Comments on: How to make image links in MediaWiki http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki Distributed Action Research blog by Andy Roberts Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:31:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Philip Oakley http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-111045 Philip Oakley Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:46:09 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-111045 Many thanks, that was a great article and turned up straight away on Google. The 'LocalSettings.php, set $wgAllowExternalImages = true;' was a big help. Many thanks, that was a great article and turned up straight away on Google. The ‘LocalSettings.php, set $wgAllowExternalImages = true;’ was a big help.

]]> By: links for 2011-01-29 | Philip Oakley's blog http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-111043 links for 2011-01-29 | Philip Oakley's blog Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:02:31 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-111043 [...] mediawiki image links – how to make image links work properly in MediaWiki Mediawiki handles uploaded images on pages in a way which is perfectly suitable for a free encyclopaedia. If you click on an image you get taken to special page which tells you more about the image itself. Who uploaded it, where it came from, any revision history and which other pages link to it. But what if you want to use an image just as a graphical link, such as a button or banner that takes you to the page which the image is about? (tags: mediawiki images wiki tips editing) [...] [...] mediawiki image links – how to make image links work properly in MediaWiki Mediawiki handles uploaded images on pages in a way which is perfectly suitable for a free encyclopaedia. If you click on an image you get taken to special page which tells you more about the image itself. Who uploaded it, where it came from, any revision history and which other pages link to it. But what if you want to use an image just as a graphical link, such as a button or banner that takes you to the page which the image is about? (tags: mediawiki images wiki tips editing) [...]

]]> By: fg http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-82364 fg Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:02:11 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-82364 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_markup#Link should also solve the prob http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_markup#Link
should also solve the prob

]]> By: Kai Kajus Noack http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-77870 Kai Kajus Noack Wed, 20 May 2009 09:58:18 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-77870 Currently there are four approaches to find: "Although not a feature of the MediaWiki software, an image can be made to link to a specified page if desired. (..) so here is the short version: 1. You can use the re-direct feature on an image page, but when used, the target page shows all sorts of unwanted information that gets transcluded from the image page itself. 2. For MediaWiki sites that support the embedding of external_images (which is basically all MediaWiki websites except the Wikipedia and Meta) you can use the 'clickpic' template. 3. For website such as Wikipedia that preclude the use of embedding external images you can superimpose hyperlinks onto images. 4. Use the ImageMap functionality: For more detailed explanations, see below... http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Navigational_images Currently there are four approaches to find:

“Although not a feature of the MediaWiki software, an image can be made to link to a specified page if desired. (..) so here is the short version:

1. You can use the re-direct feature on an image page, but when used, the target page shows all sorts of unwanted information that gets transcluded from the image page itself.
2. For MediaWiki sites that support the embedding of external_images (which is basically all MediaWiki websites except the Wikipedia and Meta) you can use the ‘clickpic’ template.
3. For website such as Wikipedia that preclude the use of embedding external images you can superimpose hyperlinks onto images.
4. Use the ImageMap functionality:

For more detailed explanations, see below…
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Navigational_images

]]> By: Mediawiki: Remove External Arrow from Links | Teknologist http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-77814 Mediawiki: Remove External Arrow from Links | Teknologist Tue, 19 May 2009 15:40:07 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-77814 [...] would like to give special thanks to Distributedresearch.net which contains the meat and potatoes of this entry. What I’ve done in the example above is make it generic and give a practical [...] [...] would like to give special thanks to Distributedresearch.net which contains the meat and potatoes of this entry. What I’ve done in the example above is make it generic and give a practical [...]

]]> By: KenPem http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-59799 KenPem Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:48:10 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-59799 Excellent post, saved me HOURS of head-scratching. Thanks! Excellent post, saved me HOURS of head-scratching. Thanks!

]]> By: Emufarmers http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-56267 Emufarmers Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:08:09 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-56267 http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Project:Support_desk/Sections/Images&oldid=224673#Broken_redirect_in_image_namespace http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Project:Support_desk/Sections/Images&oldid=224673#Broken_redirect_in_image_namespace

]]> By: Dale Antrim http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-56224 Dale Antrim Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:21:38 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-56224 Sorry.. i included a space.. the correct code should be: #REDIRECT [[...]] Sorry.. i included a space.. the correct code should be:

#REDIRECT [[...]]

