[OSM-talk] Wiki-Admin: Allow "external" images

[Claudius Henrichs]

Grant Slater:
> Claudius Henrichs wrote:
>> Can any of the OSM wiki admins please set $wgAllowExternalImagesFrom to
>> allow "external" images from wiki.openstreetmap.org? I would like to add
>> a OSM2Go manual with pictures and have a "1-click-install" image that
>> links to a download page. I and proably others would need this setting
>> for wiki-scenarios like this.
>>
>
> I don't follow... what is wrong with the standard wiki syntax for
> linking an image?
>
> eg:
> [[Image:ImageName.jpg]]
>
> / Grant

It doesn't allow to link this image with an external link target like 
www.openstreetmap.org. Even linking it with an wiki-internal article is 
difficult to do.