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professional-wiki/wikibase-local-media
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Adds the local media data type to Wikibase

2.0.0(1y ago)127.0k↓22.2%9[4 issues](https://github.com/ProfessionalWiki/WikibaseLocalMedia/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/ProfessionalWiki/WikibaseLocalMedia/pulls)GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=7.4CI failing

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Wikibase Local Media
====================

[](#wikibase-local-media)

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MediaWiki extension that adds support for local media files to [Wikibase](https://professional.wiki/en/wikibase-wikidata-and-knowledge-graphs) via a new data type.

[Professional Wiki](https://professional.wiki) created and maintains Wikibase Local Media. We provide [Wikibase hosting](https://professional.wiki/en/hosting/wikibase), [Wikibase development](https://professional.wiki/en/wikibase-software-development), and [Wikibase consulting](https://wikibase.consulting/).

[Rhizome](https://rhizome.org/) commissioned and funded the extension's initial development. Wikibase Local Media is an open-source project, and contributions are welcome!

Demo and screenshot
-------------------

[](#demo-and-screenshot)

[![](.github/youtube.png "Play video")](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK-zdazdH78)[![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/146040/94343935-0e10d300-001c-11eb-8ec2-6f86ccf20e2f.png "View image")](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/146040/94343935-0e10d300-001c-11eb-8ec2-6f86ccf20e2f.png)

Also see [this animated gif](https://twitter.com/i/status/1286293710112731137).

Platform requirements
---------------------

[](#platform-requirements)

- [PHP](https://www.php.net) 7.4 or later
- [MediaWiki](https://www.mediawiki.org) 1.40 or later
- [Wikibase Repository](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Wikibase_Repository)

For more information on the different versions of this extension, see the [release notes](#release-notes).

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

First, install MediaWiki and Wikibase Repository.

**Using Composer (option 1/2)**

The recommended way to install Wikibase Local Media is using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) with [MediaWiki's built-in support for Composer](https://professional.wiki/en/articles/installing-mediawiki-extensions-with-composer).

On the commandline, go to your wiki's root directory. Then run these two commands:

```
COMPOSER=composer.local.json composer require --no-update professional-wiki/wikibase-local-media:*
composer update professional-wiki/wikibase-local-media --no-dev -o
```

**Manual download (option 2/2)**

You can also install the extension via git clone or download. Place the `WikibaseLocalMedia` directory into `extensions`.

**Enabling the extension**

Then enable the extension by adding the following to the bottom of your wikis `LocalSettings.php` file:

```
wfLoadExtension( 'WikibaseLocalMedia' );
```

You can verify the extension was enabled successfully by opening your wikis Special:Version page in your browser.

PHP Configuration
-----------------

[](#php-configuration)

Configuration can be changed via [LocalSettings.php](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:LocalSettings.php).

### Setting foreign file repo

[](#setting-foreign-file-repo)

Optional wiki API URL, works in conjunction with `$wgForeignFileRepos` for retrieving images from any wiki

Variable: `$wgWikibaseLocalMediaRemoteApiUrl`

Default: `null`

Example: `https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php`

Running the tests
-----------------

[](#running-the-tests)

- PHP tests: `php tests/phpunit/phpunit.php extensions/WikibaseLocalMedia/tests/`
- JS tests: `index.php?title=Special%3AJavaScriptTest&filter=jquery.ui.mediasuggester`

Release notes
-------------

[](#release-notes)

### Version 2.0.0

[](#version-200)

Released on March 30, 2025

- Raised the minimum MediaWiki version from 1.35 to 1.40
- Added support for MediaWiki 1.41, 1.42, 1.43, and the development version of 1.44
- Translation updates

### Version 1.1.0

[](#version-110)

Released on February 16, 2025

- [Added optional APU URL configuration variable](https://github.com/ProfessionalWiki/WikibaseLocalMedia/pull/37) `wgWikibaseLocalMediaRemoteApiUrl` (works together with `wgForeignFileRepos`)
- Translation updates

### Version 1.0.4

[](#version-104)

Released on October 9, 2024

- Fixed support for non-English wikis
- Fixed deprecation warning of MediaWiki 1.40 and later
- Translation updates

### Version 1.0.3

[](#version-103)

Released on March 30, 2023

- Added support for MediaWiki and Wikibase 1.38 and 1.39
- Translation updates

### Version 1.0.2

[](#version-102)

Released on October 4th 2022

- Added support for MediaWiki and Wikibase 1.37
- Translation updates

### Version 1.0.1

[](#version-101)

Released on March 17th 2021

- Allowed installation with PHP 7.2.x
- Translation updates

### Version 1.0.0

[](#version-100)

Released on October 5th 2020

- Added optional integration with Wikibase Client
- Translation updates

### Version 0.2.1

[](#version-021)

Released on September 28th 2020

- Fixed support for PHP 7.3.x

### Version 0.2

[](#version-02)

Released on September 26th 2020

- Added support for MediaWiki/Wikibase 1.35
- The extension is now listed in the Wikibase group on Special:Version

### Version 0.1

[](#version-01)

Released on September 26th 2020

- [Initial release](https://professional.wiki/en/news/wikibase-local-media) for MediaWiki/Wikibase 1.34

###  Health Score

48

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance63

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity34

Limited adoption so far

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 58.8% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~205 days

Recently: every ~368 days

Total

9

Last Release

414d ago

Major Versions

0.2.1 → 1.0.02020-10-05

1.0.4 → 2.0.02025-03-30

PHP version history (3 changes)0.1.0PHP >=7.3

1.0.1PHP >=7.2

2.0.0PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/451bd4039d530fed8f9c3da91bfa519233a397d2182cdfdcad700f6cfea19b7f?d=identicon)[Jeroen De Dauw](/maintainers/Jeroen%20De%20Dauw)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1104078?v=4)[Karsten Hoffmeyer](/maintainers/kghbln)[@kghbln](https://github.com/kghbln)

---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

mediawikimediawiki-extensionwikibasewikibase-extensionwikidatamediawikifilesimagesextensionwikiSemantic Webstructured-datadatatypewikidatawikibaselocal medialocalmedia

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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