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Upload-by-url works today only for flickr, but we have many whitlisted domains, please add all of them to UW, so we can save some donload/upload dances. Thanks

Upload-by-url works today only for flickr, but we have many whitlisted domains, please add all of them to UW, so we can save some donload/upload dances. Thanks --- //Task description from T404828:// > **Feature summary** (what you would like to be able to do and where): > I would like the ability to be able to upload from a website directly into Commons’ [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard|Upload Wizard]]. > > **Use case(s)** (list the steps that you performed to discover that problem, and describe the actual underlying problem which you want to solve. Do not describe only a solution): > When using other file uploaders in other websites, there is usually an option that allows you to directly upload from a website instead of your computer. I was surprised to see that this wasn’t an option on the Upload Wizard. I initially chalked this up as to stop [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_policy#Copyright_violation|copyvio spam]], only to realise that this was indeed an option in the [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload|standard upload form]]. Upon further inspection, I realised that it only allowed uploads from [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Copyupload-allowed-domains|whitelisted]] websites. I see no reason why this can’t be implemented in the default uploader. The solution would probably resemble something like this:{F66027507} with an error message popping up if you upload from the wrong website. > > **Benefits** (why should this be implemented?): > It doesn’t require you to use your computer as a middleman when uploading from a website, which is great if your computer’s internet speed is low, or if you have a limited amount of data or storage.

Upload-by-url works today only for flickr, but we have many whitlisted domains, please add all of them to UW, so we can save some donload/upload dances. Thanks --- //Task description from T404828:// > **Feature summary** (what you would like to be able to do and where): > I would like the ability to be able to upload from a website directly into Commons’ [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard|Upload Wizard]]. > > **Use case(s)** (list the steps that you performed to discover that problem, and describe the actual underlying problem which you want to solve. Do not describe only a solution): > When using other file uploaders in other websites, there is usually an option that allows you to directly upload from a website instead of your computer. I was surprised to see that this wasn’t an option on the Upload Wizard. I initially chalked this up as to stop [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_policy#Copyright_violation|copyvio spam]], only to realise that this was indeed an option in the [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload|standard upload form]]. Upon further inspection, I realised that it only allowed uploads from [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Copyupload-allowed-domains|whitelisted]] websites. I see no reason why this can’t be implemented in the default uploader. The solution would probably resemble something like this:{F66027507} with an error message popping up if you upload from the wrong website. > > **Benefits** (why should this be implemented?): > It doesn’t require you to use your computer as a middleman when uploading from a website, which is great if your computer’s internet speed is low, or if you have a limited amount of data or storage.