Template:Rename

It has been suggested by ExampleUser (talk · contributions · Number of edits:) that this media object be renamed to "File:ExampleNonExisting.jpg" or another more suitable name for the following reason:

File renaming criterion #1: Uploader requested. <Reason specified here> (change)

New names that include a slash (/) are invalid; please do not use them. This request will be dealt with by an administrator or filemover. Please check if the rename meets one of the valid reasons on Commons:File renaming before you move the file.

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Used to request file rename, so this template is for media only.

For categories use {{Move}}. For any other pages, use the "move" tab (Special:MovePage/FULLPAGENAME) or {{Edit request}}.
If you have already uploaded the same file under a new name, use {{Duplicate|the new name}} instead of {{Rename}}.

The template automatically sets the following categories:

Category:Media requiring renaming, if at least the first parameter is given.
Category:Incomplete media renaming requests, if the request is incomplete.
Category:Media renaming requests needing target, if without the first or any parameter.

Usage

{{Rename|1=|2=|3=|user=}}

Or use the shorthand {{rename|The new correct name.jpg|numeric reason|Text reason for rename}}

Named parameter (3= or reason=) must be used when an equal sign appears somewhere in the text of the reason given (as for example, inside a link).

Parameters

Parameter name	Description	Default value	required or optional?
parameter #1 (1)	new_name.ext − New file name. (See Commons:File naming for general guidelines.) Include the media file's extension. New names that include / are invalid; please do not use them.	empty	required
parameter #2 (2)	Rationale: A number between 1 and 7.	empty	required
parameter #3 (3)	Reason − Explain how your request meets one of the criteria of Commons:File renaming#What files should be renamed? If the file name is misleading, make sure to correct the description in the {{information}} template as well.	empty	required
user	The requestor's user name. E.g. `{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}`. Not a signature.	Last user who edited the page	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

Examples

{{rename|New Name.jpg|Misspelled.}}

This creates:

It has been suggested by Rillke (talk · contributions · Number of edits:) that this media object be renamed to "File:New name.jpg" or another more suitable name for the following reason:

File renaming criterion #5: Correct obvious errors in file names (e.g. incorrect proper nouns or false historical dates). Misspelled. (change)

New names that include a slash (/) are invalid; please do not use them. This request will be dealt with by an administrator or filemover. Please check if the rename meets one of the valid reasons on Commons:File renaming before you move the file.

and tags the file as Category:Media requiring renaming.

{{rename|A better name.png}} (please do not omit parameter 2 and 3)

This creates:

It has been suggested by Rillke (talk · contributions · Number of edits:) that this media object be renamed to "File:A better name.png" or another more suitable name for the following reason:

This request is incomplete! You need to provide a value between 1 and 7 which corresponds to the file renaming criteria!

New names that include a slash (/) are invalid; please do not use them. This request will be dealt with by an administrator or filemover. Please check if the rename meets one of the valid reasons on Commons:File renaming before you move the file.

and tags the file as Category:Media requiring renaming.

{{rename|A lousy name}} (please do not use a lousy name)

This creates:

It has been suggested by Rillke (talk · contributions · Number of edits:) that this media object be renamed to "File:A lousy name" or another more suitable name for the following reason:

This request is incomplete! You need to provide a value between 1 and 7 which corresponds to the file renaming criteria!

New names that include a slash (/) are invalid; please do not use them. This request will be dealt with by an administrator or filemover. Please check if the rename meets one of the valid reasons on Commons:File renaming before you move the file.

and tags the file as Category:Incomplete media renaming requests.

{{rename}} (please do not omit parameters 1 and 2 and 3)

This creates (by calling {{rename needs target}}):

This file has been tagged for renaming by Rillke (talk · contributions · Number of edits:) .
You can help by suggesting a new name. To do this use the template like this:</p>

This media object can not yet be renamed because:

the template {{rename}} does not specify a target media name or
the requested file extension is different from the current file extension or
a file already exists at the target media name.

Please help fix this by:

checking if the rename meets one of the valid reasons on Commons:File renaming:
removing this template if a rename is not appropriate or
replacing this template with {{rename|target name|reason for rename}}

Ensure the target has the same extension, and that there is no image there.

Admins can also do the rename now by

check if file is used and

add {{universal replace|Rename||reason=[[Commons:File renaming|File renamed]]}} to CommonsDelinker's commands (Quick adding) (remember to replace "newimage" with the actual name)

clicking here to perform the move (don't forget to remove this template after that).

and tags the file as Category:Media renaming requests needing target.

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