Commons:Guide to layout/File description pages
Shortcuts: COM:FDP • COM:DESC File description pages are the pages that accompany files uploaded to Commons. They include a summary of the file's content, and information on the file itself, including its author and licensing information.
{{Information}} or more specialized infobox templates like {{Artwork}}, {{Photograph}}, {{Book}}, {{Map}}, {{Art Photo}} etc. are generally used to format its content.
The usual headers for these pages are:
{{int:filedesc}}(Summary){{int:license-header}}(Licensing)- {{Original upload log}} (Original upload log)
- {{Assessment}} (Assessment)
These are optional.
MediaWiki adds the following section headers:
- File
- File history
- File links
- Metadata
Interwiki links
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See also: Template:W. In-line Interwiki links –those which are preceded by a colon ( : )– for terms used in the description of a file are encouraged. On the other hand, file description pages must not have Interwiki links of the kind that appear in the left sidebar as they would link to non-existing pages.
- Example – good
… a composition by [[:en:Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska|Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska]] … 
[[:en:File:Georges Bizet - Rosabel Morrison - Carmen poster.png]]
[[:fr:File:Georges Bizet - Rosabel Morrison - Carmen poster.png]]
- Example – bad
… a composition by [[en:Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska|Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska]] … 
[[en:File:Georges Bizet - Rosabel Morrison - Carmen poster.png]]
[[fr:File:Georges Bizet - Rosabel Morrison - Carmen poster.png]]