https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35721
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Bug #: 35721
Summary: Moving files breaks hotlinks
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: major
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Images and files
AssignedTo: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
ReportedBy: rd...@hotmail.com
CC: bawolff...@gmail.com, bryan.tongm...@gmail.com
Classification: Unclassified
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Hotlinking from external sites to Commons images is discouraged, but allowed
(https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:REUSE#Hotlinking). Moving a file
whilst creating a redirect unnecessarily breaks such hotlinks, because the
upload.wikimedia.org URLs don't follow the redirect.
Example:
* Uploaded https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Example-2.jpg
* Got the hotlink:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Example-2.jpg
* Moved the file, with redirect, to
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Example-of-move.jpg
* Hotlink now gives a 404 page (and not even a particularly helpful one).
I've deleted this test, but the 404 page is exactly the same as for a deleted
image.
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