Commons talk:Upload Wizard

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While uploading a file through Upload Wizard, why can I only license it under CC0, CC BY 4.0, and CC BY-SA 4.0? I even tried modifying the default license on Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-uploads, but nothing happened.

Also, is caption now mandatory? Why? Has the community been consulted in that regard?

Can I change the way Upload Wizard works for me? I know what I'm doing when uploading something through it. The new version just makes it a pain in the neck—more than it already was. RodRabelo7 (talk) 05:13, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi @RodRabelo7, you can add another license by providing the correct template in the "other license" step. As for captions, we're going to make them not mandatory if you disallow the option "same as description". Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:40, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

I noticed this change too, and found it weird. @Sannita (WMF) Was this very major change made with community consensus? If not, this seems like a clear and worrying case of WMF overreach.

I went through the Upload Wizard again and didn't see any "other license" step or option. If, for example, I'm uploading a derivative work that needs to be licensed, due to the original work's licensing terms, under, say, the ABC123 license, how am I supposed to do that when ABC123 isn't an option? This seems very problematic. Cremastra (talk) 06:00, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Well, "enter a different license in wikitext format" is back, so thanks to whoever made the change. Cremastra (talk) 15:36, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

And while we're griping about unwanted changes, why does the wizard blank out everything when the Upload more files button is clicked? Older versions used to remember everything that was previously entered (which made life a whole lot easier). Useddenim (talk) 15:57, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

@Useddenim This bug too is known and is being worked on. I apologise on behalf of the team for all the disruption happened with the last update. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 10:47, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Flickr public domain mark - use correct licence tag

Currently, when importing flickr files that are marked as "Public domain", UploadWizard uses the {{PD-US}} tag. This is incorrect, as this tag should generally only be used for files with copyright expired in the US. The correct choice is {{PD-author-FlickrPDM}}. Would be good if someone could fix that. ~TheImaCow (talk) 17:06, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Really, any one tag is bound to be incorrect for many files here. Anything that comes from Flickr and is marked with the PD mark should be put in a maintenance category to be hand-checked. If the photo is original by the Flickr user then, yes, {{PD-author-FlickrPDM}} is valid, but it is also the only way on Flickr to mark something as being PD for whatever reason. - Jmabel ! talk 18:24, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Geographic coordinates

How to add geographic coordinates? When I tried to specify the geographic coordinates for a file, the loading wizard gave an error that it should be less than or greater than the number 18 (I don't remember the error text exactly), in the case that I had extracted the numbers from Google Maps. Mostafamirchouli (talk) 15:55, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@Mostafamirchouli: I'm going to guess what it said was "less than 180" (the maximum longitude). If you can indicate just what you typed/pasted, someone can probably give you a useful answer, but without knowing either what you did or the precise error message you got, it's hard to make guesses beyond that. - Jmabel ! talk 05:44, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

@Jmabel Hello.

Longitude: 57.67625780

Latitude: 36.20780049 Mostafamirchouli (talk) 07:30, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

@Mostafamirchouli: Certainly legitimate. You don't mention what file, or what exactly the upload wizard did, but you can always add {{location|36.20780049|57.67625780}} to the file page. -Jmabel ! talk 10:01, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Screenshot used on this doc page

The screenshot used on this page is currently File:UploadWizard uploading multiple files.png. It shows a "use" step but I just tried out the Upload Wizard and couldn't see that tab. The screenshot is 14 years old. A mobile screenshot may be a good addition. Commander Keane (talk) 01:30, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Error in default code using Upload file with template:PD-shape

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T382886

At some point in time, the upload wizard has taken to adding the line {{self|subst:Custom license marker added by UW}} when using {{pd-shape}} as the license as seen at File:BSicon rLIN denim.svg. This results in an error on the page, and suppresses the expansion of {{self}}. It looks like it should instead be {{self|{{subst:Custom license marker added by UW}}}}, and {{Custom license marker added by UW}} needs to be fixed in order to not expand into nothing upon substitution, or it needs to be {{self|{{Custom license marker added by UW}}}} to retain the template as a hidden flag. VanIsaac (en.wiki) 20:32, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

@Vanisaac Thanks for the feedback. I tried to reformulate your intervention as a Phabricator ticket, and I think I managed to subscribe you to it. Please, review it at your convenience to see I reported correctly your bug. Thanks again! --Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:59, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

How many upload Wizards are there?

