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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Template:Rename Media

Media bearing this template are added to Category:Wikipedia files requiring renaming. If no suggestion is made for the new name, the media will be added to Category:Incomplete file renaming requests.

See rename criteria at Wikipedia:File mover § What files should be renamed?

Usage: {{rename media|New title|Reason for request}}

  • Place the template at the top of the file page, not the corresponding talk page.
  • Do not subst: the template.
  • Do not include the "File:" prefix.
  • Remember to add the file extension (.jpg, .png, etc.).
  • This is for media only. For articles and templates, see Wikipedia:Requested moves. For categories, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.

Example

{{Rename media|Renaming media.jpg|The image's title is misspelled.}} creates:

The namespace warning would obviously not appear when the template is placed on a file description page.

Commons files

Files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons cannot be renamed by Wikipedia administrators or file movers. Commons:File naming describes how Commons files should be named. In general, Commons aims to provide stable file names as there might be external file clients and file moving involves significant human and computing resources. Thus renaming should be used with caution. To request the rename of a file at Commons, follow the instructions at Commons:File renaming.

See also

Use this template to add this media to [[:Category:Wikipedia files requiring renaming]]. If no suggestion is made for the new name, the media will be added to [[:Category:Incomplete file renaming requests]].

Template parameters[Edit template data]

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
New title1

Enter the desired new title for this file. Do not include the "File:" prefix. Remember to add the file extension (.jpg, .png, .ogg, etc)

Example
BetterTitle.jpg
Linerequired
Reason for request2

Reason for making this media rename request

Unknownsuggested
categorycategory

no description

Unknownoptional