Wikimedia Commons is a “sister-project of Wikipedia.” Once you are logged in to Wikipedia, you are logged into all sister project websites.
Images on Wikipedia must be uploaded and hosted at Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org).
Steps
Search for an find and image you would like to use for your Wikipedia article on
Wikimedia Commons.
When you click on an image, you will be directed to that image’s “image description” page.
At the top, you should see an option that says “use this file” and has a Wikipedia logo.
Click on “use this file” copy the wikimarkup listed for “Thumbnail” and paste this wikimarkup into the "Edit" Tab of the Wikipedia article markup where you want the image to go.
Press “save” and the image should appear as a thumbnail, with the default right-hand side location.
Extras: You can make image galleries on Wikipedia pages.
Template:Gallery
Wikimedia Commons is a “sister-project of Wikipedia.” Once you are logged in to Wikipedia, you are logged into all sister project websites.
Images on Wikipedia must be uploaded and hosted at Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org).
Steps
Search for an find and image you would like to use for your Wikipedia article on
Wikimedia Commons.
When you click on an image, you will be directed to that image’s “image description” page.
At the top, you should see an option that says “use this file” and has a Wikipedia logo.
Click on “use this file” copy the wikimarkup listed for “Thumbnail” and paste this wikimarkup into the "Edit" Tab of the Wikipedia article markup where you want the image to go.
Press “save” and the image should appear as a thumbnail, with the default right-hand side location.
Extras: You can make image galleries on Wikipedia pages.
Template:Gallery