Warhammer 40K Homebrew Wiki:Image Tutorial

This tutorial was created to help you understand how to upload an image. To make sure you have a strong understanding of image policy, this tutorial has been written to detail the specifics of the policy. As it is an extension of that policy, this tutorial is considered policy as well. The tutorial is written in the form of frequently asked questions. Questions that have not been answered can be asked on this tutorial’s talk page.

How do I upload an image?
There are a number of methods you can use to upload images to Star Wars Fanon. Some are a bit more complex than others, but each one will ultimately allow you to populate your articles with images.

Special:Upload
The most common method used on the WH40K Homebrew Wiki is Special:Upload. The page can be used as follows:


 * 1) Click Upload a new photo on your floating toolbar.
 * 2) *For Monobook users, this will appear as Upload photo in the Toolbox under the search field of the sidebar.
 * 3) Click "Browse" to find the image on your computer.
 * 4) You can rename the image in "Destination filename" if you would like.
 * 5) Copy the template from the Template:Disclaimer page and paste it into the "Summary" field.
 * 6) Click "Upload file."

Once you do that, you can add the image to your article.

Add Images Tool
Another method is uploading an image directly via the edit box in an article.


 * 1) Click "Edit this page" on the article you are adding the image to.
 * 2) Click on the image upload button on the toolbar. It appears as a picture with a brown frame.
 * 3) When the pop-up box appears, you can upload an image from your computer. Additionally, you can find images already on the wiki to add to the article, as well as images on Flickr.
 * 4) On the next screen, add the details of the image, such as a new name (if needed) and the licensing template. Note that you will need to return to the image to add the template.
 * 5) Beneath the previous section is a section that allows you to customize the image’s size, choose a layout, and provide a caption.
 * 6) Click "Insert file" for the image to appear on the edit page. Images can still be modified in edit mode by hovering over the image and clicking "Modify," and a pop-up window will appear.
 * 7) Save your edit.
 * 8) Once the image is uploaded, return to the image's technical page (this can be found by clicking the image and then clicking the magnifying glass in the lower right-hand corner) to add the template. Click "Edit this page" at the top and you can add the  template (which you can copy from this page).

Image Placeholder
Unless you have chosen not to see these in your preferences, many articles are created with image placeholders. Placeholders can also be added to articles by typing in place of an image. If this is used, click "Add a photo" and follow the steps beginning at #3 from the previous "Add images tool" section.

Please refer to the section below for how to edit to add the all-important legal  template, and to source and license your image. This is a very important section, and one would be surprised how often this part is overlooked, so you should probably take notes.

Licensing Templates
A licensing template must be provided on the summary of the image. Licensing templates can be found here. A number of various licensing templates can be attached to an image in order to convey exactly what kind of image it is. Below are listed the most common licensing templates utilised on the WH40K Homebrew Wiki:

This template will produce:

This is the de facto legal disclaimer that should be utilised on the majority of the images uploaded in this wiki, including any official GW copyrighted images (such as galaxy maps, canon characters, ect., though such images should only be used as a last resort). This template should also be used on all "derivative works," meaning images altered from official copyrighted sources and made into something completely unique. By adding this template the wiki is covered legally by not claiming that anyone other than Games Workshop owns exclusive copyright over GW-owned derivatives of it.

This template will produce:

This licensing template simply declares that an uploaded image is a copyrighted image and that all rights are reserved to the original artist. This template should be used on all other images that are not GW derivative images or if the original artist is unknown.

This template will produce: