Background: it'll be easier to work on the iOS Prototype during the hackathon if we have easy access to the existing upload flows
[Pre-hackathon] Document current flows for adding an image through
- Android Commons App
- Mobile Web Upload Wizard
Android Commons App
- Requires log-in to upload photos
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Mobile_app
- https://commons-app.github.io/
Entry points & choosing photo
From the App > Contributions Tab
| Click on "+" | 3 options: | 1) Take photo with camera | or 2) Select photo from camera roll | or 3) Custom selector |
From the App > Nearby Tab
| Click on marker | Upload options | Red markers do not have photos yet |
- If uploaded using this method, metadata like depiction will be pre-filled
From Photos App > Share
| For multiple files being uploaded at once, all depicts and categories are applied to all files |
Step 1: Media Details
| Starting screen | Media Details how-to | Edit image > Allows you to rotate image | Add location | Choose language (ability to add second language for caption and description) | Caption how-to | Description how-to |
- First caption is used as the file name
- This step validates that the file name is unique
- Reminds users to add location before proceeding
Step 2: Depicts
| Depicts search & multi-select | Depicts how-to |
- Only lets you select pre-existing items
Step 3: Categories
| Categories search & Multi-select | Categories how-to |
- Only lets you select pre-existing categories
Step 4: Media License
| Choosing your license - CC 4.0 Share alike is set as default | Other options |
- Links out to a webview of the creativecommons.org documentation pages on the license you have selected
Publishing
- Last step submits for upload
- Users can see successful uploads, and failed uploads with opportunity to retry
Mobile Web Upload Wizard
- Requires log-in to upload photos
Step 1: Learn
| Graphic about what can be uploaded to Commons | Option to hide this next time (automatically checked) |
- Link to Commons Help desk
Step 2: Upload
- Ability to upload multiple files at once
Step 3: Release Rights
| For multiple files: decide whether to apply same information to all, or separate (this applies to Step 4 as well) |
| Who created the work | Follow-up questions if created by someone else | More follow-up | Choose licensing if created by me |
Step 4: Describe
| Title required | Caption, description, date created, depicts, categories | Location and other information |
- Option to add multiple captions in different languages
Step 4: Publishing
- Does not remind you to add categories or depicts if you forget




































