Template:BadPNG

All photographs in this template were uploaded in the PNG format even though it consists of photographic data. This information could be stored more efficiently or accurately in the JPEG format. If possible, please upload a JPEG version of this photograph. After doing so, please tag the PNG version with {{Superseded|NewImage.ext}} and remove this tag. This tag should not be applied to non-photographic images. For more information, see {{BadPNG}}.

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This documentation is transcluded from Template:BadPNG/doc.

This template shows a warning that the file was uploaded in the PNG format even though it consists of photographic data and adds images automatically to “Category:Photographic images in inappropriate PNG format”.

The template automatically sets the following categories: Category:Photographic images in inappropriate PNG format

Usage

After uploading the new image, you should:

Find all pages in all Wikimedia projects that use this image, and replace the old image with the new image in each. Special:GlobalUsage and the Commons:GlobalReplace application may make this process quicker.
Mark the old image by adding one of these templates (Note: Be sure to read Deletion policy on Redundant/Bad quality images).
If you have a detailed and rational reason based on Commons policies as to why the file is inferior to the alternative version you may nominate it for deletion by clicking on Nominate for deletion in the Tools menu on the left.

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
`cat`	Category	Adds to the given category instead of Category:Photographic images in inappropriate PNG format	[[Category:Photographic images in inappropriate PNG format]]	optional

Template data

Parameter text is empty

TemplateData

TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.

Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either ‎useTemplateData=1 or ‎useTemplateData=only on the ‎/doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. ‎<nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.

Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw ‎<templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.

Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information

This template shows a warning that the file was uploaded in the PNG format even though it consists of photographic data and adds images automatically to “Category:Photographic images in inappropriate PNG format”.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Category	`cat`	Adds to the given category instead of [[:Category:Photographic images in inappropriate PNG format]] Default [[Category:Photographic images in inappropriate PNG format]]	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

Example

{{BadPNG|cat=[[Category:Images with borders]]}}

renders as:

All photographs in this template were uploaded in the PNG format even though it consists of photographic data. This information could be stored more efficiently or accurately in the JPEG format. If possible, please upload a JPEG version of this photograph. After doing so, please tag the PNG version with {{Superseded|NewImage.ext}} and remove this tag. This tag should not be applied to non-photographic images. For more information, see {{BadPNG}}.

Localization

العربية ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ español ∙ 日本語 ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ +/−

This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}. The layout of the template can be found under Template:BadPNG/layout.

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:BadPNG/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.