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No more GFDL for most media Effective 1 August 2021 GFDL is no longer an option for media like photos and video. See the accepted proposal to phase out GFDL for most media. Existing media is not affected. Read Wikipedia:Image use policy for the current policy. |
Usage
editThis template adds pages to Category:GFDL files.
Parameters
edit- Specify
|dw=yes
to suppress the categorisation as free media if the subject is non-free and thus unsuitable for transfer to Wikimedia Commons. - Specify
|migration=not eligible
to suppress the second box about Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike relicensing. See Wikipedia:Image license migration#Media relicensing process for other options for the|migration=
parameter.
See also
editRedirects to this template
edit- {{GDFL}}
- {{Gfdl}}
- {{GFDL-no-disclaimers}}
- {{GFDL-retouched}}
TemplateData
editThis is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:GFDL in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for GFDL
This template adds pages to Category:GFDL files.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Non-free | dw | Specify "yes" to suppress the categorisation as free media if the subject is non-free and thus unsuitable for transfer to Wikimedia Commons. | String | optional |
Migration | migration | Specify "not eligible" to suppress the second box about Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike relicensing. | String | optional |