Template:Extracted from/doc

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Display the source of an extracted, e.g., cropped, file.

The template automatically sets the following categories: Extracted images
(or Extracted images with broken file links)

Usage

{{Extracted from |1= }}

Or use the shorthand

{{Ef}}, {{Cropped}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	Source	Source file (optional with namespace)	empty	required
2	Comment	Comment (instead of bot parameters)	empty	optional
3	NoThumb	Wikitext replacing the source thumbnail	empty	optional
botUser	Bot user	Only used for Cropbot if parameter 2 is empty	empty	optional
botUserComment	Bot user comment	Only used for Cropbot if parameter 2 is empty	empty	optional
by	Original author	User who created the source file	empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Placement: In the "Source" parameter of the {{Information}} template (or the respective parameter of similar templates) or just below this template

Example

{{Extracted from|LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg}}

renders as:

This file has been extracted from another file : LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg

See also

• {{Extracted from deleted}}: when the source image no longer exists
• {{Extract image}}: candidated for image extraction
• {{Image extracted}}: for source of extracted image
• {{Derivative versions}}: for derivative file versions in general
• {{Derived from}}: complements {{Derivative versions}} to list the derivative's source files
• {{Trimming}}: file needs to be cropped
• {{Retouched picture}}
• {{ExtractedFromNSRW}}: images from The New Student's Reference Work.

Localization

This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}. The layout of the template can be found under Template:Extracted from/layout.

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:Extracted from/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.

The 3 parameters "1", "2" and "3" MUST be defined in the language subpages, see how in the source code of {{Extracted from/en}} for example.

More examples

File namespace example

{{Extracted from|File:LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg}}

Produces:

This file has been extracted from another file : LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg

Image namespace example

{{Extracted from|Image:LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg}}

Produces:

This file has been extracted from another file : LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg

Media namespace example with by= named argument

{{Extracted from|Media:LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg|by=LA2}}

Produces:

This file has been extracted from another file : LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg by LA2

Example with wikitext argument

{{Extracted from|LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg|wikitext}}

Produces:

This file has been extracted from another file : LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg wikitext

Example with explicit third unnamed argument

{{Extracted from|LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg|3=wikitext}}

Produces:

This file has been extracted from another file : LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg

wikitext

Example with second and third unnamed arguments

{{Extracted from|LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg|2nd|3rd}}

Produces:

This file has been extracted from another file : LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg 2nd

3rd

Example with blank unnamed third argument

{{Extracted from|LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg|3=}}

Produces:

This file has been extracted from another file : LA2-NSRW-1-0007.jpg