Wikipedia:Uploading images

If you want to upload multiple images using the New wizard, click .

Here is a brief synopsis of the image requirements:

Allowed copyright statuses include (in descending order of desirability):

Next, determine which Image copyright tag is applicable for your image file.

If the image has not been released (to your knowledge) under a license, and is still under copyright you must gain permission to use the image from the copyright holder.

You can try the standard form at to attempt to gain that permission (and if successful, tag the image with {{}} when the upload procedure is completed).

Only users with can upload images (meaning that the account must be at least four days old, and the user must have made at least ten edits). If you do not have an account, or you have not been autoconfirmed yet, please see .

You can upload an image by using the Upload file link on the left side of the main page under Toolbox (which is a link to ). On most browsers, you will see a "Browse..." button, which will bring up your operating system's standard file open dialog. Choosing a file will fill the name of that file into the text field next to the button. You must also check the box affirming that you are not violating any copyrights by uploading the file. Press the "Upload" button to finish the upload. This may take some time if you have a slow Internet connection.

Note that some licenses, such as the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike License v. 2.5, require that licensees attribute the work as specified by the copyright holder. After uploading, you may need to manually edit the "Licensing" section. For this example, you would add the correct attribution as a parameter to the {{Cc-by-sa-2.5}} template, which would then appear as {{Cc-by-sa-2.5|Attribution}}.

Some filenames (such as highly generic filenames produced automatically by digital cameras) are disallowed, and attempting to use them will generate an error message.

Examples of good file names:

Examples of bad file names:

For more information, please see .

To update an existing image, for example an infographic with out of date information, go to that image file description page and find the link that says "upload a new version of this file", which opens a wizard to upload the new version. Describe only the changes that you have made to the file, as the general description of the file (including licensing, etc.) will remain from before. The new version will now automatically be accessed by the pages that link to the file, but will keep the old version in the "File History" section of the file description page.

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