https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515180
Bug ID: 515180
Summary: Mediawiki plugin file renaming problem while
multi-tagging and uploading multiple files
Classification: Applications
Product: digikam
Version First 8.8.0
Reported In:
Platform: Ubuntu
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Plugin-WebService-MediaWiki
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
I’d been using Export to Mediawiki in Digikam for a couple of years to bulk
upload / upload multiple images to Wikimedia Commons, but have run into a
problem in recent versions (8.7 and 8.8). Earlier, while using the Export to
MediaWiki, besides being able to apply common Upload Settings to all files, I
could edit the Item Properties of individual images or groups of images. For
instance, if I want to apply a particular ‘Category’ at once to 3 of 10 images
I’m uploading, I could select all three and type the specific category in the
category box and it would apply it to all 3 images at one go, without changing
the filename (‘Title’ in Item Properties) or timestamp (‘Date’ in Item
Properties). I confirmed this by downloading an earlier version (Digikam
7.0.0). In recent versions of Digikam (including the current 8.8), any attempt
to apply a category or description to multiple items continues to work as
before, but ends up changing the ‘Title’ of all the images in the upload queue
to become identical to the ‘Title’/filename of the last image in the selected
bunch while bulk-applying the category. This does not affect the ‘Date’ field
in Item Properties, which remains unique to each image. However, the fact that
it changes the ‘Title’ results in a conflict, every image uploaded with the
same ‘Title’ may overwrite the previous one or result in an error on Wikimedia
Commons. It is a serious issue because, as a result of this problem, each Item
can only be individually edited, and it is not possible to apply any category
or description at the same time to multiple items any more, which I earlier
could and found to be hugely time-saving while doing bulk uploads.
This seems to be a bug, and I also posted this the kde discussion site and did
not get a response as on date:
https://discuss.kde.org/t/problem-with-mediawiki-plugin-while-uploading-multiple-files/43694
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install and run Digikam 8.8.0
2. Select multiple (say 3) images with unique filenames and timestamps and
Export/Export to MediaWiki
3. In the Export to MediaWiki dialog box, select all 3 items on the left and in
the 'Item Properties' on the right type anything in the Categories box (say
'Test').
4. Now click on individual images on the left and see the corresponding Item
Properties.
OBSERVED RESULT
The Category 'Test' has been applied to all three files, but all three files
also have their 'Title' changed to the filename of the third image. The
Date/timestamp remains unique.
EXPECTED RESULT
The Category 'Test' has been applied to all three files, while all three files
have 'Title' unchanged and unique. The Date/timestamp remains unique.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
Digikam 8.8.0
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