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Yes, you can copy interface text from public domain programs, or CC0 programs, directly onto Wikipedia, as public domain programs are compatible with the CC-BY-SA license used by Wikipedia. Make sure the program is explicitly licensed CC0 or public domain, and use {{ CC-notice }} or {{ PD-notice }} to indicate this.
For example, a YouTube verification badge is used to identify an official channel of an established creator, business or organization, [1] but it does not fully guarantee that all its videos comply with copyright and fair use. Links to online videos should indicate that they are videos. The file size associated with links may also be useful.
Attribution To re-distribute a text page in any form, provide credit to the authors either by including a) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the page or pages you are re-using, b) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to an alternative, stable online copy which is freely accessible, which conforms with the license, and which provides credit to the authors in a manner equivalent to the ...
A directory link may be a permanent link or a temporary measure put in place while external links are being discussed on the article's talk page. Sites that fail to meet criteria for reliable sources yet still contain information about the subject of the article from knowledgeable sources. Links to Wikimedia sister projects with relevant material.
Editors enforce a particularly high standard for links to videos. YouTube's URL shortener domain youtu.be is blocked via the spam blacklist as are numerous other URL shorteners. Full YouTube links are permitted but if added by new users may be reverted by User:XLinkBot.
If the list of authors is brief, this may be provided in the edit summary. A direct link (such as an InterWikimedia link) must be included in the edit summary; the template {{Interwiki copy}} is available for the article's talk page. If leaving a list of authors, also provide a URL to the original page in case it becomes necessary in the future ...
External links and references are two important elements of Wikipedia that newcomers sometimes find trouble with. This page is designed to cover only the technical aspects of linking and referencing; it is essential that editors also familiarize themselves with Wikipedia:External links, Wikipedia:Reliable sources and Wikipedia:Citing sources, as well as Wikipedia's various other policies ...
Wikipedia:Tools/Editing tools § Relink can count wikilinks from a copy of the wikitext on your local machine. Some text editors support the counting and highlighting of the [[...]] pattern occurrences. The Wikipedia web API accepts queries by URL. [5] One way to send a query to the API is by creating an external link (§ External links).