diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 929ba43..67798e6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ lib64
 pyvenv.cfg
 share/
 __pycache__/
+*.jpg
+*.jpeg
diff --git a/sandbox/upload_imgs_dir.py b/sandbox/upload_imgs_dir.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f062b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sandbox/upload_imgs_dir.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import os, argparse
+from mwclient import Site
+
+
+p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Upload files from a folder",
+                            formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+p.add_argument("--host",  metavar='', default="hub.xpub.nl/sandbox", help='wiki host')
+p.add_argument("--path", metavar='', default="/itchwiki/", help="Wiki path. Should end with /")
+p.add_argument("--scheme", default="https", help="http or https")
+
+args = p.parse_args()
+
+site = Site(host=args.host, path=args.path, scheme=args.scheme)
+
+wd = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))  # parent working directory
+
+with open(os.path.join(wd, 'login.txt'), 'r') as login:  # read login user & pwd
+    loginlines = login.read()
+    user, pwd = loginlines.split('\n')
+    site.login(username=user, password=pwd)  # login to wiki
+
+site = Site(host=args.host, path=args.path)
+
+# login
+with open(os.path.join(wd, 'login.txt'), 'r') as login:  # read login user & pwd
+    loginlines = login.read()
+    user, pwd = loginlines.split('\n')
+    site.login(username=user, password=pwd)  # login to wiki
+
+# todo: add arguments: title date creator   imgsdir (full path)
+# todo: check title existance, chech date format
+# todo: loop though images in folder (.jpg, .jpeg, .png) ensuring correct order 1 before 11
+
+
+smw_prop_val = '''{{ImageMetadata
+|Title={title}
+|Date={date}
+|Part={part}
+|Partof={partof}
+|Creator={creator}
+}}
+[[Template:ImageMetadata]]
+'''
+
+img_smw_prop_val = smw_prop_val.format(title='cat from hell', date='2020/02/13', part='1', partof='1', creator='test')
+print(img_smw_prop_val)
+
+filename = 'cat2.jpg'
+page = site.images[filename]
+img_url = f'https://{args.host}{args.path}/index.php/File:{filename}'
+
+if page.exists is True:
+    print(f'{filename} is already upload it, you can see it at {img_url}' )
+    print('The upload process wont proceed. Please upload all images in folder by hand')
+else:
+    with open(filename, 'rb') as _file:
+        site.upload(file=_file, filename=filename, description='img_smw_prop_val', ignore=True)
+