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|page content=Wazeopedia supports uploading and using multiple types of files in order to make knowledge items more helpful.
|page content=Wazeopedia supports uploading and using multiple types of files in order to make knowledge items more helpful.
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|content=All Wazeopedia communities are using the main file repository in - [[filerepo:Main Page|Wazeopedia commons]]. This means that all files and images served in any of the community wikis should be first uploaded to this main repository. Then this file can be linked or displayed in any of the pages throughout Wazeopedia.
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|content=There are 2 main restrictions effecting upload in Wazeopedia:
#Size restriction:  file uploads must be smaller then 2MBs
#Type restriction: Look at the list of the enabled file types.
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|title=How do I upload a file to Wazeopedia?
|title=How do I upload a file to Wazeopedia?
|content====#1 Go to the upload form===
|content====#1 Go to the upload form===
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After you have finished adding the requested information click the Upload button.  
After you have finished adding the requested information click the Upload button.  


=== #4 Verify that the file was uploaded correctly ===
===#4 Verify that the file was uploaded correctly===
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Once you have pressed the upload button your file will start uploading to Wazeopedia. In some browsers you will see a a running percentage of the size already uploaded in the bottom of the window.
 
Once the upload is finished you should be redirected to a the file's page. If the upload was not successful you will be either redirected to a form explaining the issue or to a browser error page in case of network in-connectivity. <br />
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|title=Can we use the same image in different communities?
|content=Sure! this is why we use the main file repository in Wazeopedia.
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#Size restriction:  file uploads must be smaller then 2MBs
#Type restriction: Look at the list of the enabled file types.
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|content=* '''A file with this name exists already''' - Image with the same name already exists in Wazeopedia. If you don't want to overwrite this file please choose a different name.
* '''The upload is an exact duplicate of the current version of... -''' the exact image already exists.  You are trying to upload an image that was already uploaded before. In this case you better use the existing image.
* '''File type not permitted''' - there are only specific file types that are allowed for security reasons. Lookup '''What if I need to upload a file that is not supported?''' above.
* '''This file is bigger than the server is configured to allow''' - You can uploads file up to the size of 2 MBs. Try to compress your file in order to upload it again.
=== Technical exceptions ===
In some cases there might be a technical issues effecting the upload. Please contact your community team in Waze in the [https://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1394 Forum] or by [mailto:Shira@waze.com e-mail] so that we will fix the issue.
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Revision as of 07:59, 14 October 2020


Wazeopedia supports uploading and using multiple types of files in order to make knowledge items more helpful.

How do I upload a file to Wazeopedia?


Understanding files and images in Wazopedia


Can we use the same image in different communities?


What are the restriction for uploading files?


What are the supported file types in Wazeopedia


What if I need to upload a file that is not supported?


How can I see the files already uploaded?


Why my file didn't upload?


Deleting files


Common issues blocking file uploads

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