]]> By: Dale Antrim http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-56219 Dale Antrim Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:18:05 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-56219 Hey there guys, I am modifying a support and process wiki. I have spent a month searchign and trying to link images within the wiki environment. This page BY FAR has the most helpful information. It worked except for the resize. I couldn't figure out how to get around that... Anyway... i wanted to share that i found a simple and effective workaround. YEAHHHHH Click on the image and go to its page. Choose to edit the page and place a: # REDIRECT [[...]] voila.... The only weakness of the work-around is that when you hover over the image... the url will display at the bottom of the browser window and show the image page... BUT if you place a label you should avoid 'almost' all questions... let me know your thoughts... Hey there guys,

I am modifying a support and process wiki.

I have spent a month searchign and trying to link images within the wiki environment. This page BY FAR has the most helpful information.

It worked except for the resize. I couldn’t figure out how to get around that…

Anyway… i wanted to share that i found a simple and effective workaround. YEAHHHHH

Click on the image and go to its page. Choose to edit the page and place a: # REDIRECT [[...]] voila….

The only weakness of the work-around is that when you hover over the image… the url will display at the bottom of the browser window and show the image page… BUT if you place a label you should avoid ‘almost’ all questions…

let me know your thoughts…

]]> By: Mediawiki: Remove External Arrow from Links » Yet Another Linux Blog http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-44198 Mediawiki: Remove External Arrow from Links » Yet Another Linux Blog Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:04:28 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-44198 [...] would like to give special thanks to Distributedresearch.net which contains the meat and potatoes of this entry. What I’ve done in the example above is make it generic and give a practical [...] [...] would like to give special thanks to Distributedresearch.net which contains the meat and potatoes of this entry. What I’ve done in the example above is make it generic and give a practical [...]

]]> By: James http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-27426 James Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:02:32 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-27426 Awesome skills! I've been knocking together an image-based homepage menu for Mediawiki, but I never thought it would be this difficult to make the images link to other pages... Awesome skills!

I’ve been knocking together an image-based homepage menu for Mediawiki, but I never thought it would be this difficult to make the images link to other pages…

]]> By: Frankie Roberto http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-26811 Frankie Roberto Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:02:16 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-26811 This link details a few other ways of doing it: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Linked_images The http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Icon extensions looks like the best fix... This link details a few other ways of doing it: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Linked_images

The http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Icon extensions looks like the best fix…

]]> By: Observer http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-20817 Observer Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:57:25 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-20817 Read about this usability disaster story with images in mediawiki: <a href="http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Jan-24-1.html">http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Jan-24-1.html</a> Read about this usability disaster story with images in mediawiki:
http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Jan-24-1.html

]]> By: Arjan http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-16617 Arjan Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:55:11 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-16617 Hi Andy, I will stick arround, thanks. The reason i am looking into this is for a multilingual website. I have created a "menu/header" template which is included in all pages. The header/menu also has flags to indicate other languages (ie dutch, english etc). Since the template is included in every page i want the flags to be dynamic. (ie linking to {{PAGENAMEE}} and {{PAGENAMEE}}/en ) I have used/tried several extensions, but they do not parse wikicode in their code. only downside is indeed the "alt" text showing the whole internet adrdess. cheers Arjan Hi Andy,
I will stick arround, thanks.

The reason i am looking into this is for a multilingual website.
I have created a “menu/header” template which is included in all pages.
The header/menu also has flags to indicate other languages (ie dutch, english etc).
Since the template is included in every page i want the flags to be dynamic. (ie linking to {{PAGENAMEE}} and {{PAGENAMEE}}/en )

I have used/tried several extensions, but they do not parse wikicode in their code.

only downside is indeed the “alt” text showing the whole internet adrdess.

cheers
Arjan

]]> By: Andy Roberts http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-16537 Andy Roberts Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:50:24 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-16537 Hi Arjan, thanks for the question about alt text. I'm afraid this workaround breaks the alt text as well as the "what links here" and I don;t think that can be fixed without taking a completely different approach. I'm going to write about templates later, so do stick around if you're interested. Cheers. Hi Arjan, thanks for the question about alt text. I’m afraid this workaround breaks the alt text as well as the “what links here” and I don;t think that can be fixed without taking a completely different approach. I’m going to write about templates later, so do stick around if you’re interested. Cheers.

