Changes: Help:Multiple uploads

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This extension is enabled by default on Fandom.

MultipleUpload — Example multiple upload screen

Instead of uploading files one-by-one, it's possible to upload multiple images at once. Administrators may upload up to 20 images simultaneously, while non-admins have a limit of 10 images.

Any choices made for licensing templates, categories, or descriptive text apply to all images that are being uploaded. If you're uploading many images that should have the same license and categories, it can be a huge time-saver.

How to use it?

Go to Special:MultipleUpload on your community. Click the Choose File buttons to find the files on your computer and, if you want them to have a different name to the one they have on your computer, change these in the "Destination filename" fields. Then, fill in the summary and select a license, both of which will be applied to the entire batch of images.

If a file has the same name as another that is already on the wiki, you will see a warning similar to the one that appears for individual uploads, but the file that already exists can be replaced.

Limitations

When using Special:MultipleUpload, the file upload size limit limits the total size of all the files combined rather than the size per individual file. The current limit is 10 MB for all of the files uploaded together, which makes multiple uploads great for quickly getting many small files into the wiki, but not ideal for large ones.

Admin notes

Admins can change the text at the top of the multiple upload special page using the system message MediaWiki:Uploadtext.
This functionality comes from the MultipleUpload extension.

Further help and feedback

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+{{enabled by default}}[[File:MultipleUpload.png|thumb|300px|Example multiple upload screen]]
-{{new feature}}
+Instead of [[Help:Uploading files|uploading files one-by-one]], it's possible to '''upload multiple images at once'''. [[Help:User rights#Administrators|Administrators]] may upload up to 20 images simultaneously, while non-admins have a limit of 10 images.
-{{enabled by default}}
+Any choices made for [[help:image copyright tags|licensing templates]], [[help:categories|categories]], or [[help:image description page|descriptive text]] apply to ''all'' images that are being uploaded. If you're uploading many images that should have the same license and categories, it can be a huge time-saver.
-[[Image:MultipleUpload.jpg|thumb|300px|Multiple upload screen]]
+==How to use it?==
-'''Multiple uploads''' have been around for a while now but since this hasn't been in the spotlight much probably few Wikians knew about this new feature.
+Go to [[Special:MultipleUpload]] on your community. Click the ''Choose File'' buttons to find the files on your computer and, if you want them to have a different name to the one they have on your computer, change these in the "Destination filename" fields. Then, fill in the summary and select a license, both of which will be applied to the entire batch of images.
+If a file has the same name as another that is already on the wiki, you will see a warning similar to the one that appears for individual uploads, but the file that already exists can be replaced.
-The multiple upload functionality is provided by the [[mw:Extension:MultiUpload|MultipleUpload]] extension, written by Travis Derouin.
+==Limitations==
-This neat little piece of code lets you '''upload up to five images at once''', each with its own description.
+When using Special:MultipleUpload, the [[Help:Uploading files#How much can I upload?|file upload size limit]] limits the total size of all the files combined rather than the size per individual file. The current limit is 10 MB for all of the files uploaded together, which makes multiple uploads great for quickly getting many small files into the wiki, but not ideal for large ones.
+== Admin notes ==
-And since we thought this might be of use to Wikians everywhere, all wikis have it enabled.
+* Admins can change the text at the top of the multiple upload special page using the [[Help:System messages|system message]] [[MediaWiki:Uploadtext]].
+* This functionality comes from the [[mw:Extension:MultiUpload|MultipleUpload]] extension.
-== How to use it? ==
+== See also ==
+* Learn about [[Help:Uploading files|uploading individual files]]
-Just go to [[Special:MultipleUpload]] at your wiki and fill out the form.
+* Learn about [[Help:Image description page|the image description page]]
+* Learn about [[Help:Image copyright tags|image copyright tags]]
+== Further help and feedback ==
-Note that you have to have the required access level (see below).
+{{Help and feedback section}}
+[[de:Hilfe:Mehrere Dateien hochladen]]
-== Who can use it? ==
+[[es:Ayuda:Subir múltiples archivos]]
-Due to the high risk of attracting vandals, the use of this extension has been limited to users with rollback or sysop (administrator) access.
+[[it:Aiuto:Caricare file multipli]]
+[[fi:Ohje:Tiedostojen monilataus]]
-If you aren't an administrator of your wiki but wish to contribute by uploading multiple images, ask your local bureaucrat for rollback.
+[[fr:Aide:Importations multiples]]
+[[ja:ヘルプ:マルチアップロード]]
-[[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]]
+[[ru:Справка:Загрузка нескольких файлов]]
+[[tr:Yardım:Birden fazla yükleme]]
+[[vi:Trợ giúp:Tải lên nhiều tập tin]]
+[[zh:Help:上傳多個文件]]
+[[Category:Special pages]]
 [[Category:Image help|{{PAGENAME}}]]
 [[Category:Administration help|{{PAGENAME}}]]
+[[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]]