Extension:FileImporter
![]() Release status: stable |
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Implementation | User interface |
Description | Enables users to easily import files (including histories) to a wiki |
Author(s) | Wikimedia Germany (WMDE) |
Latest version | continuous updates |
Compatibility policy | Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible. |
MediaWiki | >= 1.42.0 |
License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
Download | |
Help | Help:Extension:FileImporter/en |
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Quarterly downloads | 41 (Ranked 91st) |
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Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
The FileImporter extension provides a simple interface accepting a single URL which can be used to import files to a wiki.
Installation
- Download and move the extracted
FileImporter
folder to yourextensions/
directory.
Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/FileImporter - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'FileImporter' );
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Documentation
A detailed documentation of the workflow and the configuration of the extension can be found in the README.md file inside the source repository. Additionally to that there is a list of metrics data recorded to further inspect occurring problems and the usage of the extension in metrics.md.
Links
- Extension:FileExporter
- Central help page
- Central feedback page
- Project page on Meta
- On-wiki Configuration
- Phabricator: Build a commons extension that moves files to Commons
![]() | This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page. |