Changes: Help:Protect site

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Protect site is an extension that allows Fandom Staff, Wiki Managers, Fandom Helpers, the Volunteer Spam Task Force, and other volunteers to temporarily restrict certain actions on a community to stop major instances of spam or vandalism. Local administrators (the administrators for an individual wiki) can request that the extension be enabled for their use, though it is generally only enabled on communities that have an extensive history of spam or vandalism attacks.

Usage

This extension can be used to restrict actions to either registered users and administrators or administrators. The following actions can be restricted:

Administrators with access to Protect site will see a link to it in Special:SpecialPages and can use it from Special:Protectsite. The maximum amount of time for which an administrator can protect an entire community is 12 hours.

As this tool will prevent a large number of people from editing the community, both good and bad, it should not be used for an extended duration. The protection should only last long enough to be able to clean everything up. Similarly, protect site is not to be used for long-term protection. Local administrators can require editors to login via Wiki Features if logged-out user vandalism is a persistent problem. For other alternatives and options, please contact Fandom Support.

When used, it will show up in the protection logs and recent changes as a protecting of 'Special:AllPages.' If the user didn't decide to suppress the expiry time, it will also say how long the protection is.

How to request access

Local administrators can request that this extension be available for their use by contacting Fandom Support. The Community Team will then evaluate the request and determine whether it is the right fit for the community. Only administrators will be given access, if at all.

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

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-{{enabled by default}}
 [[File:Protect-site.png|350px|right|thumb|Usage of Protect Site]]
-'''Protect site''' is an extension that is a last resort method that allows [[Special:Listusers/staff|Wikia staff]], [[Special:Listusers/helper|Helpers]], [[Special:Listusers/vstf|VSTF]] or [[Special:Listusers/sysop|local administrators]] to temporarily restrict certain actions. It is only to be used temporarily as a means to stop a major vandalism or spam attack.
+'''Protect site''' is an extension that allows [[Help:Community Team|Fandom Staff]], [[Help:Wiki Managers|Wiki Managers]], [[Help:Volunteers and Helpers|Fandom Helpers]], the [[Help:VSTF|Volunteer Spam Task Force]], and [[Help:Volunteers and Helpers|other volunteers]] to temporarily restrict certain actions on a community to stop major instances of spam or vandalism. Local administrators (the administrators for an individual wiki) can request that the extension be enabled for their use, though it is generally only enabled on communities that have an extensive history of spam or vandalism attacks.
-The extension is enabled on Wikia by default; however, only Wikia staff, Helpers, and VSTF have access to it using the default settings. If a wiki is sustaining extensive vandalism or spam attacks, the administrators of that wiki can [[Special:Contact|contact Wikia staff]], and allowing protect site access for administrators may be considered, among other options.
 ==Usage==
-With the extension one can prevent the following actions to either [[Help%3AUser_access_levels#What_can_logged-in_users_do_on_a_wiki.3F|'''registered users and sysops''']] or just [[Help%3AUser_access_levels#What_can_administrators_do_on_a_wiki.3F|'''sysops''']].
+This extension can be used to restrict actions to either [[Help:User rights#Registered users|'''registered users and administrators''']] or [[Help:User rights#Administrators|'''administrators''']]. The following actions can be restricted:
-* [[Help:Create_an_account|Creating new accounts]]
+* [[Help:New page|Creating new pages]]
-* [[Help:New_page|Creating new pages]]
 * [[Help:Editing|Editing pages]]
-* [[Help:Moving pages|Moving pages]]
+* [[Help:Renaming pages|Renaming pages]]
-* [[Help:Upload|Uploading files]]
+* [[Help:Uploading files|Uploading files]]
+Administrators with access to Protect site will see a link to it in [[Special:SpecialPages]] and can use it from [[Special:Protectsite]]. The maximum amount of time for which an administrator can protect an entire community is 12 hours.
+As this tool will prevent a large number of people from editing the community, both good and bad, it should not be used for an extended duration. The protection should only last long enough to be able to clean everything up. Similarly, protect site is '''not''' to be used for long-term protection. Local administrators can require editors to login via [[Help:Wiki Features|Wiki Features]] if logged-out user vandalism is a persistent problem. For other alternatives and options, please [[Help:Contacting Fandom|contact Fandom Support]].
+When used, it will show up in the [[Special:Logs/protect|protection logs]] and [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] as a protecting of 'Special:AllPages.' If the user didn't decide to suppress the expiry time, it will also say how long the protection is.
-Those with access to protect site will see a link to it in [[Special:SpecialPages]] and can use it from [[Special:Protectsite]]. The maximum amount of time one can protect an entire wiki for is 12 hours. As this tool will prevent a large number of people from editing the wiki, both good and bad, it should not be used for an extended duration. The protection should only last long enough to be able to clean everything up. Similarly, protect site is '''not''' to be used for long-term protection. Please [[Special:Contact|contact Wikia staff]] for alternatives and other options.
+==How to request access==
-When used, it will show up in the [[Special:Logs/protect|protection logs]] and [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] as a protect of 'Special:AllPages'.
+Local administrators can request that this extension be available for their use by [[Help:Contacting Fandom|contacting Fandom Support]]. The Community Team will then evaluate the request and determine whether it is the right fit for the community. Only administrators will be given access, if at all.
 ==See also==
-*[[Help:Page protection]]
+*Learn more about [[Help:Page protection|protecting pages]]
+*Learn more about [[Help:Spam|spam]] and [[Help:Vandalism|vandalism]]
+*Learn more about [[Help:Administrators' how-to guide|administrative tools]]
+==Further help and feedback==
+{{Help and feedback section}}
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