Template:Image source/doc

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Usage

First param = link to author
media = media type

default: Image

types: Audio, Copyright, Image, Movie, Music, Video

case-insensitive

file = name of file without File: prefix
nocap = if non-blank, no caption other than this image credit (so, don't insert a linebreak)
paren = if non-blank, put the image credit in parentheses instead of on a separate line

Examples

markup	result
`{{image source\|[[Commons:User:Pi zero\|Pi zero]]}}`	Image: Pi zero.
`{{image source\|[https://www.flickr.com/people/00000000@N05 Flickr Username]}}`	Image: Flickr Username.
`{{image source\|media=audio\|[[Commons:User:Pi zero\|Pi zero]]}}`	Audio: Pi zero.
`{{image source\|file=Wikinews article wizard workflow.svg\|[[Commons:User:Pi zero\|Pi zero]]}}`	Image: Pi zero. (Reuse terms.)