Help:Special pages

Special pages are 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.

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.


 * Special:AncientPages — Lists the oldest pages on a wiki.
 * Special:AncientPages — Lists the oldest pages on a wiki.


 * Special:BrokenRedirects — List of pages whose target page has been deleted or doesn't exist. (Help:Redirect)
 * Special:BrokenRedirects — List of pages whose target page has been deleted or doesn't exist. (Help:Redirect)


 * Special:DeadendPages — Pages without any outgoing links.
 * Special:DeadendPages — Pages without any outgoing links.


 * Special:DoubleRedirects — List of pages that redirect to another redirect page. (Help:Redirect)
 * Special:DoubleRedirects — List of pages that redirect to another redirect page. (Help:Redirect)


 * Special:FewestRevisions — Pages with the least amount of edits.
 * Special:FewestRevisions — Pages with the least amount of edits.


 * Special:LongPages — Pages that contain the most characters in descending order.
 * Special:LongPages — Pages that contain the most characters in descending order.


 * Special:LonelyPages — Pages not linked to or from any other page on the wiki.
 * Special:LonelyPages — Pages not linked to or from any other page on the wiki.


 * Special:NonportableInfoboxes — Templates are not portables for infoboxes. (Help:Infoboxes)
 * Special:NonportableInfoboxes — Templates are not portables for infoboxes. (Help:Infoboxes)


 * Special:ProtectedPages — List pages that cannot be edited by non-admins or non-autoconfirmed users. (Help:Page protection)
 * Special:ProtectedPages — List pages that cannot be edited by non-admins or non-autoconfirmed users. (Help:Page protection)


 * Special:ProtectedTitles — Pages that have been protected from creation from non-admins. (Help:Page protection)
 * Special:ProtectedTitles — Pages that have been protected from creation from non-admins. (Help:Page protection)


 * Special:ShortPages — Pages that contain the fewest characters in ascending order.
 * Special:ShortPages — Pages that contain the fewest characters in ascending order.


 * Special:UncategorizedCategories — Categories without category tags. (Help:Category)
 * Special:UncategorizedCategories — Categories without category tags. (Help:Category)


 * Special:UncategorizedFiles — Images without category tags. (Help:Category)
 * Special:UncategorizedFiles — Images without category tags. (Help:Category)


 * Special:UncategorizedPages — Pages without category tags. (Help:Category)
 * Special:UncategorizedPages — Pages without category tags. (Help:Category)


 * Special:UncategorizedTemplates — Templates without category tags. (Help:Category)
 * Special:UncategorizedTemplates — Templates without category tags. (Help:Category)


 * Special:UnorganizedTemplates
 * Special:UnorganizedTemplates


 * Special:UnusedCategories — Displays categories that have not been used.
 * Special:UnusedCategories — Displays categories that have not been used.


 * Special:UnusedFiles — Images that do not appear on any page. (Help:Adding images)
 * Special:UnusedFiles — Images that do not appear on any page. (Help:Adding images)


 * Special:UnusedTemplates — Templates that are not included in any page. (Help:Templates)
 * Special:UnusedTemplates — Templates that are not included in any page. (Help:Templates)


 * Special:UnwatchedPages — Pages that are not on any user's watchlist.
 * Special:UnwatchedPages — Pages that are not on any user's watchlist.


 * Special:WantedCategories — Pages that use a category that has not been created yet. (Help:Category)
 * Special:WantedCategories — Pages that use a category that has not been created yet. (Help:Category)


 * Special:WantedFiles — Most internally linked-to files (not just images) that do not yet exist.
 * Special:WantedFiles — Most internally linked-to files (not just images) that do not yet exist.


 * Special:WantedPages — Most internally linked-to articles that do not yet exist.
 * Special:WantedPages — Most internally linked-to articles that do not yet exist.


 * Special:WantedTemplates — Most internally linked-to templates that do not yet exist.
 * Special:WantedTemplates — Most internally linked-to templates that do not yet exist.


