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Want to add a video? A customized map? A photo from Flickr? Here's how to add those things to this wiki.

Contents 1 Quick Add of Photos: Embedding With HTML 2 Adding YouTube videos 3 Adding Google Maps 4 Adding Photos from Flickr 5 Adding MP3 Audio

Quick Add of Photos: Embedding With HTML

To quickly add photos go to Special:SpecialPages and select the "Upload File" page. Then use: [[File:Name.jpg|Type|Border|Location|Alignment|Size|Link|alt=Alt|Caption]] to add image to a particular page.

so [[File:Daisydog.jpg|center|alt=Daisy Dog|Daisy Dog]]

becomes:

and [[File:PinkDye.JPG|thumb|center|alt=Alt text|Pink Dye]]

becomes:

you can create a "gallery" with this code:

Irene	To Dye For

More on wiki markup for images: Image Markup

Adding YouTube videos

Each video on YouTube has a unique address:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlVX3MPCxo4

If you want to embed a video on the wiki, you need to take note of the unique letter/number/symbol combination at the end of the video's address. (Here, it is "qlVX3MPCxo4".) This, combined with a special piece of code, will embed the video here.

So this:

 <youtube v="qlVX3MPCxo4" />

Becomes this:

Note that the video will not show up when you preview your page edits; you have to actually save the page to see whether or not this worked. Not all YouTube clips can be embedded on other web sites.

• More information on how to use this feature is available here.

Adding Google Maps

To start a new map from scratch, click on the map maker button (File:Mapmaker.png) at the top of any editing window. You can place points on the map wherever they're relevant. As you build your map the map maker will generate a special code. In order to get your map to show up on your page, you need to copy the code and paste it into your wikitext.

So this:

 <googlemap lat="42.163403" lon="-84.462891" zoom="4">
 44.944627, -93.102665, St. Paul, MN

  <nowiki></googlemap>

Becomes this:

• More information on how to use this extension is available here.

Adding Photos from Flickr

Each photo on Flickr, the photo storage and sharing web site, has a unique address:

If you want to embed a Flickr photo on the wiki, you need to take note of the unique 10-digit number at the end of the photo's address. (Here, it is "2065532891".) This, combined with a special piece of code, will embed the photo on this wiki.

So this:

 <flickr>2663509737|thumb|m|none|flickr photo goes here</flickr>

Becomes this:

Note that just as with images you upload directly to the wiki, you can specify size, placement, and caption.

• More information on this extension is available here.

Adding MP3 Audio

Note: This works only with audio files which end in .mp3.

The MP3 player can play audio files you have uploaded to the wiki, or audio files from another site. Upload the audio file by navigating to Special:SpecialPages and selecting the "Upload File" page, or make a note of the URL for the audio file if it is from another site. (Note: Uploading may take some time, depending upon the speed of your connection. Please be patient.) Where you want the audio player to appear, you need to insert the following line of code:

So this:

 <flashmp3>Wait_Wait_Clip.mp3</flashmp3>

Becomes this:

Make sure to note any details about the audio file in the content of your actual page.