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− | '''Special pages''' are useful tools and reports that come with the [[wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki software]] and help with |
+ | '''Special pages''' are useful tools and reports that come with the [[wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki software]] and help with wiki management. Special pages always begin with the prefix "Special:". |
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− | ==How to Find Special Pages== |
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− | * You can see a list of special pages available by visiting [[Special:SpecialPages]] on your wikia. |
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− | * If you're an admin on the wikia, you can find this in the [[Help:Admin Dashboard|Admin Dashboard]] under the "Advanced" Tab. |
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+ | == How to find special pages == |
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+ | * You can see a list of special pages available by visiting [[Special:SpecialPages]] on your wiki. |
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+ | * If you're an admin on the wiki, you can find this in the [[Help:Admin Dashboard|Admin Dashboard]] under the "Advanced" Tab. |
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* If you want to create a shortcut to this list, you can add it to your [[Help:Toolbar|toolbar]] by clicking "Customize" and adding "Special pages" to your list. |
* If you want to create a shortcut to this list, you can add it to your [[Help:Toolbar|toolbar]] by clicking "Customize" and adding "Special pages" to your list. |
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− | ==A List of |
+ | == A List of special pages == |
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Below is a list of options in Special:SpecialPages, color coded by access levels: |
Below is a list of options in Special:SpecialPages, color coded by access levels: |
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− | * '''Black''' |
+ | * '''Black'''—Available to anyone |
− | * <span style="color:green;">'''Green'''</span> |
+ | * <span style="color:green;">'''Green'''</span>—Available to logged in users |
− | * <span style="color:red;">'''Red'''</span> |
+ | * <span style="color:red;">'''Red'''</span>—Available to admins |
− | * <span style="color:orange;">'''Orange'''</span> - Available to bureaucrats only |
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− | If a |
+ | If a special page isn't available to a user, it will generally not display on their view of Special:SpecialPages. |
+ | === Maintenance reports === |
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− | |||
+ | ; Broken redirects |
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− | ===Maintenance reports=== |
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+ | : [[Special:BrokenRedirects]]—List of pages whose target article has been deleted ([[Help:Redirect]]) |
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− | ;Broken redirects |
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+ | ; Dead-end pages |
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− | : [[Special:BrokenRedirects]] : List of pages whose target article has been deleted ([[Help:Redirect]]) |
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+ | : [[Special:DeadendPages]]—Pages without any outgoing links. |
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− | ;Dead-end pages |
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+ | ; Double redirects |
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− | : [[Special:DeadendPages]] : Pages without any outgoing links. |
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+ | : [[Special:DoubleRedirects]]—List of pages that redirect to another redirect page ([[Help:Redirect]]) |
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− | ;Double redirects |
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+ | ; Long pages |
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− | : [[Special:DoubleRedirects]] : List of pages that redirect to another redirect page ([[Help:Redirect]]) |
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+ | : [[Special:LongPages]]—Pages that contain the most characters in descending order |
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− | ;Long pages |
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+ | ; Oldest pages |
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− | : [[Special:LongPages]] : Pages that contain the most characters in descending order |
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+ | : [[Special:AncientPages]]—Lists the oldest pages on a wiki |
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− | ;Oldest pages |
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+ | ; Orphaned pages |
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− | : [[Special:AncientPages]] : Lists the oldest pages on a wiki |
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+ | : [[Special:LonelyPages]]—Articles not linked to or from any other page on the wiki |
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− | ;Orphaned pages |
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+ | ; Pages with the fewest revisions |
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− | : [[Special:LonelyPages]] : Articles not linked to or from any other page on the wiki |
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+ | : [[Special:FewestRevisions]]—Pages with the least amount of edits |
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− | ;Pages with the fewest revisions |
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+ | ; Pages without language links |
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− | : [[Special:FewestRevisions]] : Pages with the least amount of edits |
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+ | : [[Special:WithoutInterwiki]]—Pages that do not link to any alternate language counterparts ([[Help:Interlanguage links]]) |
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− | ;Pages without language links |
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+ | ; Protected pages |
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− | : [[Special:WithoutInterwiki]] : Pages that do not link to any alternate language counterparts ([[Help:Interlanguage links]]) |
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+ | : [[Special:ProtectedPages]]—List pages that cannot be edited by non-admins or non-autoconfirmed users ([[Help:Page protection]]) |
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− | ;Protected pages |
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+ | ; Protected titles |
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− | : [[Special:ProtectedPages]] : List pages that cannot be edited by non-admins or non-autoconfirmed users ([[Help:Page protection]]) |
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+ | : [[Special:ProtectedTitles]]—Pages that have been protected from creation from non-admins ([[Help:Page protection]]) |
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− | ;Protected titles |
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+ | ; Short pages |
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− | : [[Special:ProtectedTitles]] : Pages that have been protected from creation from non-admins ([[Help:Page protection]]) |
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+ | : [[Special:ShortPages]]—Pages that contain the fewest characters in ascending order |
