Galleries are a quick — but limited — way to display a number of photographs on a single page. In general, they should be avoided on this wiki, unless you have a clear idea of what you're doing.
For details on how to create galleries, you can read the potted Wikia help file below. Even better is the more detailed help file.
Things you might not have thought about
Rules of use
There are a few absolute rules which should be observed when using galleries. Failure to observe these rules could end in blocking:
- Never use a gallery for a single picture. Single pictures should be placed on pages using the syntax:
[[file:PicName.extension]]
as described at Help:Files. There is simply no advantage to using the gallery structure for a single picture; the wikitext for file display is invariably superior for the task. - Always hide the galleryadd button. All galleries must begin with a command that looks like this:
<gallery hideaddbutton="true">