Depictor

The Depictor tool is a powerful tool that assists users in adding high-quality images to articles on Wikimedia Commons. This step-by-step guide will walk you through the process of using the Depictor tool effectively to enhance articles with visually appealing and informative images.

• • Step 1: Accessing the Depictor Tool**

1. Open a web browser and navigate to the Wikimedia Depictor tool. Once the page loads, you will see a user-friendly interface that provides information and ask you to login.

Depictor Tool

• • Step 2: Login**

1. Use your mediawiki account to perform auth on the application. If you don't have an account, you have to create one

• • Step 3: Start Page**

1. The Depictor tool will present you with a page after the login is successful. On that page is a start button, which when clicked will start the depictor wizard.

Depictor page with start button

An image depictor

• • Step 4: Depicting Images**

1. When wizard starts, it displays images with three options (yes, no and skip).

On the left, depicts a panel with information about a commons item.

On the right, is an image which may depict the image displayed in the panel.

If the image on the right depicts the item on the right, please select yes.

Otherwise please select no.

If you are not sure with your answer, please skip.