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− | ;Short pages |
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+ | ; Tags Report |
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− | : [[Special:ShortPages]] : Pages that contain the fewest characters in ascending order |
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+ | : [[Special:TagsReport]]—Lists all of the specific tags in alphabetical order along with how many pages for each tag |
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− | ;Tags Report |
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+ | ; Uncategorized categories |
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− | : [[Special:TagsReport]] : Lists all of the specific tags in alphabetical order along with how many pages for each tag |
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+ | : [[Special:UncategorizedCategories]]—Categories without category tags ([[Help:Category]]) |
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− | ;Uncategorized categories |
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+ | ; Uncategorized pages |
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− | : [[Special:UncategorizedCategories]] : Categories without category tags ([[Help:Category]]) |
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+ | : [[Special:UncategorizedPages]]—Pages without category tags ([[Help:Category]]) |
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− | ;Uncategorized pages |
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+ | ; Uncategorized photos |
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− | : [[Special:UncategorizedPages]] : Pages without category tags ([[Help:Category]]) |
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+ | : [[Special:UncategorizedImages]]—Images without category tags ([[Help:Category]]) |
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− | ;Uncategorized photos |
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+ | ; Uncategorized templates |
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− | : [[Special:UncategorizedImages]] : Images without category tags ([[Help:Category]]) |
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+ | : [[Special:UncategorizedTemplates]]—Templates without category tags ([[Help:Category]]) |
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− | ;Uncategorized templates |
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+ | ; Unused categories |
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− | : [[Special:UncategorizedTemplates]] : Templates without category tags ([[Help:Category]]) |
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− | ;Unused categories |
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: [[Special:UnusedCategories]] displays categories that have not been used |
: [[Special:UnusedCategories]] displays categories that have not been used |
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− | ;Unused photos |
+ | ; Unused photos |
− | : [[Special:UnusedImages]] |
+ | : [[Special:UnusedImages]]—Images that do not appear on any page ([[Help:Photos]]) |
− | ;Unused templates |
+ | ; Unused templates |
− | : [[Special:UnusedTemplates]] |
+ | : [[Special:UnusedTemplates]]—Templates that are not included in any page ([[Help:Templates]]) |
− | ;Unused videos |
+ | ; Unused videos |
− | : [[Special:UnusedVideos]] |
+ | : [[Special:UnusedVideos]]—Videos that do not appear on any page ([[Help:Videos]]) |
− | ;<span style="color:red;">Unwatched pages</span> |
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Unwatched pages</span> |
− | : [[Special:UnwatchedPages]] |
+ | : [[Special:UnwatchedPages]]—Pages that are not on any user's watchlist |
− | ;Wanted categories |
+ | ; Wanted categories |
− | : [[Special:WantedCategories]] |
+ | : [[Special:WantedCategories]]—Pages that use a category that has not been created yet ([[Help:Category]]) |
− | ;Wanted pages |
+ | ; Wanted pages |
− | : [[Special:WantedPages]] |
+ | : [[Special:WantedPages]]—Most internally linked-to articles that do not yet exist |
− | ;Wanted photos |
+ | ; Wanted photos |
− | : [[Special:WantedFiles]] |
+ | : [[Special:WantedFiles]]—Most internally linked-to files (not just images) that do not yet exist |
+ | ; Pages without images |
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+ | : [[Special:Withoutimages]]—List of pages without [[Help:Photos|images]] on them. |
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− | ===List of pages=== |
+ | === List of pages === |
− | ;All pages |
+ | ; All pages |
− | : [[Special:AllPages]] |
+ | : [[Special:AllPages]]—A list of every page on the wiki |
− | ;All pages with prefix |
+ | ; All pages with prefix |
− | : [[Special:PrefixIndex]] Displays all |
+ | : [[Special:PrefixIndex]] Displays all namespaces within the wiki, along with a search box |
− | ;Categories list |
+ | ; Categories list |
− | : [[Special:Categories]] |
+ | : [[Special:Categories]]—List of [[Help:Category|categories]] |
+ | ; Templates list |
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− | ;Category tree |
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+ | : [[Special:Templates]]—List of [[Help:Templates|templates]] |
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− | : [[Special:CategoryTree]] : Use a category name to see its contents as a tree structure ([[Help:Category]]) |
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+ | ; Category tree |
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− | ;Disambiguation pages |
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− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:CategoryTree]]—Use a category name to see its contents as a tree structure ([[Help:Category]]) |
+ | ; Disambiguation pages. |
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− | ;Redirects list |
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− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:Disambiguations]]—List pages marked as disambiguations ([[Help:Glossary#D]]) |
+ | ; Redirects list |
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+ | : [[Special:ListRedirects]]—List of redirects on a wiki ([[Help:Redirect]]) |
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− | ===Users and rights=== |
+ | === Users and rights === |
− | ;<span style="color:red;">Block user</span> |
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Block user</span> |
− | : [[Special:Block]] |
+ | : [[Special:Block]]—[[Help:Blocking|Block]] a user or IP address. |
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Unblock user</span> |
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− | ;Blocked IP addresses and usernames |
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− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:Unblock]]—[[Help:Blocking|Unblock]] a user or IP address. |
+ | ; Blocked IP addresses and usernames |
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− | ;Change password |
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+ | : [[Special:BlockList]]—Blocked IPs and usernames ([[Help:Blocking]]) |
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− | : [[Special:ChangePassword]] : Change the password associated with your user account |
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− | ;Contributions |
+ | ; Contributions |
− | : [[Special:Contributions]] |
+ | : [[Special:Contributions]]—List of contributions of anonymous or logged-in users ([[Help:User contributions]]) |
− | ;<span style="color:red;">Deleted contributions</span> |
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Deleted contributions</span> |
− | : [[Special:DeletedContributions]] |
+ | : [[Special:DeletedContributions]]—View a user's or IP address's edits that have been deleted ([[Help:Deletion]]) |
− | ;Edit count |
+ | ; Edit count |
− | : [[Special:EditCount]] |
+ | : [[Special:EditCount]]—Edit tally broken down by namespaces locally and globally ([[Help:Edit count]]) |
+ | ; User group rights |
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− | ;Preferences |
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+ | : [[Special:ListGroupRights]]—List of [[Help:User rights|rights]] associated with each user group |
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− | : [[Special:Preferences]] : Set your user preferences ([[Help:Preferences]]) |
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+ | ; <span style="color:red;">User rights management</span> |
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− | ;User group rights |
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− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:UserRights]]—Use to manage [[Help:User rights|user rights]] of users. |
+ | ; Users list |
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− | ;<span style="color:orange;">User rights management</span> |
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+ | : [[Special:ListUsers]]—List of people who have edited this wiki. You can also narrow it down to view specific user groups with a specific edit. threshold. This tool also has some aliases that will immediately narrow down the scope of the page. ([[Help:ListUsers]]) |
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− | : [[Special:UserRights]] : Use to appoint new admins/bureaucrats or to add/remove rollback users. ([[Help:User access levels]]) |
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+ | :: [[Special:ListAdmins]]—Only sysops are returned by default. |
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− | ;Users list |
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+ | :: [[Special:ListStaff]]—Only [[staff]] members are returned by default. |
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− | : [[Special:ListUsers]] : List of people who have edited this wiki ([[Help:Active users]]). You can also narrow it down to view specific user groups with a specific edit. threshold. This tool also has some aliases that will immediately narrow down the scope of the page. |
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− | ::[[Special: |
+ | :: [[Special:ListVSTF]]—Only [[Help:VSTF|VSTF]] members are returned by default. |
− | ::[[Special: |
+ | :: [[Special:ListBots]]—Only [[Help:Bots|bots]] are returned by default. |
− | ::[[Special: |
+ | :: [[Special:ListHelpers]]—Only [[Help:Volunteers and Helpers#Helpers|helpers]] members are returned by default. |
− | ::[[Special:ListBots]] : Only [[Help:Bots|bots]] are returned by default. |
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− | ::[[Special:ListHelpers]] : Only [[Help:Volunteers and Helpers#Helpers|helpers]] members are returned by default. |
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− | === |
+ | === Account management and settings === |
+ | ; Sign Up |
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− | ;Followed Pages |
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− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:UserSignup]]―Redirects to the page for signing up to Fandom |
+ | ; Change password |
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− | ;Logs ([[#Logs|extended list]]) |
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+ | : [[Special:ChangePassword]]—Change the password associated with your user account |
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− | : [[Special:Log]] : Logs of deletion, protection, blocking, image uploads and user rights settings |
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+ | ; Change email |
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− | ;New pages |
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− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:ChangeEmail]]—Change the email address associated with your user account |
+ | ; Preferences |
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− | ;New photos on this wiki |
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+ | : [[Special:Preferences]]—Set your [[Help:Preferences|user preferences]] |
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− | : [[Special:NewFiles]] : List of photos on a wiki sorted by newest to oldest |
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+ | ; Followed Pages |
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− | ;Recent changes |
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− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:Following]]—A list of pages you are following on that wiki |
+ | ; Edit Watchlist |
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− | ;Related changes |
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+ | : [[Special:EditWatchlist]]—Edit your list of [[Help:Followed pages|watched pages]] |
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− | : [[Special:RelatedChanges]] : Changes made recently to pages linked from a specified page<br />or to members of a specified category ([[Help:Related changes]]) |
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− | ;Valid change tags |
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− | : [[Special:Tags]] : A list of the tags that MediaWiki may mark an edit with, and their meaning |
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− | ;Watchlist |
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− | : [[Special:Watchlist]] : Show the pages you are watching ([[Help:Watchlist]]) |
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+ | === Recent changes and logs === |
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+ | ; Logs ([[#Logs|extended list]]) |
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+ | : [[Special:Log]]—Logs of deletion, protection, blocking, image uploads and user rights settings |
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+ | ; New pages |
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+ | : [[Special:NewPages]]—List of new pages on a wiki |
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+ | ; New photos on this wiki |
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+ | : [[Special:NewFiles]]—List of photos on a wiki sorted by newest to oldest |
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+ | ; Recent changes |
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+ | : [[Special:RecentChanges]]—The latest edits on a wiki ([[Help:Recent changes]]) |
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+ | ; Related changes |
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+ | : [[Special:RecentChangesLinked]]—Changes made recently to pages linked from a specified page<br />or to members of a specified category |
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+ | ; Valid change tags |
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+ | : [[Special:Tags]]—A list of the tags that MediaWiki may mark an edit with, and their meaning |
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+ | ; Watchlist |
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+ | : [[Special:Watchlist]]—Show the pages you are [[Help:Followed pages|following]] |
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− | ===Media reports and uploads=== |