 * Special:WithoutInterwiki — Pages that do not link to any alternate language counterparts. (Help:Interlanguage link)
 * Special:WithoutInterwiki — Pages that do not link to any alternate language counterparts. (Help:Interlanguage link)


 * Special:AllPages — A list of every page on the wiki.
 * Special:AllPages — A list of every page on the wiki.


 * Special:PrefixIndex — Displays all namespaces within the wiki, along with a search box.
 * Special:PrefixIndex — Displays all namespaces within the wiki, along with a search box.


 * Special:Categories — List of categories. (Help:Category)
 * Special:Categories — List of categories. (Help:Category)


 * Special:CategoryTree — Use a category name to see its contents as a tree structure. (Help:Category)
 * Special:CategoryTree — Use a category name to see its contents as a tree structure. (Help:Category)


 * Special:DisambiguationPages — List pages marked as disambiguations. (Help:Glossary)
 * Special:DisambiguationPages — List pages marked as disambiguations. (Help:Glossary)


 * Special:ListRedirects — List of redirects on a wiki. (Help:Redirect)
 * Special:ListRedirects — List of redirects on a wiki. (Help:Redirect)


 * Special:DisambiguationPageLinks — List of pages that are linking to the disambiguation page by  magic word. (Help:Glossary)
 * Special:DisambiguationPageLinks — List of pages that are linking to the disambiguation page by  magic word. (Help:Glossary)


 * Special:PagesWithProp — Pages that are using properties.
 * Special:PagesWithProp — Pages that are using properties.


 * Special:TrackingCategories — Lists to the maintenance categories.
 * Special:TrackingCategories — Lists to the maintenance categories.


 * Special:AutoblockList — Lists the autoblocked users. (Help:Blocking)
 * Special:AutoblockList — Lists the autoblocked users. (Help:Blocking)


 * Special:Block — Block a user or IP address. (Help:Blocking)
 * Special:Block — Block a user or IP address. (Help:Blocking)


 * Special:BlockList — Blocked IPs and usernames. (Help:Blocking)
 * Special:BlockList — Blocked IPs and usernames. (Help:Blocking)


 * Special:BotPasswords
 * Special:BotPasswords


 * Special:ChangeCredentials — Changes user's credentials.
 * Special:ChangeCredentials — Changes user's credentials.


 * Special:Contributions — List of contributions of anonymous or logged-in users. (Help:User contributions)
 * Special:Contributions — List of contributions of anonymous or logged-in users. (Help:User contributions)


 * Special:DeletedContributions — View a user's or IP address's edits that have been deleted. (Help:Delete)
 * Special:DeletedContributions — View a user's or IP address's edits that have been deleted. (Help:Delete)


 * Edit count
 * [ Special:EditCount] — Edit tally broken down by namespaces locally and globally. (Help:Edit count)


 * Special:ChangeEmail — Change the email address associated with your account. (Also within Special:Preferences)
 * Special:ChangeEmail — Change the email address associated with your account. (Also within Special:Preferences)


 * Special:ListGrants — Lists the grants.
 * Special:ListGrants — Lists the grants.


 * Special:ListGroupRights — List of rights associated with each user group. (Help:User rights)
 * Special:ListGroupRights — List of rights associated with each user group. (Help:User rights)


 * 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. 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:ListBots — Only bots are returned by default.
 * Special:ListBots — Only bots are returned by default.


 * Special:PasswordPolicies — Lists the password policies.
 * Special:PasswordPolicies — Lists the password policies.


 * Special:Preferences — Change your user preferences. (Help:Preferences)
 * Special:Preferences — Change your user preferences. (Help:Preferences)


 * Special:ResetTokens — Resets the tokens from watchlist. (Help:Followed pages)
 * Special:ResetTokens — Resets the tokens from watchlist. (Help:Followed pages)


 * Special:Unblock — Unblock a user or IP address.
 * Special:Unblock — Unblock a user or IP address.


 * Special:UserRights — Use to manage user rights of users. (Help:User rights)
 * Special:UserRights — Use to manage user rights of users. (Help:User rights)


 * Special:AbuseLog — Logs of abuse filters by AbuseFilter.
 * Special:AbuseLog — Logs of abuse filters by AbuseFilter.


 * (extended list)
 * Special:Log — Logs of deletion, protection, blocking, image uploads and user rights settings.


 * Special:NewFiles — List of new images on a wiki. (Help:Adding images)
 * Special:NewFiles — List of new images on a wiki. (Help:Adding images)


 * Special:NewPages — List of new pages on a wiki. (Help:New page)
 * Special:NewPages — List of new pages on a wiki. (Help:New page)


 * Special:RecentChanges — The latest edits on a wiki. (Help:Recent changes)
 * Special:RecentChanges — The latest edits on a wiki. (Help:Recent changes)


 * Special:RecentChangesLinked — Changes made recently to pages linked from a specified page or to members of a specified category.
 * Special:RecentChangesLinked — Changes made recently to pages linked from a specified page or to members of a specified category.


 * Special:Tags — A list of the tags that MediaWiki may mark an edit with, and their meaning.
 * Special:Tags — A list of the tags that MediaWiki may mark an edit with, and their meaning.


 * Special:Watchlist — A recent changes list of all edits to pages you're following.
 * Special:EditWatchlist — Edit your list of watched pages. (Help:Followed pages)
 * Special:EditWatchlist/raw
 * Special:EditWatchlist/raw


 * Special:ListFiles — List of files uploaded that can be sorted by size or date.
 * Special:ListFiles — List of files uploaded that can be sorted by size or date.


 * Special:ListDuplicatedFiles — Lists the duplicated files.
 * Special:ListDuplicatedFiles — Lists the duplicated files.


 * Special:MIMESearch — Enables the filtering of files for its MIME-type.
 * Special:MIMESearch — Enables the filtering of files for its MIME-type.


 * Special:MediaStatistics — Lists the media statistics.
 * Special:MediaStatistics — Lists the media statistics.


 * Special:OrphanedTimedText — Lists the orphaned timed text with TimedText: namespace.
 * Special:OrphanedTimedText — Lists the orphaned timed text with TimedText: namespace.


 * Special:FileDuplicateSearch — Locate duplicate files based on filename.
 * Special:FileDuplicateSearch — Locate duplicate files based on filename.


 * Special:Upload — Upload a file to the wiki
 * Special:Upload — Upload a file to the wiki


 * Special:AllMessages — Displays all pages in the MediaWiki namespace (Help:System messages)
 * Special:AllMessages — Displays all pages in the MediaWiki namespace (Help:System messages)


 * Special:AbuseFilter — Opens the main page of AbuseFilter.
 * Special:AbuseFilter — Opens the main page of AbuseFilter.


 * Special:ApiSandbox — Opens the API sandbox for queries.
 * Special:ApiSandbox — Opens the API sandbox for queries.


 * Special:BookSources — Searches for book sources. Used when an ISBN is linked to on a page. See Manual:ISBN for more information and right syntax.
 * Special:BookSources — Searches for book sources. Used when an ISBN is linked to on a page. See Manual:ISBN for more information and right syntax.


 * Special:ExpandTemplates — Expands the template. (Help:Templates)
 * Special:ExpandTemplates — Expands the template. (Help:Templates)


 * [ Special:Gadgets] — Lists the gadgets. (Help:Gadgets)
 * [ Special:Gadgets] — Lists the gadgets. (Help:Gadgets)


 * [ Special:GadgetUsage] — Lists for usage of gadgets. (Help:Gadgets)
 * [ Special:GadgetUsage] — Lists for usage of gadgets. (Help:Gadgets)


 * Special:Statistics — Total number of pages and users
 * Special:Statistics — Total number of pages and users


 * Special:Version — The version of the software the site is currently running. Also displayed 'installed' extensions.
 * Special:Version — The version of the software the site is currently running. Also displayed 'installed' extensions.


 * Special:Diff — Shows for the difference ID. (Help:Page history)
 * Special:Diff — Shows for the difference ID. (Help:Page history)


 * Special:LinkSearch — Links on pages that take readers outside of the wiki. (Help:Searching)
 * Special:LinkSearch — Links on pages that take readers outside of the wiki. (Help:Searching)


 * Special:PermanentLink — Enters for the revision ID.
 * Special:PermanentLink — Enters for the revision ID.


 * Special:RandomInCategory — Generates a random page limited to the named category
 * Special:RandomInCategory — Generates a random page limited to the named category


 * Special:RandomPage — Redirects to a random page.
 * Special:RandomPage — Redirects to a random page.


 * Special:RandomRedirect — Randomly taken to a redirecting page (Help:Redirect)
 * Special:RandomRedirect — Randomly taken to a redirecting page (Help:Redirect)


 * Special:RandomRootPage — Redirects to a root page.
 * Special:RandomRootPage — Redirects to a root page.


 * Special:Redirect — Opens the redirect for revision ID.
 * Special:Redirect — Opens the redirect for revision ID.


 * Special:MostCategories — List of pages with the most categories in descending order.
 * Special:MostCategories — List of pages with the most categories in descending order.


 * Special:MostLinkedFiles — Files that have the most links to them in descending order.
 * Special:MostLinkedFiles — Files that have the most links to them in descending order.


 * Special:MostInterwikis — Pages that have the most interlanguage links. (Help:Interlanguage links)
 * Special:MostInterwikis — Pages that have the most interlanguage links. (Help:Interlanguage links)


 * Special:MostLinkedPages — Pages that have the most links to them in descending order.
 * Special:MostLinkedPages — Pages that have the most links to them in descending order.


 * Special:MostLinkedCategories — Categories that have the most links to them in descending order.
 * Special:MostLinkedCategories — Categories that have the most links to them in descending order.


 * Special:MostTranscludedPages — Pages that have the most transcluded to them.
 * Special:MostTranscludedPages — Pages that have the most transcluded to them.


 * Special:MostRevisions — List of pages with the most number of edits in descending order.
 * Special:MostRevisions — List of pages with the most number of edits in descending order.


 * Special:ChangeContentModel — Changes the content model.
 * Special:ChangeContentModel — Changes the content model.


 * Special:ComparePages — A tool to allow comparing revisions of two different pages.
 * Special:ComparePages — A tool to allow comparing revisions of two different 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)
 * 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)


 * Special:Import — Import pages exported from another wiki in an XML file (Help:Exporting pages)
 * Special:Import — Import pages exported from another wiki in an XML file (Help:Exporting pages)


 * Special:MergeHistory — Merges the histories.
 * Special:MergeHistory — Merges the histories.


 * Special:Nuke - (Help:Extensions)
 * Special:Nuke - (Help:Extensions)


 * Special:Undelete — One way to undelete a page or review deleted revisions of pages
 * Special:Undelete — One way to undelete a page or review deleted revisions of pages


 * 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.
 * 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.


 * Special:MapEditor ― An editor for maps. (Help:Maps Extension)
 * Special:MapEditor ― An editor for maps. (Help:Maps Extension)

Fandom pages

 * Special:Analytics — Provides analytics information for the wiki.
 * Special:Analytics — Provides analytics information for the wiki.


 * Special:CloseMyAccount — Allows you to close your account. Accounts will be closed automatically after 30 days.
 * Special:CloseMyAccount — Allows you to close your account. Accounts will be closed automatically after 30 days.


 * [ Special:Community]―Community Page Partially editable by admins.
 * [ Special:Community]―Community Page Partially editable by admins.


 * Contact Fandom
 * Special:Contact — Send a message or inquiry to the Community Team. (Help:Contacting Fandom)


 * Special:CreatePage—Guided process to creating new pages (Help:New page)
 * Special:CreatePage—Guided process to creating new pages (Help:New page)


 * Special:CreateBlogListingPage — Create a new blog listing page to display blog posts from categories.
 * Special:CreateBlogListingPage — Create a new blog listing page to display blog posts from categories.


