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	>= 1.41.0
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
Parameters $wgFileImporterRequiredRight $wgFileImporterSourceSiteServices $wgFileImporterSourceWikiTemplating $wgFileImporterCommonsHelperHelpPage $wgFileImporterCommonsHelperServer $wgFileImporterWikidataEntityEndpoint $wgFileImporterMaxRevisions $wgFileImporterAccountForSuppressedUsername $wgFileImporterInterWikiMap $wgFileImporterMaxAggregatedBytes $wgFileImporterCommonsHelperBasePageName $wgFileImporterCommentForPostImportRevision $wgFileImporterShowInputScreen $wgFileImporterSourceWikiDeletion $wgFileImporterTextForPostImportRevision $wgFileImporterWikidataNowCommonsEntity
Hooks used BeforeInitialize ChangeTagsListActive ListDefinedTags UserGetReservedNames VisualEditorBeforeEditor
Quarterly downloads	33 (Ranked 137th)
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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 place the file(s) in a directory called FileImporter in your extensions/ folder.
• 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.