Help:Image


 * For basic editing for inclusion of images, see Images section of Help:Editing.
 * Please see Wowpedia:Image guidelines before uploading or using any images in ways specific to Wowpedia.

See Help:Image/archive for stuff that was previously commented out.

Wowpedia specific images and templates
Wowpedia has a many images uploaded already for Warcraft-related and World of Warcraft needs. Also, many templates have been created to display commonly used images (class, faction, profession, race, etc.) and some link to the related Wowpedia page.

Lists of images
Here are several list pages and categories of images already uploaded for use:
 * Wowpedia:WoW Icons - lists where to find in-game icons for abilities, items, spells, and talents.
 * Wowpedia:WoW Icons/Icon List† - massive list icons from the MMO game
 * Wowpedia:WoW Icons/Icon List/Images† - massive list that actually shows all the icons from the MMO game
 * Wowpedia:WoW Icons/PTR Icon List† - massive list icons from the PTR before they are officially part of the released game, but often identical to release.
 * Wowpedia:List of race icons - lists smaller icons for classes, talents, and races (including many non-playable creature types) with template code to display them.
 * Wowpedia:List of small icons - lists icons of 23 pixel height to 32 pixel height (most do not have an associated template).
 * Wowpedia:List of mini icons - lists icons of 22 pixel height or lower that spans all sorts of uses (including many in-game UI elements).

† These lists may be out-of-date.

Templates
Many Wowpedia templates use topic specific images:
 * Wowpedia:List of race icons - has template code for the various class, race, and talent icons.
 * Wowpedia:Templates - list many Wowpedia templates, but includes many with images.
 * Icons subsection of General wiki templates section for general wiki note images.
 * Smileys subsection of General wiki templates section for smiley images.
 * Money subsection of World of Warcraft templates for currency images.
 * See documentation of cost for the long list of currency types it supports.
 * WoW icons subsection of World of Warcraft templates for some basic icon image templates.
 * Article types section for a large list of article type tags using associated images.
 * Page-specific bars and bands for a large list of page specific tags using associated images.

Wowpedia categories of images
Another way to find images is to look through category lists of images. This way allows you to see thumbnails of all the images to better decide what to use. The drawback is the listing is far from compact, because thumbnails are all the same size.


 * Category:WoW Icons - icons usually taken from the MMO games.
 * Category:Wowpedia icons - icons of various sorts uploaded by Wowpedia users.

Other files
You can link to an external file (but it will not display the image) using the same syntax used for linking to an external web page. Or with different text:

If it is enabled on your wiki (see Manual:$wgAllowExternalImages), you can also embed external images. To do that, simply insert the image's url:
 * Turned off for Wowpedia

Gallery of images
It's easy to make a gallery of thumbnails with the  tag. The syntax is:

Administration of images/files
See: Manual:Image Administration