![]() ![]() I’m going to fix that by getting rid of the syntax for direct image linking and using the syntax for building an external link instead, using the full URL of the target page: That’s better, but you see how clicking on the button takes you here? when you might expect to go to the Better Reading Partners page. The orange BRP logo is a bit too large so I can adjust the syntax to ask for it to be rendered only 70 pixels wide. I tried something like that in the Sandbox with this result (screenshot): To include the image in a page, use a link in the form ], You can tell because there’s a link in the left hand side Toolbar: “Upload File” The upload process is straightforward, but it’s worth copying the hint which appears there, as it’s harder to find again later. Not all installations of mediawiki have enabled the uploading of images, but this one does. The file is a logo button for the Better Reading Partners section of the wiki, which I want to feature on the Main Page. Upload a fileįor my example I’m going to upload a new image file to UsefulWiki. So this article will show you how to make image links work properly in mediawiki. Sending them to a dead end meta page full of technical data might not be what you want to do. But what if you want to use an image just as a graphical link, such as a button or banner that takes you to the page which the image is about? That’s quite a reasonable requirement because it’s how the internet usually works, it’s what what visitors are more likely to expect. Who uploaded it, where it came from, any revision history and which other pages link to it. ![]() If you click on an image you get taken to special page which tells you more about the image itself. Mediawiki handles uploaded images on pages in a way which is perfectly suitable for a free encyclopaedia. ![]()
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