I noticed via Phab:T364150 that some upload wizards may have issues (User:Jarekt noticed it). For example listing "pd-old-100" under "own work". So I checked Campaign:dk and it had the same issue. Also it suggested cc versions 3.0 instead of 4.0.

I thought I could fix Campaign:dk but it is more complex than I thought. For example it mention works in the US are PD if they are earlier than 1929 but 1929 is not mentioned on that page.

So I looked around and first I checked Special:Campaigns there are a number of campaigns but most of them are wlm. Also fa (that was mentioned in the phabricator report) is not on the list. So I guess the list is not complete.

Then I looked around again and found Commons:Upload Wizard/defaultConfig and that also seems to be stuck at 3.0 instead of 4.0. Also it suggest licenses like cc-by-sa-3.0-foo (language specific).

So I was thinking that perhaps there are not supposed to be "local" wizards like Campaign:dk because they are replaced by the great Wizard of Commons. But if there are supposed to be more wizards then "someone" should clean up all the wizards.

Perhaps someone can help figure out if some wizards should be deleted or if they should be updated. MGA73 (talk) 22:56, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

MGA73, I am quite confused about those configurations as well. The page Commons:Upload Wizard/defaultConfig suppose to be JSON version of [1]; however it was not updated for a decade while the php version had 16 changes in 2024 alone. I added an "inactive" template to it.

Various campaigns seem to be used by different Wiki Loves Monuments competitions or provide custom Upload Wizard for uploads from different Wikipedias. I think most are not used much and the ones used can get stale configurations, like cc-by-sa-3.0 instead of cc-by-sa-4.0. I also think some of the configurations lead to upload with Lua errors like caused by {{self|subst:Custom license marker added by UW}} "license". I do not know if there are any projects or people maintaining or cataloging campaign pages. Also some unused pages probably could be deleted. --Jarekt (talk) 22:13, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

@MGA73 @Jarekt Thanks for raising the point. I've put it on the dev's radar, they will probably look at it next week for triaging. I'll be sure they'll discuss it at the earliest possible meeting. I will keep you updated, but in case feel free to ping me here or on my talk page about it. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:17, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Earlier than 1929

Mentioned when choosing license, but this is now 1930 (probably better to use an analog to {{years ago|96}} in general). — Alien  3
3 3 16:35, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi @Alien333, thanks for the feedback. Can you please be a bit more specific about the problem you're raising? I want to be sure to report it correctly to the team. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:15, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

• go to the Upload Wizard.
• add any file
• click "continue"
• click "this works was created by someone else and is free to share"
• click "this work is not protected by copyright law"
• Among the options, it says: "First published in the United States before 1929."

This should be corrected to "before 1930", as all that was published in 1929 is in the public domain in the US since yesterday.

I was also saying, in general, that rather than update it every year it might be better to use a function that would always give the current year minus 94 years. — Alien  3
3 3 14:19, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Yeah that is what I tried above but I could not locate 1929 in the code. :-) Hopefully we can clean up the confusion about the Wizard(s). --MGA73 (talk) 14:55, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

There it is, I believe, in the i18n messages. — Alien  3
3 3 15:03, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

It may be a good idea to make the year a variable, so that the many, many i18n files do not have to be corrected each year. — Alien  3
3 3 17:55, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

@Alien333: Thanks for the reply, now it's more clear. I opened phab:T382917 to try to resolve the problem. It will likely be discussed beginning of next week. In general, I will push for a rewording or an automation of the message. Hopefully it won't take long. Sannita (WMF) (talk) 18:32, 2 January 2025 (UTC)