Template:Attribution only license - Wikimedia Commons

This license template is for media files which only require attribution.

The template automatically sets the following categories: Category:Attribution only license

Usage

{{Attribution only license |1= |2= |nolink= |text= }}

Or use the shorthand

{{Attribution|… parameters as described …}}

This template takes the copyright holder's username and/or real name as optional parameters. Use nolink=Name to insert a name without linking.

Template parameters

This license template is for media files which only require attribution.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
user name	1	User name (including "User:")	Page name	optional
full name	2		Line	optional
no link	nolink attribution	Name not linked	Line	optional
attribution text	text	Custom attribution text	Line	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Placement: In the "Permission" parameter of the {{Information}} template (or the respective parameter of similar templates) or in the "Licensing" section

Relies on:
{{Copyrighted-Layout}}

Localization

This template is localized by utilizing MediaWiki namespace messages. These can be translated at translatewiki.net (current translations).

Examples

• {{Attribution only license|User:Example}}

	The copyright holder of this file, User:Example, allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed. Redistribution, derivative work, commercial use, and all other use is permitted.
	Attribution: User:Example

• {{Attribution only license|User talk:Example|User:Example}} to avoid a redlink for users without a user page

	The copyright holder of this file, User:Example, allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed. Redistribution, derivative work, commercial use, and all other use is permitted.
	Attribution: User:Example

• {{Attribution only license|User:Example|Full name}}

	The copyright holder of this file, Full name, allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed. Redistribution, derivative work, commercial use, and all other use is permitted.

• {{Attribution only license|nolink=Full name|text=Required attribution text: by Someuser, available from somewhere.}}

	The copyright holder of this file, Full name, allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed. Redistribution, derivative work, commercial use, and all other use is permitted.
	Attribution: Required attribution text: by Someuser, available from somewhere.