 * Special:DownloadYourData — Download the data we provide: username, user ID, real name (if provided), email address, account creation date and a link to a list of your contributions.
 * Special:DownloadYourData — Download the data we provide: username, user ID, real name (if provided), email address, account creation date and a link to a list of your contributions.


 * [ Special:InfoboxBuilder]―A graphical user interface for creating portable infoboxes.
 * [ Special:InfoboxBuilder]―A graphical user interface for creating portable infoboxes.


 * [ Special:Leaderboard] — A ranked list of users by achievement badges.
 * [ Special:Leaderboard] — A ranked list of users by achievement badges.


 * Search
 * Special:Search — Search the wiki (Help:Searching)


 * Special:SearchCommunity
 * Special:SearchCommunity


 * Special:SocialActivity
 * Special:SocialActivity


 * Special:UserRenameTool — User Rename service. You can only rename your account once.
 * Special:UserRenameTool — User Rename service. You can only rename your account once.


 * User Activity
 * w:Special:UserActivity

Global user rights

 * Special:ListGlobalUsers — List of users with global user rights. Only Global Discussions Moderators, Vanguards, SOAP, Helpers, and Staff are returned by default.
 * Special:ListStaff — Only staff members are returned by default.
 * Special:ListSOAP — Only SOAP members are returned by default.
 * Special:ListHelpers — Only helpers members are returned by default.
 * Special:ListHelpers — Only helpers members are returned by default.


 * Special:ConfirmEmail―Confirm your email address. Will redirect to main page if your address is already confirmed or the confirmation link expired.
 * Special:ConfirmEmail―Confirm your email address. Will redirect to main page if your address is already confirmed or the confirmation link expired.


 * Special:JSPages
 * Special:JSPages


 * Special:MathStatus
 * Special:MathStatus


 * Special:TagsReport — Lists all of the specific tags in alphabetical order along with how many pages for each tag
 * Special:TagsReport — Lists all of the specific tags in alphabetical order along with how many pages for each tag


 * Special:UserLogin — Sign in to your Fandom account.
 * Special:UserLogin — Sign in to your Fandom account.


 * Special:UserLogout
 * Special:UserLogout


 * Special:UserSignup―Redirects to the page for signing up to Fandom.
 * If user is signed in, it redirects to the main page of the wiki.
 * If user is signed in, it redirects to the main page of the wiki.


 * Special:Withoutimages — List of pages without images on them.
 * Special:Withoutimages — List of pages without images on them.

More special pages
These pages are not listed on Special:SpecialPages.
 * Blank page
 * Special:BlankPage ― A blank page. Can be used by JavaScript scripts to insert custom user interface.


 * Change password
 * Special:ChangePassword — Change the password associated with your user account


 * File path
 * Special:FilePath — Returns the complete path for a file


 * Move page
 * Special:MovePage — Move a page


 * Your contributions
 * Special:Mycontributions — Redirects to your contributions page


 * Your talk page
 * Special:Mytalk — Redirects to your talk page or message wall


 * Your uploads
 * Special:Myuploads — Redirects to the page with your uploads


 * Your user page
 * Special:Mypage — Redirects to your user page


 * Special pages
 * Special:SpecialPages


 * Theme Designer
 * Special:ThemeDesigner ― Edit the wiki theme.


 * Theme Designer Preview
 * Special:ThemeDesignerPreview - The page that would show up as the Theme Designer preview before FandomDesktop.

Logs

 * Block log - blocks and unblocks (Help:Blocking)
 * Deletion log - deleted and undeleted pages (Help:Delete)
 * 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.
 * Page creation log - list of page creations (Help:New page)
 * 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.

Some extensions also add new log types to the wiki (these will only exist if they are enabled at your wiki). Examples:
 * Patrol log - log of patrolled revisions.
 * Abuse Filter log - log of changes to abuse filters.

Further help and feedback
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