Extension:InsertFile
<language/s>
 | This extension is mainly supported in an external venue: BlueSpice Community Forum. If you need help, you should post there, and not on the talk page. |
 Release status: stable |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Description | Dialogue to upload files and insert a file link. |
| Author(s) | Hallo Welt! GmbH |
| Maintainer(s) | Hallo Welt! GmbH |
| Latest version | - |
| Compatibility policy | For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension. |
| MediaWiki | 1.43 (LTS) |
| Licence | GNU General Public License 3.0 only |
| Download | |
| Translate the InsertFile extension if it is available at translatewiki.net | |
 Community Forum
|
InsertFile extends the Insert media dialog of VisualEditor, providing an advanced interface for inserting files and images in the page.
Usage / features
[edit]- Search for uploaded files and insert them in a page.
- Filter files with a search box. Filtering files by namespace is possible, but requires the extension NSFileRepo.
- Upload a new file, assign categories and insert it.
- Configure file link parameters before inserting the file link of page: Set a caption for the link and choose a link type (link to media page or direct download link).
See also
[edit]
Installation
[edit]- Add the repo url (https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-BlueSpiceInsertFile
.git) as a "vcs repository" and the package name (mediawiki/BlueSpiceInsertFile) and version to the require section of your composer.local.json. Example:
{ "repositories": [ { "type": "vcs", "url": "https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-BlueSpiceInsertFile .git" } ], "require": { "mediawiki/BlueSpiceInsertFile": "BlueSpiceInsertFile" } }
- Run the following command in your MediaWiki installation path
composer update --no-dev
- Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'BlueSpiceInsertFile' );
Done Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
External Links
[edit]
This extension was originally made for BlueSpice. BlueSpice is a MediaWiki distribution for enterprises and organizations. It enhances MediaWiki, in particular in the areas of quality management, process support, administration, editing and security. This extension is bundled with BlueSpice free.
BlueSpice: