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We will be writing a user script by modifying your common.js. For the purpose of this tutorial, we will write a simple version of the Quick wikify module, which adds the {{Wikify}} maintenance template to the top of an article when you click a link called "Wikify" in the "More" menu.
Once your image is uploaded to Commons or Wikipedia, you will probably want to use it in an article. Simply click Edit on the article you want to include the image in, then add the following where you want the image to appear: [[File:Image name.jpg|thumb|Caption for the image]] For example:
Alternate text is optional but recommended. See Alternate text for images for hints on writing good alternate text. To have some text to the left of an image, and then some more text below the image, then put in a single <br clear="all">. This will force following text down until the margins are free of floating images.
The procedure for adding images to articles is the same, regardless of whether the image was uploaded to Commons or directly to English Wikipedia. To make your uploaded file appear in an article, you need to insert it: edit the article and add the syntax [[File:Image name|thumb|Caption]] where you want the file to appear.
Free images that can be reused commercially and modified are preferred. Non-free images may sometimes be used, but only in certain circumstances. Wikimedia Commons accepts only free images, which can then be used by any of the other Wikimedia projects. To use an image in an article, insert: [[File:Image name.jpg|thumb|Caption for the image]].
After the image is uploaded, click the "Use this file" button at the top of the image page (with the W) and copy the "thumbnail" code. To add the image to your user page you just need to replace {{New user bar}} with {{New user bar|image=PASTE THE IMAGE CODE HERE}} .
If the image is removed from all articles, you will shortly receive a notice from a bot warning you about an "orphan non-free image." In that case, re-add the image to the article and then discuss the image on the article's talk page.
Preserve the original image size, and do not add a border around the image. Place it inline with the text unless overridden with the location attribute. Do not show a caption. If no alt text is specifically requested, use the requested caption as alt text. This option is almost exclusively used in templates.