Extension:FileImporter

**MediaWiki extensions manual**
FileImporter; Release status: stable
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.
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension ; Git [?]: Download Git master; browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub); commit history; repository contributors (GitHub); code review;
Help	Help:Extension:FileImporter
	Parameters $wgFileImporterAccountForSuppressedUsername; $wgFileImporterCommonsHelperServer; $wgFileImporterMaxAggregatedBytes; $wgFileImporterCommonsHelperBasePageName; $wgFileImporterCommonsHelperHelpPage; $wgFileImporterTextForPostImportRevision; $wgFileImporterRequiredRight; $wgFileImporterSourceSiteServices; $wgFileImporterWikidataEntityEndpoint; $wgFileImporterInterWikiMap; $wgFileImporterCodexMode; $wgFileImporterMaxRevisions; $wgFileImporterSourceWikiTemplating; $wgFileImporterShowInputScreen; $wgFileImporterSourceWikiDeletion; $wgFileImporterCommentForPostImportRevision; $wgFileImporterWikidataNowCommonsEntity;
	Hooks used BeforeInitialize; ChangeTagsListActive; ListDefinedTags; UserGetReservedNames; VisualEditorBeforeEditor;
Quarterly downloads	20 (Ranked 117th)
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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 your extensions/ 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

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.

FileImporter Release status: stable
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.
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git ^[?]: Download Git master browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review
Help	Help:Extension:FileImporter
Parameters $wgFileImporterAccountForSuppressedUsername $wgFileImporterCommonsHelperServer $wgFileImporterMaxAggregatedBytes $wgFileImporterCommonsHelperBasePageName $wgFileImporterCommonsHelperHelpPage $wgFileImporterTextForPostImportRevision $wgFileImporterRequiredRight $wgFileImporterSourceSiteServices $wgFileImporterWikidataEntityEndpoint $wgFileImporterInterWikiMap $wgFileImporterCodexMode $wgFileImporterMaxRevisions $wgFileImporterSourceWikiTemplating $wgFileImporterShowInputScreen $wgFileImporterSourceWikiDeletion $wgFileImporterCommentForPostImportRevision $wgFileImporterWikidataNowCommonsEntity
Hooks used BeforeInitialize ChangeTagsListActive ListDefinedTags UserGetReservedNames VisualEditorBeforeEditor
Quarterly downloads	20 (Ranked 117^th)
Translate the FileImporter extension if it is available at translatewiki.net
Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug