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Hash: Categorisation per 2026-09 category review

2026-09-29T14:41:42Z

Categorisation per 2026-09 category review

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	* [[Special:Upload]] — the plain single-file upload form		* [[Special:Upload]] — the plain single-file upload form
	* [[Help:Diagrams]] — creating diagrams that stay editable, instead of uploading flat images		* [[Help:Diagrams]] — creating diagrams that stay editable, instead of uploading flat images

			[[Category:Help]]

Hash: Fix wrapped bullets that were rendering as preformatted blocks

2026-09-09T00:21:44Z

Fix wrapped bullets that were rendering as preformatted blocks

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	* rename any file before it is uploaded;		* rename any file before it is uploaded;
	* add a '''description''' and '''categories''' that are saved on every file page;		* add a '''description''' and '''categories''' that are saved on every file page;
	* choose what gets inserted — a '''gallery''' (the default), '''individual thumbnails''',		* choose what gets inserted — a '''gallery''' (the default), '''individual thumbnails''', or a '''list of file links''';
	or a '''list of file links''';
	* set the gallery image height.		* set the gallery image height.

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	Helpful to know:		Helpful to know:

	* '''One file at a time''' is handled by the normal visual editor upload dialog, which		* '''One file at a time''' is handled by the normal visual editor upload dialog, which lets you set alignment, size and a caption — drop a single file to get that instead.
	lets you set alignment, size and a caption — drop a single file to get that instead.		* If a name is already taken, the dialog says so and offers to rename, overwrite, use the file already on the wiki, or skip it.
	* If a name is already taken, the dialog says so and offers to rename, overwrite,		* If you upload a file that is byte-for-byte identical to one already here, the wiki reuses the existing file rather than storing a second copy.
	use the file already on the wiki, or skip it.		* Any file type this wiki accepts works — images, PDFs, and CAD/maker formats such as STL, STEP, 3MF and FCStd. Non-image files are inserted as links below the gallery.
	* If you upload a file that is byte-for-byte identical to one already here, the wiki
	reuses the existing file rather than storing a second copy.
	* Any file type this wiki accepts works — images, PDFs, and CAD/maker formats such as
	STL, STEP, 3MF and FCStd. Non-image files are inserted as links below the gallery.

	== Uploading a lot of files at once ==		== Uploading a lot of files at once ==
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	== Naming and licensing ==		== Naming and licensing ==

	* Give files descriptive names — <code>Landis Gyr Focus AXR-SD teardown.jpg</code> is		* Give files descriptive names — <code>Landis Gyr Focus AXR-SD teardown.jpg</code> is far more useful than <code>IMG_4821.jpg</code>.
	far more useful than <code>IMG_4821.jpg</code>.
	* Add categories so files can be found later.		* Add categories so files can be found later.
	* Only upload files you have the right to publish.		* Only upload files you have the right to publish.

Hash: Point at the Batch Upload link in the Tools sidebar; link Help:Diagrams

2026-09-09T00:13:12Z

Point at the Batch Upload link in the Tools sidebar; link Help:Diagrams

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	To get a large batch onto the wiki without editing a page, use		To get a large batch onto the wiki without editing a page, use
	[[Special:EnhancedUpload]]. Drop as many files as you like, upload them in one go, and		[[Special:EnhancedUpload]]. You do not have to remember that name — it is linked as
	insert them into pages afterwards.		'''Batch Upload''' in the '''Tools''' box in the sidebar, on every page. Drop as many
			files as you like, upload them in one go, and insert them into pages afterwards.

	== In the source editor ==		== In the source editor ==
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	* [[Special:ListFiles]] — every file on the wiki		* [[Special:ListFiles]] — every file on the wiki
	* [[Special:Upload]] — the plain single-file upload form		* [[Special:Upload]] — the plain single-file upload form
			* [[Help:Diagrams]] — creating diagrams that stay editable, instead of uploading flat images

Hash: How to upload files, incl. bulk drag and drop

2026-08-22T19:22:01Z

How to upload files, incl. bulk drag and drop

New page

This page explains how to get images and other files onto the wiki. You need to be
logged in; page editing is limited to the '''writer''' group.

== Drag a group of files into the visual editor ==

While editing a page in the '''visual editor''', drag a group of files (two or more)
from your file manager and drop them anywhere on the page. A dialog opens listing
everything you dropped, where you can:

* rename any file before it is uploaded;
* add a '''description''' and '''categories''' that are saved on every file page;
* choose what gets inserted — a '''gallery''' (the default), '''individual thumbnails''',
or a '''list of file links''';
* set the gallery image height.

Press '''Upload and insert'''. The files upload one after another, and the gallery is
inserted at the point where you dropped them. <code>Ctrl</code>+<code>Z</code> undoes
the insertion (the files stay uploaded).

You can also open the same dialog from the '''Insert''' menu → '''Upload files''',
which lets you pick files with a file browser instead of dragging.

Helpful to know:

* '''One file at a time''' is handled by the normal visual editor upload dialog, which
lets you set alignment, size and a caption — drop a single file to get that instead.
* If a name is already taken, the dialog says so and offers to rename, overwrite,
use the file already on the wiki, or skip it.
* If you upload a file that is byte-for-byte identical to one already here, the wiki
reuses the existing file rather than storing a second copy.
* Any file type this wiki accepts works — images, PDFs, and CAD/maker formats such as
STL, STEP, 3MF and FCStd. Non-image files are inserted as links below the gallery.

== Uploading a lot of files at once ==

To get a large batch onto the wiki without editing a page, use
[[Special:EnhancedUpload]]. Drop as many files as you like, upload them in one go, and
insert them into pages afterwards.

== In the source editor ==

If you edit wikitext instead of using the visual editor, the upload area under the edit
box (MsUpload) does the same job: drop files, press '''Upload all''', then
'''Insert gallery'''.

== Gallery syntax ==

A gallery is plain wikitext, so you can always adjust it by hand:

<pre>
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Example one.jpg|Caption for the first image
File:Example two.jpg|Caption for the second image
</gallery>
</pre>

Useful <code>mode</code> values are <code>packed</code> (default here),
<code>traditional</code>, <code>nolines</code> and <code>slideshow</code>.

== Naming and licensing ==

* Give files descriptive names — <code>Landis Gyr Focus AXR-SD teardown.jpg</code> is
far more useful than <code>IMG_4821.jpg</code>.
* Add categories so files can be found later.
* Only upload files you have the right to publish.

== See also ==

* [[Special:NewFiles]] — recently uploaded files
* [[Special:ListFiles]] — every file on the wiki
* [[Special:Upload]] — the plain single-file upload form