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Every image uploaded to the wiki has its own image page. There will be | Every image uploaded to the wiki has its own image page. There will be few circumstances—such as entries on Buildings that contain plaques—where it will be desirable to link to an image page instead of displaying the image within an [[Entries and Pages|entry]]. | ||
There may also circumstances in the future in which an entry has many applicable pictures; instead of displaying them all in the entry, consider hyperlinking to some image pages. | There may also circumstances in the future in which an entry has many applicable pictures; instead of displaying them all in the entry, consider hyperlinking to some image pages. | ||
The easiest way to create this type of link | The easiest way to create this type of link would be to first [[Uploading and Embedding Images|upload and embed]] the appropriate image in the desired location. Switch to the [[Editors|WikiTextEditor]] and locate the string of text representing the image that has been embedded within the editing box, then place a [[Mark-up Language|colon]] before "Image": | ||
<center><br/>'''Example:''' <nowiki>[[:Image:MarkzPhoto.jpg]]</nowiki></center> | <center><br/>'''Example:''' <nowiki>[[:Image:MarkzPhoto.jpg]]</nowiki></center> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:23, 22 July 2014
Every image uploaded to the wiki has its own image page. There will be few circumstances—such as entries on Buildings that contain plaques—where it will be desirable to link to an image page instead of displaying the image within an entry.
There may also circumstances in the future in which an entry has many applicable pictures; instead of displaying them all in the entry, consider hyperlinking to some image pages.
The easiest way to create this type of link would be to first upload and embed the appropriate image in the desired location. Switch to the WikiTextEditor and locate the string of text representing the image that has been embedded within the editing box, then place a colon before "Image":
Example: [[:Image:MarkzPhoto.jpg]]