's because it's not Wikia's servers, so you'd be stealing bandwidth. |
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+ | <avatar> this will change in the near future |
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+ | <avatar> GreenReaper: this is not correct. wait a sec. |
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+ | <avatar> GreenReaper: please read this posting by erik: http://intelligentdesigns.net/blog/?p=91 |
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+ | <avatar> we have tested it at a test server withouth problems but it needs to cache images first before we can use it sitewide. |
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+ | <GreenReaper> I don't see where it is "not correct" |
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+ | <GreenReaper> The current implementation of MediaWiki cannot support local caching, therefore bandwidth theft is still a problem. It may not be in the future. |
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+ | <avatar> GreenReaper: you're right that this way it is using wikimedia ressources. but the whole thing is based on the idea that third parties are allowed to do so. |
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+ | <avatar> so I think 'stealing bandwith' wasn't the best description but I agree that my 'not correct' wasn't a good description too :-) |
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+ | <GreenReaper> Hmm. I don't want my donation money to go to third parties' use of Wikimedia images. Remind me not to donate in the future. |
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+ | <Rauterkus> Wow. Thanks for the insights. What to do. Downloading 200 flags / images seems like a drag. Waiting a week or two may make sense. |
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+ | <Rauterkus> Best practice would be ... (I'm fishing for advice.) |
Latest revision as of 12:01, 19 October 2009
Wikicommons:Image:Flag_of_Denmark.svg
Pressing Questions on making image links
Testing in October 2009
To embed the image in your installation, simply use File:Name of commons picture.ext.
File:Commons:Flag of Denmark.svg
How do you link to Wiki Commons images?
For example, I've got a spors wiki --- http://AforAthlete.wikia.com -- and want to use nation flags in advance of the Olympics.
Any hope of doing that?
Testing area
These don't seem to work:
File:Wikipedia:commons:Image:Flag of Denmark.svg
File:Wikipedia:commons:Flag of Denmark.svg
File:Wikipedia:Flag of Denmark.svg
File:Wikipedia:commons:Flag of Denmark
Discussion no 6-18
guess I need to ask elsewhere as to how to make the image links from a wikia.com site to properly display a wiki commons graphic.
<GreenFood> Well, that's a different question.
- codler [n=chatzill@d83-183-172-114.cust.tele2.se] has joined #wikia
<GreenFood> I'm not really sure what you mean by "wiki commons"
<GreenFood> Perhaps the Wikimedia commons?
- GreenFood is now known as GreenReaper
<avatar> at the moment you can't easily include images from wikimedia commons
<avatar> sad but true you need to download them and upload them to your wiki
<GreenReaper> Right, that's because it's not Wikia's servers, so you'd be stealing bandwidth.
- Zizanzu [n=585824d8@gateway/web/cgi-irc/irc.wikia.com/x-5aa4d0597a90d5d6] has quit ["CGI:IRC (EOF)"]
<avatar> this will change in the near future
<avatar> GreenReaper: this is not correct. wait a sec.
<avatar> GreenReaper: please read this posting by erik: http://intelligentdesigns.net/blog/?p=91
<avatar> we have tested it at a test server withouth problems but it needs to cache images first before we can use it sitewide.
<GreenReaper> I don't see where it is "not correct"
- Azzt|BFII [n=chatzill@cpe-76-179-51-60.maine.res.rr.com] has quit ["By the time you finish reading this statement, you will have lost the game."]
<GreenReaper> The current implementation of MediaWiki cannot support local caching, therefore bandwidth theft is still a problem. It may not be in the future.
<avatar> GreenReaper: you're right that this way it is using wikimedia ressources. but the whole thing is based on the idea that third parties are allowed to do so.
<avatar> so I think 'stealing bandwith' wasn't the best description but I agree that my 'not correct' wasn't a good description too :-)
<GreenReaper> Hmm. I don't want my donation money to go to third parties' use of Wikimedia images. Remind me not to donate in the future.
<Rauterkus> Wow. Thanks for the insights. What to do. Downloading 200 flags / images seems like a drag. Waiting a week or two may make sense.
<Rauterkus> Best practice would be ... (I'm fishing for advice.)