(Fix) Tag: Help |
(grammar) Tags: Visual edit Help |
||
(72 intermediate revisions by 39 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
+ | <div style="margin-bottom:20px"><jwplayer media-id="WYh9IRoz" /></div> |
||
− | [[File:Special Pages.png|thumb|A screenshot of Special Pages.]] |
||
+ | [[File:Special Pages.png|thumb|300px|The Special Pages page.]] |
||
+ | '''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:". |
||
+ | |||
{{tocright}} |
{{tocright}} |
||
+ | == How to find special pages == |
||
− | |||
+ | * You can see a list of special pages available by visiting [[Special:SpecialPages]] on your wiki. |
||
− | '''Special pages''' are useful tools and reports that come with the [[wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki software]] and help with wikia management. Special pages always begin with the prefix "Special:". |
||
+ | * If you're an [[Help:User rights#Administrators|admin]] on the wiki, you can find this in the [[Help:Admin Dashboard|Admin Dashboard]] under the "Advanced" Tab. |
||
− | |||
− | ==How to Find Special Pages== |
||
− | |||
− | * You can see a list of special pages available by visiting [[Special:SpecialPages]] on your wikia. |
||
− | |||
− | * If you're an admin on the wikia, you can find this in the [[Help:Admin Dashboard|Admin Dashboard]] under the "Advanced" Tab. |
||
− | |||
* 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. |
||
− | == |
+ | == List of special pages == |
− | |||
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: |
||
− | * '''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 |
||
− | 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 === |
||
+ | ; Broken redirects |
||
+ | : [[Special:BrokenRedirects]]—List of pages whose target article has been deleted or doesn't exist. ([[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 images |
||
+ | : [[Special:Withoutimages]]—List of pages without [[Help:Photos|images]] on them. |
||
+ | ; 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:UncategorizedFiles]]—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:UnusedFiles]]—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]]) |
||
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Unwatched pages</span> |
||
+ | : [[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. |
||
+ | ; Wanted templates |
||
+ | : [[Special:WantedTemplates]]—Most internally linked-to templates that do not yet exist. |
||
− | === |
+ | === List of pages === |
+ | ; All pages |
||
− | ;Broken redirects |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:AllPages]]—A list of every page on the wiki. |
− | ; |
+ | ; All pages with prefix |
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:PrefixIndex]] Displays all namespaces within the wiki, along with a search box. |
+ | ; Categories list |
||
− | ;Double redirects |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:Categories]]—List of [[Help:Category|categories]]. |
+ | ; Category tree |
||
− | ;Long pages |
||
+ | : [[Special:CategoryTree]]—Use a category name to see its contents as a tree structure. ([[Help:Category]]) |
||
− | : [[Special:LongPages]] : Pages that contain the most characters in descending order |
||
+ | ; Pages linking to disambiguation pages |
||
− | ;Oldest pages |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:Disambiguations]]—List pages marked as disambiguations. ([[Help:Glossary#D]]) |
+ | ; Redirects list |
||
− | ;Orphaned pages |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:ListRedirects]]—List of redirects on a wiki. ([[Help:Redirect]]) |
− | ;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#Special_Unused_Videos_page|Help:Videos]]) |
||
− | ;<span style="color:red;">Unwatched pages</span> |
||
− | : [[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 |
||
− | === |
+ | === Users and rights === |
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Block user</span> |
||
− | ;All pages |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:Block]]—[[Help:Blocking|Block]] a user or IP address. |
+ | ; Blocked users |
||
− | ;All pages with prefix |
||
+ | : [[Special:BlockList]]—Blocked IPs and usernames. ([[Help:Blocking]]) |
||
− | : [[Special:PrefixIndex]] Displays all prefixes within the wiki, along with a search box |
||
+ | ; Change a user's name |
||
− | ;Categories list |
||
+ | : [[Special:UserRenameTool]]—User Rename service. You can only rename your account once. |
||
− | : [[Special:Categories]] : List of categories ([[Help:Category]]) |
||
+ | ; Change e-mail address |
||
− | ;Category tree |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:ChangeEmail]]—Change the email address associated with your account. (Also within [[Special:Preferences]]) |
+ | ; Contributions |
||
− | ;Disambiguation pages |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:Contributions]]—List of contributions of anonymous or logged-in users. ([[Help:User contributions]]) |
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Deleted contributions</span> |
||
− | ;Redirects list |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[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]]) |
||
+ | ; List global users |
||
+ | : [[Special:ListGlobalUsers]]—List of users with global user-rights. Only Global Discussions Moderators, Vanguards, VSTF, Helpers, and Staff are returned by default. |
