Board Thread:Support Requests - Getting Technical/@comment-32060410-20180731224630/@comment-168424-20180801185447


 * 1) If you rename File:someimage.jpg to File:newname.jpg, all the references to File:someimage.jpg on pages will break, unless you make sure the create redirect checkbox is checked when you rename (the checkbox is usually checked by default, I believe). If the old name redirects to the new name, things should be fine, but it is good cleanup practice to go and update to the new name.
 * 2) If you have a File:non-uploaded.jpg page it will act like regular page and give a red link if you try to use it on another page. As soon as you upload an image to associate with the File: page it should start displaying the image on other pages. Technically categories can't be renamed, but you can give a File: a category before there is an image associated with it. Remember, the File: page is really just a reference so you can tell a page to display the associated image. The File: page keeps a history of different images associated with it and only displays the latest version by default.

I'm not sure I answered #2, because to be honest I don't understand it. When you upload an image it creates the File:</tt> page for it, but that File:</tt> won't exist for an image unless you manually create it before you upload the image. An image can have a completely different name from the File:</tt> page before you upload it. You can specify the File:</tt> page name on upload.