So, once you’ve found an image with the proper license, or you’ve created an image on your own, what then? The next step is to share it on Wikipedia’s sister site, Wikimedia Commons.

Never upload an image directly to Wikipedia. Instead, it should go on Commons, where everyone in the world can access it. Your image may end up in other Wikipedia articles, or Wikipedia articles in other languages. Let’s look at how to get your images onto Commons (and Wikipedia).