Help:Attachment links



The storage of attachment links for files allows users to get a convenient overview of which files are being attached to a page without having the check the raw wikitext.CiteRef::gh:smw:3640 This feature is available since CiteRef::gh:smw:3643 and allows for easier access to files, ultimately to promote further file annotations and consequently simplifying file exploration by wiki users.

The annotation of attachment links is done automatically once the storage of was enabled via.

It is also possible to expose the attachment links via the factbox which provides an additional tab called "Attachments"CiteRef::gh:smw:3652 which will indicate the type of the image (given that information is provided by the `_MIME` type annotation), the last modification date, and whether the file is local or not (likely to indicate a foreign, non-local file).