+ | === Media reports and uploads === |
− | ;Duplicate photos search |
+ | ; Duplicate photos search |
− | : [[Special:FileDuplicateSearch]] |
+ | : [[Special:FileDuplicateSearch]]—Locate duplicate files based on filename |
− | ;File list |
+ | ; File list |
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:ListFiles]]—List of files uploaded that can be sorted by size or date |
+ | ; MIME search |
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− | ;File path |
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− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:MIMESearch]]—Enables the filtering of files for its MIME-type |
− | ;<span style="color:green;"> |
+ | ; <span style="color:green;">Upload multiple files</span> |
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:MultipleUpload]]—Upload up to 10 files to the wiki ([[Help:Multiple uploads]]) |
+ | ; <span style="color:green;">Upload file</span> |
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− | ;MIME search |
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− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:Upload]]—[[Help:Uploading files|Upload]] a file to the wiki |
− | ;<span style="color:green;">Upload |
+ | ; <span style="color:green;">Upload videos</span> |
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:WikiaVideoAdd]]—Upload a [[Help:Videos|video]] to the wiki |
− | ;<span style="color:green;">Upload photo</span> |
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− | : [[Special:Upload]] : Upload a file to the wiki ([[Help:Uploading files]]) |
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+ | === Wiki data and tools === |
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+ | ; Statistics |
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+ | : [[Special:Statistics]]—Total number of pages and users |
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+ | ; System messages |
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+ | : [[Special:AllMessages]]—Displays all pages in the MediaWiki namespace ([[Help:System messages]]) |
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+ | ; Version |
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+ | : [[Special:Version]]—The version of the software the site is currently running. Also displayed 'installed' extensions |
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+ | ; Wiki Statistics |
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+ | : [[Special:Insights]]—Displays monthly statistics of active users, edits, uploads, and other useful data |
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+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Parser Speed</span> |
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+ | : [[Special:ParserSpeed]]—Displays page parsing speed, size, and template statistics. Useful for finding slow and/or overloaded pages. ([[Help:ParserSpeed]]) |
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− | === |
+ | === Redirecting special pages === |
+ | ; External links search |
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− | ;Statistics |
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− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:LinkSearch]]—Links on pages that take readers outside of the wiki |
+ | ; Random page |
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− | ;System messages |
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+ | : [[Special:RandomPage]]—Redirects to a random page |
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− | : [[Special:Allmessages]] : Displays all pages in the MediaWiki namespace ([[Help:System Messages]]) |
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+ | ; Random redirect |
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− | ;Version |
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+ | : [[Special:RandomRedirect]]—Randomly taken to a redirecting page ([[Help:Redirect]]) |
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− | : [[Special:Version]] : The version of the software the site is currently running. Also displayed 'installed' extensions |
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+ | ; Search |
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− | ;Wikia Statistics |
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+ | : [[Special:Search]]—Search the wiki ([[Help:Searching]]) |
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− | : [[Special:WikiStats]] : Displays monthly statistics of active users, edits, uploads, and other useful data |
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+ | ; Link search |
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+ | : [[Special:LinkSearch]]—Searches through all external links on the wiki |
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+ | ; Random page in category |
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+ | : [[Special:RandomInCategory]]—Generates a random page limited to the named category |
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+ | ; Diff view |
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+ | : [[Special:Diff]]—Links to a specific diff on the wiki. Must be used with supplied diff ID as a subpage |
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+ | : Example: [[Special:Diff/1]] or [[Special:Diff/1/2]] |
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+ | ; Permanent link |
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+ | : [[Special:PermanentLink]]—Links to an old revision of a page. Must be used with supplied old revision ID as a subpage |
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+ | : Example: [[Special:PermanentLink/1]] |
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+ | ; File path |
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+ | : [[Special:FilePath]]—Returns the complete path for a file |
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+ | ; Your user page |
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+ | : [[Special:Mypage]]—Redirects to your [[Help:Profiles|user page]] |
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+ | ; Your talk page |
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+ | : [[Special:Mytalk]]—Redirects to your [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]] or [[Help:Message Wall|message wall]] |
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+ | ; Your contributions |
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+ | : [[Special:Mycontributions]]—Redirects to your [[Help:User contributions|contributions page]] |
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+ | ; Your uploads |
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+ | : [[Special:Myuploads]]—Redirects to the page with your [[Help:Uploading files|uploads]] |
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+ | === High use pages === |
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+ | ; Most linked-to categories |
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+ | : [[Special:MostLinkedCategories]]—Categories that have the most links to them in descending order |
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+ | ; Most linked-to pages |
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+ | : [[Special:MostLinked]]—Pages that have the most links to them in descending order |
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+ | ; Most linked-to photos |
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+ | : [[Special:MostImages]]—Images that have the most links to them in descending order |
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+ | ; Most linked-to templates |
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+ | : [[Special:MostLinkedTemplates]]—Templates that have the most links to them in descending order |
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+ | ; Most popular categories |
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+ | : [[Special:Mostpopularcategories]]—List of the most popular categories |
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+ | ; Pages with the most categories |
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+ | : [[Special:MostCategories]]—List of pages with the most categories in descending order |
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+ | ; Pages with the most revisions |
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+ | : [[Special:MostRevisions]]—List of pages with the large number of edits in descending order |
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− | === |
+ | === Page tools === |
− | ;External links search |
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− | : [[Special:LinkSearch]] : Links on pages that take readers outside of the wiki |
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− | ;Random page |
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− | : [[Special:RandomPage]] : Redirects to a random page ([[Help:Redirect]]) |
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− | ;Random redirect |
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− | : [[Special:RandomRedirect]] : Randomly taken to a redirecting page ([[Help:Redirect]]) |
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− | ;Search |
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− | : [[Special:Search]] : Search the wiki ([[Help:Searching]]) |
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− | |||
− | |||
− | ===High use pages=== |
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− | ;Most linked-to categories |
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− | : [[Special:MostLinkedCategories]] : Categories that have the most links to them in descending order |
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− | ;Most linked-to pages |
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− | : [[Special:MostLinked]] : Pages that have the most links to them in descending order |
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− | ;Most linked-to photos |
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− | : [[Special:MostImages]] : Images that have the most links to them in descending order |
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− | ;Most linked-to templates |
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− | : [[Special:MostLinkedTemplates]] : Templates that have the most links to them in descending order |
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− | ;Most popular categories |
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− | : [[Special:Mostpopularcategories]] : List of the most popular categories |
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− | ;Pages with the most categories |
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− | : [[Special:MostCategories]] : List of pages with the most categories in descending order |
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− | ;Pages with the most revisions |
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− | : [[Special:MostRevisions]] : List of pages with the large number of edits in descending order |
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− | |||
− | |||
− | ===Page tools=== |
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[[File:Whatlinkshere.png|right|300px|thumb|Example output of the Special:WhatLinksHere page.]] |
[[File:Whatlinkshere.png|right|300px|thumb|Example output of the Special:WhatLinksHere page.]] |
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− | ;Create a new page |
+ | ; Create a new page |
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:CreatePage]]—Guided process to creating new pages ([[Help:New page]]) |
− | ;Export pages |
+ | ; Export pages |
− | : [[Special:Export]] |
+ | : [[Special:Export]]—Exports the source of individual wiki pages, optionally with their histories, in a thin XML wrapper which includes metadata like time, etc ([[Help:Exporting pages]]) |
− | ;<span style="color:red;">Import pages</span> |
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Import pages</span> |
− | : [[Special:Import]] |
+ | : [[Special:Import]]—Import pages exported from another wiki in an XML file ([[Help:Exporting pages]]) |
− | ;<span style="color:red;">Restore deleted pages</span> |
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Restore deleted pages</span> |
− | : [[Special:Undelete]] |
+ | : [[Special:Undelete]]—One way to undelete a page or review deleted revisions of pages |
− | ;What links here |
+ | ; What links here |
− | : [[Special:WhatLinksHere]] |
+ | : [[Special:WhatLinksHere]]—Finds all pages that link to an article. Three filters are available to except links, redirects or transclusions from the results. It is not yet possible to except transcluded links. |
+ | ; Move page |
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+ | : [[Special:MovePage]]—[[Help:Renaming pages|Move]] a page |
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− | === |
+ | === Fandom pages === |
− | ;Contact |
+ | ; Contact Fandom |
− | : [[Special:Contact]] |
+ | : [[Special:Contact]]—Send a message or inquiry to the [[Help:Community Team|Community Team]] ([[Help:Contacting Fandom]]) |
− | ;Create blog |
+ | ; Create blog |
− | : [[Special:CreateBlogPage]] |
+ | : [[Special:CreateBlogPage]]—Create a new blog post |
− | ;Create blog listing |
+ | ; Create blog listing |
− | : [[Special:CreateBlogListingPage]] |
+ | : [[Special:CreateBlogListingPage]]—Create a new blog listing page to display blog posts from categories |
− | ;Partner feed |
+ | ; Partner feed |
− | : [[Special:PartnerFeed]] |
+ | : [[Special:PartnerFeed]]—RSS feed for types of wiki actions and content |
+ | === Other special pages === |
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− | |||
+ | ; API Explorer |
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− | ===Login/sign up=== |
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+ | : [[Special:ApiExplorer]]—Displays documentation for the wiki's API |
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− | ;Connect account with Facebook |
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+ | ; Achievements Leaderboard |
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− | : [[Special:Connect]] |
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+ | : [[Special:Leaderboard]]—A ranked list of users by achievement badges |
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+ | ; Activity feed |
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− | |||
+ | : [[Special:WikiActivity]]—A visual feed of edits and communication on the wiki |
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− | ===Other special pages=== |
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+ | ; Book sources |
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− | ;API Explorer |
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+ | : [[Special:BookSources]]—Used when an ISBN is linked to on a page. See [[mw:Manual:ISBN|Manual:ISBN]] for more information and right syntax. |
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− | : [[Special:ApiExplorer]] : Displays documentation for the wiki's API |
