Help/Upload-a-Photo-How

How to upload an original photo on your page?

You are creating an article on the Polyglotclub WIKI and you want to add a picture in it. How to do this ?

Create your own image (do not copy from the web)

First, be aware that it is not allowed to simply copy images on the web without modification because of Copyright and Duplicate Content.

To create your own original image, you can use softwares like Picasa, Photoshop or Fireworks.

Warning : create an image at least 700 px wide.

Upload the image on the article

Once your image is created, you can add it on your article.

1. Choose the tab "Edit wikicode"
2. Click the button (small green arrow)
3. Select the file from your computer
4. Click the upload link
5. Add the image code on the page

Formatting your image

For example, if you have just uploaded an image with the following name : Onomatopoeias.png

Then, use the following codes (edit your page with the Edit Source button) :

So your page is best view in mobile devices, it is best to use a width of 300px. I know it's small but, so far, mediawiki do not provide responsive design which automatically adapt to all devices mobile or desktops.

• Image with a width of 300px:

[[File:Onomatopoeias.png|300px]]

• Image with a caption "your text":

[[File:Onomatopoeias.png|your text]]

• Image with a link:

[[File:Wiki.png|300px|link=http://polyglotclub.com]]

Learn more about the wiki code syntax for images