||
+ | :: [[Special:ListStaff]]—Only [[Help:staff|staff]] members are returned by default. |
||
+ | :: [[Special:ListVSTF]]—Only [[Help:VSTF|VSTF]] members are returned by default. |
||
+ | :: [[Special:ListHelpers]]—Only [[Help:Volunteers and Helpers#Helpers|helpers]] members are returned by default. |
||
+ | ; Preferences |
||
+ | : [[Special:Preferences]]—Change your user preferences. |
||
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Unblock user</span> |
||
+ | : [[Special:Unblock]]—[[Help:Blocking|Unblock]] a user or IP address. |
||
+ | ; User group rights |
||
+ | : [[Special:ListGroupRights]]—List of [[Help:User rights|rights]] associated with each user group. |
||
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">User rights management</span> |
||
+ | : [[Special:UserRights]]—Use to manage [[Help:User rights|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:ListBots]]—Only [[Help:Bots|bots]] are returned by default. |
||
− | === |
+ | === Recent changes and logs === |
+ | ; Followed pages |
||
− | ;<span style="color:red;">Block user</span> |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:Following]]-A list of all pages you are following/watching on a wiki. |
+ | ; Logs ([[#Logs|extended list]]) |
||
− | ;Blocked IP addresses and usernames |
||
+ | : [[Special:Log]]—Logs of deletion, protection, blocking, image uploads and user rights settings. |
||
− | : [[Special:IPBlockList]] : Blocked IPs and usernames ([[Help:Blocking]]) |
||
+ | ; New pages |
||
− | ;Change password |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:NewPages]]—List of new pages on a wiki. |
+ | ; Recent changes |
||
− | ;Contributions |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:RecentChanges]]—The latest edits on a wiki. ([[Help:Recent changes]]) |
+ | ; Related changes |
||
− | ;<span style="color:red;">Deleted contributions</span> |
||
+ | : [[Special:RecentChangesLinked]]—Changes made recently to pages linked from a specified page or to members of a specified category. |
||
− | : [[Special:DeletedContributions]] : View a user's or IP address's edits that have been deleted ([[Help:Deletion]]) |
||
+ | ; Valid change tags |
||
− | ;Edit count |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:Tags]]—A list of the tags that MediaWiki may mark an edit with, and their meaning. |
+ | ; Watchlist |
||
− | ;Preferences |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:Watchlist]]—A RecentChanges list of all edits to pages you're following. |
+ | : [[Special:EditWatchlist]]—Edit your list of [[Help:Followed pages|watched pages]]. |
||
− | ;User group rights |
||
− | : [[Special:ListGroupRights]] : List of rights associated with each user group ([[Help:User access levels]]) |
||
− | ;<span style="color:orange;">User rights management</span> |
||
− | : [[Special:UserRights]] : Use to appoint new admins/bureaucrats or to add/remove rollback users. ([[Help:User access levels]]) |
||
− | ;Users list |
||
− | : [[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. |
||
− | ::[[Special:ListAdmins]] : Only sysops and bureaucrats are returned by default. |
||
− | ::[[Special:ListStaff]] : Only [[staff]] members are returned by defualt. |
||
− | ::[[Special:ListVSTF]] : Only [[Help:VSTF|VSTF]] members are returned by default. |
||
− | ::[[Special:ListBots]] : Only [[Help:Bots|bots]] are returned by default. |
||
− | === |
+ | === Media reports and uploads === |
+ | ; Duplicate photos search |
||
− | ;Followed Pages |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:FileDuplicateSearch]]—Locate duplicate files based on filename. |
− | ; |
+ | ; File list |
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:ListFiles]]—List of files uploaded that can be sorted by size or date. |
+ | ; File path |
||
− | ;New pages |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:FilePath]]—Returns the complete path for a file. |
+ | ; MIME search |
||
− | ;New photos on this wiki |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:MIMESearch]]—Enables the filtering of files for its MIME-type. |
+ | ; <span style="color:green;">Upload multiple photos</span> |
||
− | ;Recent changes |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:MultipleUpload]]—Upload up to 10 files to the wiki. ([[Help:Multiple uploads]]) |
+ | ; <span style="color:green;">Upload photo</span> |
||
− | ;Related changes |
||
+ | : [[Special:Upload]]—[[Help:Uploading files|Upload]] a file to the wiki |
||
− | : [[Special:RelatedChanges]] : Changes made recently to pages linked from a specified page<br />or to members of a specified category ([[Help:Related changes]]) |
||
− | ;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 watching ([[Help:Watchlist]]) |
||
+ | === 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 |
||
+ | === Redirecting special pages === |
||
− | ===Media reports and uploads=== |
||
− | ; |
+ | ; External links search |
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:LinkSearch]]—Links on pages that take readers outside of the wiki |
+ | ; Random page |
||
− | ;File list |
||
+ | : [[Special:RandomPage]]—Redirects to a random page |
||
− | : [[Special:ImageList]] : List of images uploaded that can be sorted by size or date ([[Help:Images]]) |
||
+ | ; Random redirect |
||
