Some guidance on Wikiboxes

Airesien

I'm obsessed with making Wikiboxes and want some advice on how to make them as good as I can.

How do I use my own images on Wikipedia (i.e. images that aren't on Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons)? For example often I find I want to use an image from Google on the Wikibox but can't, also some people don't have an image suited to a Wikibox on Wikipedia.

Furthermore, does anyone have a decent way to stitch images together? I try and use programmes on my computer but they just look messy.

Thanks.
 

Airesien

No, so for example usually I have:

| image1 = [[I|wikipedia image file title|160x160px]]

So I tried replacing the wikipedia image file title bit with the image URL of whatever picture I want instead, but it doesn't work.
 
AcipenserSturio

AcipenserSturio

Ohh, I think I get it now
Well, I'd say you have three options here

1) Use the graphics editor
- make the wikibox in sandbox, use an avaliable image of the needed size
- crop/scale the image you want to use, to the size of the image in the wikibox
- paste the image you want to use on top of the one used in the wikibox, save, post
I probably didn't explain it clearly enough, but it depends quite a bit on the capabilities on the graphics editor used

2) Upload to Wikipedia Commons
I dunno if it's even allowed to upload images that are not relevant there, but if it is, then it would probably be the easiest option. Upload the image, then use it in the wikibox.

3) Edit HTML
- make the wikibox in sandbox, use any image where you want yours to be
- right-click the image, select "Inspect element"
- find the <img href="some link">, replace the link with the link to your image
 
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