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.
MediaWiki	>= 1.43.0
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/en
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	18 (Ranked 115th)
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Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

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