Template:Add file description

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This template inserts a tool for adding descriptions to files in Wikimedia Commons.

This tool only edits Wikimedia Commons, but can be used from any wiki. See the installation instructions to get it working in your wiki.

Usage

{{Add file description|History of Argentina}}

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Installation

To install this template in your wiki:

1. Create a template with the following markup. You can choose the template name, parameter names and defaults to suit your wiki.

   <includeonly><div class="AddFileDescription" data-category="{{{category|{{{1|}}}}}}" data-group="{{{group|}}}">Loading...</div>[[Category:Gadget:AddFileDescription]]</includeonly>
   

2. Create MediaWiki:Gadget-AddFileDescription.js with the following code:

   /**
    * AddFileDescription is a tool for adding descriptions to files in Wikimedia Commons
    * Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/AddFileDescription
    * Source code: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-Global-AddFileDescription.js
    */
   mw.loader.load( '//www.mediawiki.org/w/load.php?modules=ext.gadget.Global-AddFileDescription' );
   

3. Add the following gadget to MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition:

   * AddFileDescription[ResourceLoader|hidden|default|categories=Gadget:AddFileDescription]|AddFileDescription.js
   

Done! Add your template to any page to verify that the installation was successful.

Localization

To help localize the messages of the interface, edit Commons:Data:Gadget-AddFileDescription.tab.

Template data

This template inserts a tool for adding descriptions to files in Wikimedia Commons.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Category	category 1	Category page (with no prefix) on Wikimedia Commons where to get the files Example History of Argentina	Page name	required
Group	group	User group to which to limit the use of the tool Example autoconfirmed	String	optional

See also

• Commons:Data:Gadget-AddFileDescription.tab - Localized messages of the interface
• #AddFileDescription - All edits done with this tool
• es:Plantilla:Agregar descripciones a Commons - Spanish localization of this template
• User:Sophivorus - Main author of this tool

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Add file description/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template’s sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages.
Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.