The default “Move” link from the actions dropdown has been replaced by a “Move & Replace” gadget on this site. After a file has been renamed on Wikimedia Commons, the file usage will be replaced onall Wikimedia wikis by aJavaScript gadget running in a user’s browser: All pages where a file is reported to be in use will be searched for the file name, andFile:Old name.ext will be replaced withFile:New name.ext in its source code. Edits are conducted under the user account of theadministrator orfile mover who renamed a media file. Since 2013 this extended functionality has been switched on by default for all file movers and administrators. If the replacement is not feasible, for example due to heavy usage, failed edits or slow connections, file usage will be replaced byCommonsDelinker as before.
We believe that every file mover and administrator is solely responsible for their own actions; and if they rename a file, they must also justify all edits that are caused by renaming a media file. Additionally, we occasionally encountered technical issues with our replacement bot,CommonsDelinker and not updating file usage is dangerous as, as soon as files are moved twice, there are chances ofdouble redirects which are not resolved by MediaWiki and file usage could break, if not curated like this. Also file renaming should bear some improvements to file names that we would like to share with our users.
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If you are an Abuse Filter editor of a Wikimedia Wiki, or you are administrator (a user belonging to thesysop user group), you most likely have necessary permission for creating an Abuse Filter to prevent Commons Global Replace edits submitted by individual user accounts. You might have various reasons for doing so, for example to prevent edits that are not automatically patrolled. In case these edits are prevented, Commons Global Replace system will instructCommonsDelinker (a global bot) which will then carry out the edit. It would be kind, though, if you wouldnotify Wikimedia Commons about such opt-outs (and the reasons), as this will help us to understand our Media file's users better and we can design our software more efficiently and intelligently.How to create a new filter[edit]
Navigate to {"row":{"af_id":"148","af_pattern":"(action === 'edit')\r\n\u0026 !('autopatrol' in user_rights)\r\n\u0026 (summary rlike '^\\(\\[\\[c\\:GR\\|GR\\]\\]\\)')","af_user":"16603","af_user_text":"Rillke","af_timestamp":"20150201145938","af_enabled":"1","af_comments":"Prevent non-autopatrolled users from replacing files on this wiki.\r\nReference: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:File_renaming/Global_replace/Abuse_Filter","af_public_comments":"Disallow Commons Global Replace","af_hidden":"0","af_hit_count":"2","af_throttled":"0","af_deleted":"0","af_actions":"disallow","af_global":"0","af_group":"default"},"actions":{"disallow":{"action":"disallow","parameters":[""]}}}
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| You are a file mover or administrator and nothing is replaced with your user account? Then, it is likely that your browser or a browser add-on are the cause. A common issue is that cookies from third party sites are disabled (Firefox,Chrome,Internet Explorer). While this is good for blocking advertising and enhances privacy, it prevents you from getting logged-in on all Wikimedia projects, which in turn is required for Global replace to work correctly. You may work around this by adding exceptions. However, note that the added exceptions may not be persistent in anonymous/private browsing mode and when website preferences are deleted, the list of exceptions is usually deleted as well. Some browsers are configured to delete website preferences as soon as they're closed. List of domains you should allow cookies from: https://en.wikipedia.orghttps://login.wikimedia.orghttps://meta.wikimedia.orghttps://en.wiktionary.org https://en.wikibooks.orghttps://en.wikiquote.orghttps://en.wikisource.orghttps://en.wikinews.org https://en.wikiversity.orghttps://www.mediawiki.orghttps://www.wikidata.org https://species.wikimedia.orghttps://incubator.wikimedia.orghttps://en.wikivoyage.org Opting out as a Commons file mover or administratorwindow.aqdCORSOptOut=true; |
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 If you have filemover right and you want to use the functionality manually, you can use this script with some extra optionshere: importScript('User:Perhelion/justReplace.js');You may not use it for possible controversial replacements. |
See also:Help:QuickDelete.