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+ | ; Community |
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− | ;Achievements Leaderboard |
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+ | : [[Special:Community]]―[[Help:Community Page|Community Page]] |
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− | : [[Special:Leaderboard]] : A ranked list of users by achievement badges |
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+ | ; <span style="color:green;">Wiki Features</span> |
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− | ;Activity feed |
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− | : [[Special:WikiActivity]] : A visual feed of edits and communication on the wiki |
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− | ;Book sources |
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− | : [[Special:BookSources]] : Used when an ISBN is linked to on a page |
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− | ;Random page in category |
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− | : [[Special:RandomInCategory]] : Generates a random page limited to the named category |
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− | ;<span style="color:green;">Wiki Features</span> |
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: [[Special:WikiFeatures]] to view |
: [[Special:WikiFeatures]] to view |
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− | ;<span style="color:red;">Wiki Features</span> |
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Wiki Features</span> |
: [[Special:WikiFeatures]] to edit |
: [[Special:WikiFeatures]] to edit |
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: Enable, disable, and give feedback on experimental and optional features |
: Enable, disable, and give feedback on experimental and optional features |
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+ | ; Map Editor |
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+ | : [[Special:MapEditor]]―An editor for [[Help:Maps Extension|Maps]]. |
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+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Theme Designer</span> |
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+ | : [[Special:ThemeDesigner]]―Edit the wiki theme. |
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+ | : If user is signed in, it redirects to the main page of the wiki |
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+ | ; Blank page |
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+ | : [[Special:BlankPage]]―A blank page. Can be used by [[Help:Advanced CSS and JS|JavaScript]] scripts to insert custom user interface. |
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− | ==Logs== |
+ | == Logs == |
− | *[[Special:Log/block|Block log]] - blocks and unblocks ([[Help:Blocking]]) |
+ | * [[Special:Log/block|Block log]] - blocks and unblocks ([[Help:Blocking]]) |
− | *[[Special:Log/delete|Deletion log]] - deleted and undeleted pages ([[Help:Deletion]]) |
+ | * [[Special:Log/delete|Deletion log]] - deleted and undeleted pages ([[Help:Deletion]]) |
− | *[[Special:Log/import|Import log]] - administrative imports of pages with edit history from other wikis |
+ | * [[Special:Log/import|Import log]] - administrative imports of pages with edit history from other wikis |
− | *[[Special:Log/merge|Merge log]] - list of the most recent merges of one page history into another |
+ | * [[Special:Log/merge|Merge log]] - list of the most recent merges of one page history into another |
− | *[[Special:Log/move|Move log]] - list of page moves ([[Help:Moving pages]]) |
+ | * [[Special:Log/move|Move log]] - list of page moves ([[Help:Moving pages]]) |
− | *[[Special:Log/newusers|User creation log]] - list of newly created accounts. |
+ | * [[Special:Log/newusers|User creation log]] - list of newly created accounts. |
− | *[[Special:Log/protect|Protection log]] - |
+ | * [[Special:Log/protect|Protection log]] - list of page protections and unprotections ([[Help:Page protection]]) |
− | *[[Special:Log/ |
+ | * [[Special:Log/upload|Upload log]] - list of images uploaded ([[Help:Uploading files]]) |
− | *[[Special:Log/ |
+ | * [[Special:Log/rights|User rights log]] - changes to user rights ([[Help:User rights]]) |
− | *[[Special:Log/ |
+ | * [[Special:Log/wikifeatures|Wiki Features log]] - changes to [[Help:Wiki Features|wiki features]]. |
+ | * [[Special:Log/useravatar|User avatar log]] - changes to [[Help:Avatars|user avatars]]. |
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+ | * [[Special:Log/templateclassification|Template classification log]] - changes to [[Help:Template types|template types]]. |
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+ | * [[Special:Log/renameuser|User rename log]] - list of user [[Help:Changing your username|renames]]. |
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Some extension also add new log types to the wiki (these will only exist if they are enabled at your wiki). Examples: |
Some extension also add new log types to the wiki (these will only exist if they are enabled at your wiki). Examples: |
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− | *[[Special:Log/ |
+ | * [[Special:Log/chatban|Chat Ban log]] - list of [[Help:Chat|chat]] bans. |
− | *[[Special:Log/ |
+ | * [[Special:Log/patrol|Patrol log]] - log of [[Help:Recent changes patrol|patrolled]] revisions |
+ | * [[Special:Log/abusefilter|Abuse Filter log]] - log of changes to [[Help:AbuseFilter|abuse filters]]. |
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+ | abusefilter, piggyback, useravatar, phalanx, phalanxemail, renameuser, chatban, chatconnect, |
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+ | wikifeatures, templateclassification, newusers |
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+ | Obtained from http://c.wikia.com/api.php?action=help&querymodules=logevents |
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+ | --> |
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− | ==See also== |
+ | == See also == |
− | *[[Help:Special page inclusion]] |
+ | * [[Help:Special page inclusion]] |
− | *[[Help:Extensions]] |
+ | * [[Help:Extensions]] |
− | *[[MetaWikipedia:Help:Special page]] |
+ | * [[MetaWikipedia:Help:Special page]] |
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+ | == Further help and feedback == |
{{Help and feedback section}} |
{{Help and feedback section}} |
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Revision as of 18:05, 2 January 2017
Special pages are useful tools and reports that come with the MediaWiki software and help with wiki management. Special pages always begin with the prefix "Special:".
How to find special pages
- You can see a list of special pages available by visiting Special:SpecialPages on your wiki.
- If you're an admin on the wiki, you can find this in the Admin Dashboard under the "Advanced" Tab.
- If you want to create a shortcut to this list, you can add it to your toolbar by clicking "Customize" and adding "Special pages" to your list.
A List of special pages
Below is a list of options in Special:SpecialPages, color coded by access levels:
- Black—Available to anyone
- Green—Available to logged in users
- Red—Available to admins
If a special page isn't available to a user, it will generally not display on their view of Special:SpecialPages.
Maintenance reports
- Broken redirects
- Special:BrokenRedirects—List of pages whose target article has been deleted (Help:Redirect)
- Dead-end pages
- Special:DeadendPages—Pages without any outgoing links.
