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Photos provide an important function, especially for a website that uses them extensively for galleries and articles. While many articles do not necessarily require an image to enhance the quality, galleries are redundant without them. Here on '''The English Lakes''' we use photos for both galleries and articles so they are necessary to provide a useful resource for everyone.
Uploading your own photos to The English Lakes is fairly straight forward. You will need to '''[[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]]''' first. Once this is done the first step is to click on the '''[[Special:Upload|upload file]]''' link, which is located in the "Tools" menu to the left. You will now be on the upload page
<div class="res-img" style="border:2px solid #ccc; padding:10px;">[[File:Upload file screen.jpg]]</div>{{c|'''The standard MediaWiki upload file screen showing the basic options'''}}
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Choose the file you wish to upload from the source. We ask that it isn't any larger 30MB but it can be any one of the following file types: gif, ico, jpeg, jpg, ogg, png, svg, pdf. '''Whenever possible upload the image with the highest possible resolution'''.
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The file description box includes '''file destination''', '''summary''' and '''licensing''', which are all mandatory.
*'''File destination''': Image uploads should always be titled appropriately as this is the searchable title for your image. Use a descriptive and concise filename, e.g. '''Sunset over Windermere.jpg''' instead of '''IMG_0086273.jpg'''. You will not be able to change the filename once you've uploaded the file unless you move the page.
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===Image details in summary box===
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{{Image details
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|latitude =
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*'''PD OLD''': Work is in the public domain in United Kingdom / Term of copyright has expired
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There are two options. You can choose to '''watch''' the image page and '''ignore and warnings'''.
*Watching a page means that it will be added to your watch list, which is accessible from your user area. A watch list is a list of pages you currently watch and if any changes are made to those pages you will be notified.
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==Click on upload==
Once the above has been filled out check you are happy with the information and click on the '''upload''' button. The file will be uploaded. The image will have its own page, which can be edited should you wish to add or amend.
==Alternative option==
The easier/quicker way to upload the file is to omit the '''image details''' in the summary box. After upload you can edit the page and copy/paste the blank image details (shown above) and fill them out then.
==Issues? Contact admin==
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