Links - Using images from WikiMedia Commons

$wgForeignFileRepos

This is the extension that allows us to set our wiki to use media from Commons

Using files from Wikimedia Commons : ForeignAPIRepo

Details of the code can be found on the $wgForeignFileRepos Extension Page[1]

Usage

When you find an image in the Wikimedia Commons that you want to use, go to it's information page. Above the image you will find a menu bar with several choices for sharing the image.

Download : Downloads the file to your computer

Globe - Use this file : creates a url link for use on external websites

Wiki - Use this file : creates a local wiki code to place the image

Email a link : opens an email with a link to the file's URL

Information : Opens a page with general copyright and licensing information

For use on this wiki

Clicking the 'Wiki - Use this file' button outputs a code that can be used locally on ERW.

Two choices are given, a link to a thumbnail which, when embedded in an article links to the full image, or a link to the full image itself which can be sized to suit your layout design.

This link is then used as with standard Image Syntax[2]