Help:Wikitext/Images

Any logged in user can upload images to a Wikia. Please see the help page on how to use and upload images for instructions.

Licensing
GFDL or public domain images are strongly preferred on Wikia. Copyright-violating images are subject to deletion. Copyright information must be added to the image description page of every uploaded image.

Externally hosted images
It is strongly recommended that any images used on Wikia are uploaded directly rather than using links to external sites. Displaying externally hosted images steals bandwidth from other sites, and is a feature which could be switched off in future (as it has been on Wikipedia) so you should not rely on images used in this way always being available.

Using images from other Wikia in this way, however, should not cause any problems. For example, you can use http://doom.wikia.com/images/b/bc/Wiki.png if you want to display the Doom Wiki logo on a different Wikia rather than reuploading it (although it might be more appropriate to upload it to the Wikia it is used on so licensing information can be found easier).

Image tagging
All images must have a tag added stating which license they are under. For example, typing   on an image description page will display:

See Help:Image copyright tags for details.

Video and other files
If they are not in violation of any copyright, then you can upload certain file types. Images and sounds shouldn't be a problem, but there is a size-per-file limit of 5MB, so video might be a problem. It is recommended that you upload files which are too large to another site and link to them there instead. For example, you can use the Wikimedia commons if the file would also be useful to a Wikimedia project (such as Wikipedia), or else to Ourmedia which allows videos to be uploaded there and then used on other sites.

Wiki syntax
See Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Extended image syntax.

Logos
Administrators can change the logo of a wiki by uploading a new image over Image:Wiki.png. Similarly, the favicon (the icon next to the URL box) can be changed by uploading a new image to Image:Favicon.ico. It is recommended that administrators protect these files from unauthorized changes.

Image galleries
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Brackets are used only for adding links within captions. Captions are optional. Images are separated by newlines. The width of the gallery can be changed in your preferences.