MediaWiki extensions manual

FileImporter Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	User interfaceCategory:User interface extensions
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.Category:Extensions with release branches compatibility policy
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
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 Category:BeforeInitialize extensions ChangeTagsListActive Category:ChangeTagsListActive extensions ListDefinedTags Category:ListDefinedTags extensions UserGetReservedNames Category:UserGetReservedNames extensions VisualEditorBeforeEditor Category:VisualEditorBeforeEditor extensions
Quarterly downloads	19 (Ranked 95th)
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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

• 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.