Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Contest 2024 at Yoruba Wikipedia

Why should we care about adding photos to Wikipedia articles?

Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Contest 2024 at Yoruba Wikipedia

Photos on articles attract attentions and express the information in ways the text cannot. This impacts the reliability and credibility of the article.

Imagine if all articles on Wikipedia have one or more photos illustrating them.

Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2024 at Yoruba Wikipedia is annual campaign where Wikipedians at Yoruba Wikipedia add photos to articles lacking images. This is to promote the use of digital media files collected from various WP photography contests, organized by the Wikimedia community, on Wikipedia article pages. Photos improve readers experience, illustrate content, and make articles engaging. The campaign would also help sharpen the skills of new and existing editors.

How to participate

Sign in or Create a New Account on Wikipedia (You can create account on any language Wikipedia including your own language). The list of all language Wikipedia can be found here.

Find an article that needs a photo on Yoruba Wikipedia by using Search Tool.

Find an article that needs a photo. There are many ways to do this. Here are some tips.

Select the appropriate image on Commons. Click here to search for the image using the correct title or category. There are several ways to do this. See this simple media reuse guide. Here are additional tips.

On the article page, click Edit and insert the image selected in Step 3, including a brief caption in the WP's language. Check the display position in "Preview" and make any necessary changes. Then click on "Publish changes".

Include the hashtag #WPWP and #WPWPYO in the edit summary of all articles improved with images.

You may also participate by creating new articles for quality photos.

Campaign rules

Images must be used between July 1 to August 31, 2023.	There is no limit to the number of files one can use. There are, however, different categories of prizes. However, do not deface Wikipedia articles with photos. Only add a photo to an article that has no photo.	The image must be published under a free use license or in public domain.
Participation is only allowed for registered users who have had account for at least a year. To be eligible, a participant must have registered account (this can be on any Wikimedia project) on or before July 1, 2021.	Poor or very low-quality photos are generally not acceptable. The image caption and description must be clear and be suitable for the article. All image additions must include a caption that describes what the image is of. Images should be placed where relevant in the article. Do not add photos to articles in a language you do not speak fluently. Users who repeatedly add captionless images, irrelevant images, etc. may be disqualified.	Participants must include the hashtag #WPWPYO in the Edit summary of all articles improved with images in addition to a descriptive edit summary, for example "Improving with an image to infobox" #WPWPYO. Do not insert the hashtag (#WPWPYO) into an article. Please see: Guide on how to use WPWP Campaign Hashtags