Help:Images


 * See the video tutorial regarding this help section: Uploading and Adding Images

Images help detail the subject and provide extra understanding of it, not to mention that they're more aesthetically pleasing than a plain text page.

Uploading Images
To upload an image to Zelda Wiki.org:
 * 1) Click "Upload file" under the "toolbox" section in the sidebar to the left or under the "Media reports and uploads" section on the Special Pages.
 * 2) Once the page has loaded, click on "Browse..." and find the image you want to upload from your computer.
 * 3) Add a quick summary, if necessary.
 * 4) Select an appropriate licensing template from the drop-down menu, if necessary. (See this page for explanations on each)
 * 5) Click the "Upload file" button.

You may run into an "upload warning" that tells you that your file should be no larger than 50 megabytes (MB). Generally, files don't need to be larger than this, but if it is necessary, you can go ahead and click "Save file" anyway.

If you upload a new version of an existing image, the file may not update immediately and the previous version of the image will be displayed instead. In such instances, you can:
 * Wait a few moments and let the database catch up and update the image. This can take anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes.
 * Bypass your browser's cache to see the changes. For Mozilla / Firefox / Safari: hold Shift while clicking Reload, or press either Ctrl-F5 or Ctrl-R (Command-R on a Macintosh); Konqueror: click Reload or press F5; Opera: clear the cache in Tools → Preferences; Internet Explorer: hold Ctrl while clicking Refresh, or press Ctrl-F5.

File Support
Zelda Wiki.org supports the following file types:

It is recommended to only use lowercase extensions. Files with uppercase extensions will be deleted.

Adding Images to a Page
Before adding an image to a page, you must first find it. This can be done by searching the File List, looking through some articles or by uploading it yourself. Next, decide whether you want to add add it as a link, an image on its own or as part of a gallery.

Images as Links
To link to an image, use the following code:  Alternate Text

Example: Result: This is an image.

Displaying Single Images
To display an image, we use the image syntax. It sounds complicated at first, but it's really easy to use. The syntax is as follows: 

Everything is optional except for the filename. That means the simplest syntax is: 

Optional Image Syntax

 * See also: Extended image syntax

To improve the way the image is displayed, we add extra options to the syntax. There are several things you can add to an image's coding to manipulate it. Here is an example of an image using several of these:






 * File:Example.jpg is our image name, which you would replace with whatever your image name is.
 * right moves the image to the right side of the page. "left" could also be used.
 * thumb adds the box around the image you see quite often. Note that this could be replaced with frameless to acheive the same auto-resize effect without the frame being displayed.
 * 200px resizes the image to 200 pixels - you may choose whatever number you deem necessary (within reason) for your placement of the image.
 * This is an image example is an example of words that might be displayed below an image, but this only works if "thumb" is added; otherwise, the text is displayed as alt-text when one lays their mouse on the image.

Any or all of these can be used, and they need not be in this order exactly.

How images should be displayed
Images with transparent backgrounds should never be placed inside a frame. If a caption is required, the ImageCaption template should be used. Images with non-transparent backgrounds (generally JPEGs) should always have a frame.

Do
(transparent with caption, so ImageCaption template used)

(transparent with no caption, so frame prohibited)

(non-transparent background, so frame required)

Don't
(transparent background, so frame prohibited)

(non-transparent background, so frame required)