- Double redirects
- Special:DoubleRedirects—List of pages that redirect to another redirect page (Help:Redirect)
- Long pages
- Special:LongPages—Pages that contain the most characters in descending order
- Oldest pages
- Special:AncientPages—Lists the oldest pages on a wiki
- Orphaned pages
- Special:LonelyPages—Articles not linked to or from any other page on the wiki
- Pages with the fewest revisions
- Special:FewestRevisions—Pages with the least amount of edits
- Pages without language links
- Special:WithoutInterwiki—Pages that do not link to any alternate language counterparts (Help:Interlanguage links)
- Protected pages
- Special:ProtectedPages—List pages that cannot be edited by non-admins or non-autoconfirmed users (Help:Page protection)
- Protected titles
- Special:ProtectedTitles—Pages that have been protected from creation from non-admins (Help:Page protection)
- Short pages
- Special:ShortPages—Pages that contain the fewest characters in ascending order
- Tags Report
- Special:TagsReport—Lists all of the specific tags in alphabetical order along with how many pages for each tag
- Uncategorized categories
- Special:UncategorizedCategories—Categories without category tags (Help:Category)
- Uncategorized pages
- Special:UncategorizedPages—Pages without category tags (Help:Category)
- Uncategorized photos
- Special:UncategorizedImages—Images without category tags (Help:Category)
- Uncategorized templates
- Special:UncategorizedTemplates—Templates without category tags (Help:Category)
- Unused categories
- Special:UnusedCategories displays categories that have not been used
- Unused photos
- Special:UnusedImages—Images that do not appear on any page (Help:Photos)
- Unused templates
- Special:UnusedTemplates—Templates that are not included in any page (Help:Templates)
- Unused videos
- Special:UnusedVideos—Videos that do not appear on any page (Help:Videos)
- Unwatched pages
- Special:UnwatchedPages—Pages that are not on any user's watchlist
- Wanted categories
- Special:WantedCategories—Pages that use a category that has not been created yet (Help:Category)
- Wanted pages
- Special:WantedPages—Most internally linked-to articles that do not yet exist
- Wanted photos
- Special:WantedFiles—Most internally linked-to files (not just images) that do not yet exist
- Pages without images
- Special:Withoutimages—List of pages without images on them.
List of pages
- All pages
- Special:AllPages—A list of every page on the wiki
- All pages with prefix
- Special:PrefixIndex Displays all namespaces within the wiki, along with a search box
- Categories list
- Special:Categories—List of categories
- Templates list
- Special:Templates—List of templates
- Category tree
- Special:CategoryTree—Use a category name to see its contents as a tree structure (Help:Category)
- Disambiguation pages.
- Special:Disambiguations—List pages marked as disambiguations (Help:Glossary#D)
- Redirects list
- Special:ListRedirects—List of redirects on a wiki (Help:Redirect)
Users and rights
- Block user
- Special:Block—Block a user or IP address.
- Unblock user
- Special:Unblock—Unblock a user or IP address.
- Blocked IP addresses and usernames
- Special:BlockList—Blocked IPs and usernames (Help:Blocking)
- Contributions
- Special:Contributions—List of contributions of anonymous or logged-in users (Help:User contributions)
- Deleted contributions
- Special:DeletedContributions—View a user's or IP address's edits that have been deleted (Help:Deletion)
- Edit count
- Special:EditCount—Edit tally broken down by namespaces locally and globally (Help:Edit count)
- User group rights
- Special:ListGroupRights—List of rights associated with each user group
- User rights management
- Special:UserRights—Use to manage user rights of users.
- Users list
- Special:ListUsers—List of people who have edited this wiki. You can also narrow it down to view specific user groups with a specific edit. threshold. This tool also has some aliases that will immediately narrow down the scope of the page. (Help:ListUsers)
- Special:ListAdmins—Only sysops are returned by default.
- Special:ListStaff—Only staff members are returned by default.
- Special:ListVSTF—Only VSTF members are returned by default.
- Special:ListBots—Only bots are returned by default.
- Special:ListHelpers—Only helpers members are returned by default.
Account management and settings
- Sign Up
- Special:UserSignup―Redirects to the page for signing up to Fandom
- Change password
- Special:ChangePassword—Change the password associated with your user account
- Change email
- Special:ChangeEmail—Change the email address associated with your user account
- Preferences
- Special:Preferences—Set your user preferences
- Followed Pages
- Special:Following—A list of pages you are following on that wiki
- Edit Watchlist
- Special:EditWatchlist—Edit your list of watched pages
Recent changes and logs
- Logs (extended list)
- Special:Log—Logs of deletion, protection, blocking, image uploads and user rights settings
- New pages
- Special:NewPages—List of new pages on a wiki
- New photos on this wiki
- Special:NewFiles—List of photos on a wiki sorted by newest to oldest
- Recent changes
- Special:RecentChanges—The latest edits on a wiki (Help:Recent changes)
- Related changes
- Special:RecentChangesLinked—Changes made recently to pages linked from a specified page
or to members of a specified category - Valid change tags
- Special:Tags—A list of the tags that MediaWiki may mark an edit with, and their meaning
- Watchlist
- Special:Watchlist—Show the pages you are following
Media reports and uploads
- Duplicate photos search
- Special:FileDuplicateSearch—Locate duplicate files based on filename
- File list
- Special:ListFiles—List of files uploaded that can be sorted by size or date
- MIME search
- Special:MIMESearch—Enables the filtering of files for its MIME-type
- Upload multiple files
- Special:MultipleUpload—Upload up to 10 files to the wiki (Help:Multiple uploads)
- Upload file
- Special:Upload—Upload a file to the wiki
- Upload videos
- Special:WikiaVideoAdd—Upload a video to the wiki
Wiki data and tools
- Statistics
- Special:Statistics—Total number of pages and users
- System messages
- Special:AllMessages—Displays all pages in the MediaWiki namespace (Help:System messages)
- Version
- Special:Version—The version of the software the site is currently running. Also displayed 'installed' extensions
- Wiki Statistics
- Special:Insights—Displays monthly statistics of active users, edits, uploads, and other useful data
- Parser Speed
- Special:ParserSpeed—Displays page parsing speed, size, and template statistics. Useful for finding slow and/or overloaded pages. (Help:ParserSpeed)
Redirecting special pages
- External links search
- Special:LinkSearch—Links on pages that take readers outside of the wiki
- Random page
- Special:RandomPage—Redirects to a random page
- Random redirect
- Special:RandomRedirect—Randomly taken to a redirecting page (Help:Redirect)
- Search
- Special:Search—Search the wiki (Help:Searching)
- Link search
- Special:LinkSearch—Searches through all external links on the wiki
- Random page in category
- Special:RandomInCategory—Generates a random page limited to the named category
- Diff view
- Special:Diff—Links to a specific diff on the wiki. Must be used with supplied diff ID as a subpage
- Example: Special:Diff/1 or Special:Diff/1/2
- Permanent link
- Special:PermanentLink—Links to an old revision of a page. Must be used with supplied old revision ID as a subpage
- Example: Special:PermanentLink/1
- File path
- Special:FilePath—Returns the complete path for a file
- Your user page
- Special:Mypage—Redirects to your user page
- Your talk page
- Special:Mytalk—Redirects to your talk page or message wall
- Your contributions
- Special:Mycontributions—Redirects to your contributions page
- Your uploads
- Special:Myuploads—Redirects to the page with your uploads
High use pages
- Most linked-to categories
- Special:MostLinkedCategories—Categories that have the most links to them in descending order
- Most linked-to pages
- Special:MostLinked—Pages that have the most links to them in descending order
- Most linked-to photos
- Special:MostImages—Images that have the most links to them in descending order
- Most linked-to templates
- Special:MostLinkedTemplates—Templates that have the most links to them in descending order
- Most popular categories
- Special:Mostpopularcategories—List of the most popular categories
- Pages with the most categories
- Special:MostCategories—List of pages with the most categories in descending order
- Pages with the most revisions
- Special:MostRevisions—List of pages with the large number of edits in descending order
Page tools
- Create a new page
- Special:CreatePage—Guided process to creating new pages (Help:New page)
- Export pages
- Special:Export—Exports the source of individual wiki pages, optionally with their histories, in a thin XML wrapper which includes metadata like time, etc (Help:Exporting pages)
- Import pages
- Special:Import—Import pages exported from another wiki in an XML file (Help:Exporting pages)
- Restore deleted pages
- Special:Undelete—One way to undelete a page or review deleted revisions of pages
- What links here
- Special:WhatLinksHere—Finds all pages that link to an article. Three filters are available to except links, redirects or transclusions from the results. It is not yet possible to except transcluded links.
- Move page
- Special:MovePage—Move a page
Fandom pages
- Contact Fandom
- Special:Contact—Send a message or inquiry to the Community Team (Help:Contacting Fandom)
- Create blog
- Special:CreateBlogPage—Create a new blog post
- Create blog listing
- Special:CreateBlogListingPage—Create a new blog listing page to display blog posts from categories
- Partner feed
- Special:PartnerFeed—RSS feed for types of wiki actions and content
Other special pages
- API Explorer
- Special:ApiExplorer—Displays documentation for the wiki's API
- Achievements Leaderboard
- Special:Leaderboard—A ranked list of users by achievement badges
- Activity feed
- Special:WikiActivity—A visual feed of edits and communication on the wiki
- Book sources
- Special:BookSources—Used when an ISBN is linked to on a page. See Manual:ISBN for more information and right syntax.
- Community
- Special:Community―Community Page
- Wiki Features
- Special:WikiFeatures to view
- Wiki Features
- Special:WikiFeatures to edit
- Enable, disable, and give feedback on experimental and optional features
- Map Editor
- Special:MapEditor―An editor for Maps.
- Theme Designer
- Special:ThemeDesigner―Edit the wiki theme.
- If user is signed in, it redirects to the main page of the wiki
- Blank page
- Special:BlankPage―A blank page. Can be used by JavaScript scripts to insert custom user interface.
Logs
- Block log - blocks and unblocks (Help:Blocking)
- Deletion log - deleted and undeleted pages (Help:Deletion)
- Import log - administrative imports of pages with edit history from other wikis
- Merge log - list of the most recent merges of one page history into another
- Move log - list of page moves (Help:Moving pages)
- User creation log - list of newly created accounts.
- Protection log - list of page protections and unprotections (Help:Page protection)
- Upload log - list of images uploaded (Help:Uploading files)
- User rights log - changes to user rights (Help:User rights)
- Wiki Features log - changes to wiki features.
- User avatar log - changes to user avatars.
- Template classification log - changes to template types.
- User rename log - list of user renames.
Some extension also add new log types to the wiki (these will only exist if they are enabled at your wiki). Examples:
- Chat Ban log - list of chat bans.
- Patrol log - log of patrolled revisions
- Abuse Filter log - log of changes to abuse filters.
See also
Further help and feedback
- Browse and search other help pages at Help:Contents
- Check Fandom Community Central for sources of further help and support
- Check Contacting Fandom for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article