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The MediaWiki software as of 5 October 2011 checks image metadata such as EXIF and automatically rotates the image when it is uploaded. The file page may show the upright image, but thumbnails may be rotated. At the bottom of the file page there is a Metadata section— click on "Show extended details" to see the orientation.

The file may be stored on Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons. If the text below the image is "This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons", then it is on Commons.
 * If the file is on Commons, then click on "description page there" to directly open the image on Commons.
 * If you are registered and logged in, then use the Request rotation link directly below the image and a bot will correct the orientation automatically.
 * If you are not registered, then edit the page and add per the documentation.
 * See also: Commons:Rotation
 * If the file is on Wikipedia, then
 * the file will need to be downloaded, fixed using editing software and reuploaded.
 * the file could be moved to Commons (if it is allowed there — e.g. fair use images are not) and rotated by the bot there (see above).
 * If you don't have any of those abilities, then you can add, , or to the top of the file description page. You can also place a request on the Help Desk.