]]> By: Arjan http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-15207 Arjan Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:26:23 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-15207 Hey Andy, Thanks for the tip! Do you have any clue how to manipulate the "alt text" "title" of the link. So showing your own text instead of the whole external link? thnx cheers Arjan Hey Andy,

Thanks for the tip!

Do you have any clue how to manipulate the “alt text” “title” of the link.
So showing your own text instead of the whole external link?

thnx
cheers
Arjan

]]> By: Emufarmers http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-15052 Emufarmers Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:38:03 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-15052 That's where templates come in. They don't just let you reuse code: They provide information hiding and encapsulation. If you put the code for your tables and visual goo-gawkery in templates, it won't scare your users. That’s where templates come in. They don’t just let you reuse code: They provide information hiding and encapsulation. If you put the code for your tables and visual goo-gawkery in templates, it won’t scare your users.

]]> By: Andy Roberts http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14988 Andy Roberts Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:08:56 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14988 Thanks very much Emufarmers. I only discovered MWusers recently and it's looking like a good alternative to the mediawiki support listserv. ImageMap extension could inspire a completely new approach to navigation on a mediawiki MainPage. Elsewhere, it's always handy to have tips for wiki contributors who have don't have access to install extensions and have to make do with what they are provided with. A thought I have been ruminating on recently, is that If we make the wiki markup too complicated on many of the pages, by including too much raw HTML or CSS code for example, or even lots of nested tables, then we run the risk of gaining edits and contributions mainly from web developers and not from ordinary writers for whom the wiki concept is in theory the simplest solution that works. Thanks very much Emufarmers. I only discovered MWusers recently and it’s looking like a good alternative to the mediawiki support listserv. ImageMap extension could inspire a completely new approach to navigation on a mediawiki MainPage. Elsewhere, it’s always handy to have tips for wiki contributors who have don’t have access to install extensions and have to make do with what they are provided with.

A thought I have been ruminating on recently, is that If we make the wiki markup too complicated on many of the pages, by including too much raw HTML or CSS code for example, or even lots of nested tables, then we run the risk of gaining edits and contributions mainly from web developers and not from ordinary writers for whom the wiki concept is in theory the simplest solution that works.

]]> By: Emufarmers http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14982 Emufarmers Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:28:27 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14982 For what it's worth, 15 minutes after you posted a link to this on the mwusers forum, Michael Daly posted <a href="http://www.mwusers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=21790&postcount=6">"the easy way"</a> to do this using the <a href="http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap">ImageMap extension</a>. Evidently the MediaWiki support community isn't <em>entirely</em> useless. ;) For what it’s worth, 15 minutes after you posted a link to this on the mwusers forum, Michael Daly posted “the easy way” to do this using the ImageMap extension. Evidently the MediaWiki support community isn’t entirely useless. ;)

]]> By: Andy Roberts http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14898 Andy Roberts Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:18:13 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14898 On your recommendation Tom I'm taking a really good look at Deki Wiki. Like some other authoring interfaces, I find I often end up toggling between Wysiwyg and html views, whereas wiki text can be a nice in-between level. I think there does need to be a popular fork of mediawiki at some time, it's too good a piece of software for the core code to be dominated by the wikipedia-centric developers. So I'll be interested to see if Deki or similar can gain a critical mass of developer community and users. Going out in the sunshine now :-) On your recommendation Tom I’m taking a really good look at Deki Wiki. Like some other authoring interfaces, I find I often end up toggling between Wysiwyg and html views, whereas wiki text can be a nice in-between level.
I think there does need to be a popular fork of mediawiki at some time, it’s too good a piece of software for the core code to be dominated by the wikipedia-centric developers. So I’ll be interested to see if Deki or similar can gain a critical mass of developer community and users.
Going out in the sunshine now :-)

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