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a much used value for auther is the user that is logged in. i beleve commons allows a username to be used as an author. Make sure to look up how to use the user name as an author correctly both in wikitext and in Structured Data on Commons. (SDC) add it as an easy to select default.

== Summary == The most common Author value for a user uploading their own work is the uploader's own Commons username. Add this as a one-click default in the Author field, so users don't have to type their username each time. The implementation must use the correct on-wiki representation of "user as author" both for **Wikitext** descriptions and for **Structured Data on Commons (SDC)**. == Research first == Look up the canonical way Commons represents "uploader as author": * In Wikitext: typically `[[User:Foo|Foo]]` inside the `author=` field of the `{{Information}}` template — verify against current Commons docs. * In SDC: the correct property + value form (likely P170 "creator" with the appropriate value type — confirm against Commons docs / a real recent upload). Document the chosen forms in the task before implementing. == Behavior == * In the Author cell editor, surface a quick-select option labelled "Me (Username)" or similar that, on click, fills the field with the correct wikitext form and (where applicable) sets the SDC creator claim accordingly. * Should also be settable as the **column default value** via the existing column-defaults UI, so a whole batch can be auto-populated. == Acceptance == * Logged-in user opens an Author cell → sees an obvious "Me (Username)" quick-select. * Clicking it produces wikitext output matching what Commons expects (verified by inspecting an existing real upload's wikitext). * The same path produces a correct SDC creator claim where SDC is being written. * The columns-defaults UI lets the user set "Me" as the default for all rows. == Source == User feedback session, 2026-05-10.

a much used value for auther is the user that is logged in.== Summary == The most common Author value for a user uploading their own work is the uploader's own Commons username. Add this as a one-click default in the Author field, so users don't have to type their username each time. The implementation must use the correct on-wiki representation of "user as author" both for **Wikitext** descriptions and for **Structured Data on Commons (SDC)**. == Research first == Look up the canonical way Commons represents "uploader as author": * In Wikitext: typically `[[User:Foo|Foo]]` inside the `author=` field of the `{{Information}}` template — verify against current Commons docs. * In SDC: the correct property + value form (likely P170 "creator" with the appropriate value type — confirm against Commons docs / a real recent upload). Document the chosen forms in the task before implementing. == Behavior == * In the Author cell editor, surface a quick-select option labelled "Me (Username)" or similar that, on click, i beleve commons allows a username to be used as an author.fills the field with the correct wikitext form and (where applicable) sets the SDC creator claim accordingly. * Should also be settable as the **column default value** via the existing column-defaults UI, Make sure to look up how to use the user name as an author correctly both in wikitext and in Structured Data on Commons.so a whole batch can be auto-populated. == Acceptance == * Logged-in user opens an Author cell → sees an obvious "Me (Username)" quick-select. * Clicking it produces wikitext output matching what Commons expects (verified by inspecting an existing real upload's wikitext). * The same path produces a correct SDC creator claim where SDC is being written. * The columns-defaults UI lets the user set "Me" as the default for all rows. == Source == User feedback session, (SDC) add it as an easy to select default2026-05-10.