Extension:MediaUploader
This page is currently a draft.
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![]() Release status: beta |
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Implementation | Media, Special page |
Description | Flexible, multi-file, step-by-step uploader |
Author(s) | Ostrzyciel, authors of UploadWizard |
Latest version | 0.1.0 |
Compatibility policy | Master maintains backward compatibility. |
MediaWiki | 1.37+ |
PHP | 7.3 |
Database changes | Yes |
Tables | mu_campaign |
License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
Download | README |
Campaign |
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upwizcampaigns, mass-upload |
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Quarterly downloads | 18 (Ranked 122nd) |
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Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
MediaUploader is an easy to use and flexible file upload tool. It is designed to be configurable and meet the demands of a wide variety of wikis.
Installation
[edit] Note: If you are migrating from UploadWizard, see the dedicated guide.
- Your MediaWiki will need to be capable of hosting media files and creating thumbnails (smaller previews of media files). If you can upload images and see smaller previews on their File page, you're already ready. If not, for full instructions, see Manual:Image administration, particularly image thumbnailing.
- Download and move the extracted
MediaUploader
folder to yourextensions/
directory.
Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/MediaUploader - Only when installing from Git, run Composer to install PHP dependencies, by issuing
composer install --no-dev
in the extension directory. (See task T173141 for potential complications.) - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'MediaUploader' );
- Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
- Configure as needed.
Erledigt – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Eigenschaften
[edit]TBD
Configuration
[edit]MediaUploader has extensive and very flexible configuration that can also be partially adjusted on-wiki with the use of campaigns. If you find the config overwhelming, there are also several ready-to-use configuration sets that you can just copy to your wiki and get started in no time.
Origin and design
[edit]The idea of MediaUploader stemmed from the numerous issues with using UploadWizard on third-party wikis. The original tool was mostly designed for use by Wikimedia Commons, fulfilling its very specific needs (e.g. Wikibase support, specific licensing hacks, image-based tutorials). Third parties usually have a very different set of requirements that emphasize simplicity and flexibility. The two approaches are hard to reconcile in a single extension, especially given that UploadWizard must meet Commons' requirements and has no obligation to consider the needs of third parties. Thus, MediaUploader was born.
Main design goals of MediaUploader are:
- Ease of use, at least as good as the original UploadWizard.
- Configurability of all elements, well-described in documentation.
- Ability to simplify certain elements of the wizard for wikis with less strict image description requirements.
- Extensibility to allow for wiki-specific enhancements to be created locally.
- No Wikimedia Commons-specific features.
See also
[edit]- UploadWizard, the extension this was forked from
![]() | This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm. |
- Beta status extensions
- Media handling extensions
- Special page extensions
- GPL licensed extensions
- Extensions in Wikimedia version control
- Extensions which add rights
- PageDelete extensions
- PageDeleteComplete extensions
- ChangeTagsAllowedAdd extensions
- ChangeTagsListActive extensions
- CodeEditorGetPageLanguage extensions
- ContentModelCanBeUsedOn extensions
- EditFilterMergedContent extensions
- EditPage::showEditForm:initial extensions
- GetPreferences extensions
- LinksUpdateComplete extensions
- ListDefinedTags extensions
- LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates extensions
- MovePageIsValidMove extensions
- PageSaveComplete extensions
- UserGetReservedNames extensions
- All extensions
- Extensions requiring Composer with git
- Extensions included in Canasta
- Bulk upload