Commons:Upload Wizard/Flickr
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The Upload Wizard can upload files directly from Flickr.
This feature was deployed on Wikimedia Commons in December 2012. It was originally accessible to administrators and image-reviewers, then to extended uploaders in 2017.[1] Since February 2019, it is accessible to autopatrolled users.
Features
[edit]- Allows uploads of individual files or whole Flickr albums (up to 50 images)
- Commons filename choice:
- Use filenames created from Flickr metadata by default
- Upload Wizard allows to modify each name or specify single name and add automatic numbering
- Categories, geolocations, date and description can be added individually or to the whole batch
- Descriptions can be provided in multiple languages
- Only still image uploads are currently supported.
- For video/audio uploads, use the Video2Commons tool instead
Overview
[edit]-
Welcome! What do you want to upload? -
It is Flickr then. Please insert a Flickr URL − file or set. -
Yup, we got your file ok! -
We already filled some of the information, please do the rest :)
Bugs and missing features
[edit]All bugs are tracked in Phabricator: phab:T45450.