Wikimedia Commons: Difference between revisions

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To include images from the Wikimedia Commons just use syntax File:Wikimedia_Commons_-_Stockphoto_gadget.png l
(To include images from the Wikimedia Commons just use syntax File:Wikimedia_Commons_-_Stockphoto_gadget.png l)
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'''[[Wikimedia]] [[Commons]]''' [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ (wikimedia.org)] is a multilingually enabled digital commons for uploading, managing and serving media that runs (a slightly modified) [[MediaWiki]].
'''[[Wikimedia]] [[Commons]]''' [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ (wikimedia.org)] is a multilingually enabled digital commons for uploading, managing and serving media that runs (a slightly modified) [[MediaWiki]].
[[File:Wikimedia_Commons_-_Stockphoto_gadget.png|thumb|right|500px|Ja ist meta. A picture from Commons showing the Commons showing an Orange in a Consumerium article about the Commons. In Belgium they leave those leaves in 'em ju nou.]]


Since it is successfully run by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] on a large scale we can be assured that this is a solution that will scale up.
Since it is successfully run by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] on a large scale we can be assured that this is a solution that will scale up.


== Including media from the Wikimedia Commons ==
== Including media from the Wikimedia Commons ==
'''SYNTAX:''' <nowiki>[[File:Name on Wikimedia Commons]]</nowiki> will include the media in the article
* [[w:Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia|Wikimedia Commons on using its conent outside of Wikimedia]]
* [[w:Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia|Wikimedia Commons on using its conent outside of Wikimedia]]




To include media from the Wikimedia Commons to your own wiki you must activate it in LocalSettings.php by setting  
To include media from the Wikimedia Commons to your own wiki you must activate it in LocalSettings.php by setting  
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgForeignFileRepos if you need to source media from many [[wikis]] or  
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgForeignFileRepos if you need to source media from many [[wikis]] or  
* By setting $wgUseInstantCommons to true to use only the Wikimedia Commons as external image source  
* By setting $wgUseInstantCommons to true to use only the Wikimedia Commons as external image source  


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Consumerium Commons]]
* [[Consumerium Commons]]
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