− | ;File path |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:RandomRedirect]]—Randomly taken to a redirecting page ([[Help:Redirect]]) |
− | ;<span style="color:green;">Import Free Images</span> |
||
− | : [[Special:ImportFreeImages]] : Import properly licensed photos from flickr ([[Help:Import free images]]) |
||
− | ;MIME search |
||
− | : [[Special:MIMESearch]] : Enables the filtering of files for its MIME-type |
||
− | ;<span style="color:green;">Upload multiple photos</span> |
||
− | : [[Special:MultipleUpload]] : Upload up to 10 files to the wiki ([[Help:Multiple uploads]]) |
||
− | ;<span style="color:green;">Upload photo</span> |
||
− | : [[Special:Upload]] : Upload a file to the wiki ([[Help:Uploading files]]) |
||
+ | === 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 most number of edits in descending order |
||
− | === |
+ | === Page 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 |
||
− | ;Wikia Statistics |
||
− | : [[Special:WikiStats]] : Displays monthly statistics of active users, edits, uploads, and other useful data |
||
− | |||
− | |||
− | ===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 ([[Help:Redirect]]) |
||
− | ;Random redirect |
||
− | : [[Special:RandomRedirect]] : Randomly taken to a redirecting page ([[Help:Redirect]]) |
||
− | ;Search |
||
− | : [[Special:Search]] : Search the wiki ([[Help:Searching]]) |
||
− | |||
− | |||
− | ===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=== |
||
[[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.]] |
||
+ | ; Compare pages |
||
− | ;Create a new page |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:ComparePages]]—A tool to allow comparing revisions of two different pages. |
+ | ; Create a new page |
||
− | ;Export pages |
||
+ | : [[Special:CreatePage]]—Guided process to creating new pages ([[Help:New page]]) |
||
− | : [[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]]) |
||
+ | ; Export pages |
||
− | ;<span style="color:red;">Import pages</span> |
||
+ | : [[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 |
||
− | ;<span style="color:red;"> |
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Import pages</span> |
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:Import]]—Import pages exported from another wiki in an XML file ([[Help:Exporting pages]])--> |
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Restore deleted pages</span> |
||
− | ;What links here |
||
+ | : [[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. |
||
+ | ; 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. |
||
− | === |
+ | === Fandom pages === |
+ | ; Close My Account |
||
− | ;Contact Wikia |
||
+ | : [[Special:CloseMyAccount]]—Allows you to close your account. Accounts will be closed automatically after 30 days. |
||
− | : [[Special:Contact]] : Send a message or inquiry to the [[Help:Community Team|Community Team]] ([[Help:Contacting Wikia]]) |
||
+ | ; Contact Fandom |
||
− | ;Create blog |
||
+ | : [[Special:Contact]]—Send a message or inquiry to the [[Help:Community Team|Community Team]]. ([[Help:Contacting Fandom]]) |
||
− | : [[Special:CreateBlogPage]] : Create a new blog post |
||
− | ;Create blog |
+ | ; Create blog |
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:CreateBlogPage]]—Create a new blog post. |
+ | ; Create blog listing |
||
− | ;Partner feed |
||
− | : [[Special: |
+ | : [[Special:CreateBlogListingPage]]—Create a new blog listing page to display blog posts from categories. |
+ | ; Download Your Data |
||
+ | : [[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. |
||
+ | ; Infobox Builder |
||
+ | : [{{fullurl:Special:InfoboxBuilder}} Special:InfoboxBuilder]―A graphical user interface for creating [[Help:Infoboxes|portable infoboxes]]. |
||
+ | ; Insights |
||
+ | : [[Special:Insights]]—Displays monthly statistics of active users, edits, uploads, and other useful data. |
||
+ | ; Partner feed |
||
+ | : [[Special:PartnerFeed]]—RSS feed for types of wiki actions and content. |
||
+ | === Maps === |
||
+ | ; Map Editor |
||
+ | : [[Special:MapEditor]]―An editor for [[Help:Maps Extension|Maps]]. |
||
+ | === Other special pages === |
||
− | ===Login/sign up=== |
||
+ | ; Sign Up |
||
− | ;Connect account with Facebook |
||
+ | : [[Special:UserSignup]]―Redirects to the page for signing up to Fandom. |
||
− | : [[Special:Connect]] |
||
+ | ; Confirm email |
||
+ | : [[Special:WikiaConfirmEmail]]―Confirm your email address. Will redirect to main page if your address is already confirmed or the confirmation link expired. |
||
+ | ; Achievements Leaderboard |
||
+ | : [{{fullurl:Special:Leaderboard}} Special:Leaderboard]—A ranked list of users by achievement badges. |
||
+ | ; Book sources |
||
+ | : [[Special:BookSources]]—Used when an ISBN is linked to on a page. See [[mw:Manual:ISBN|Manual:ISBN]] for more information and right syntax. |
||
+ | ; <span id="Community">Community</span> |
||
+ | : [{{fullurl:Special:Community}} Special:Community]―[[Help:Community Page|Community Page]] (enabled by request; not enabled by default on all wikis). Partially editable by admins. |
||
+ | ; Log in / create account |
||
+ | : [[Special:UserLogin]]—Sign in to your Fandom account. |
||
+ | : If user is signed in, it redirects to the main page of the wiki. |
||
+ | ; Most linked-to files in content namespaces |
||
+ | : [[Special:MostLinkedFilesInContent]]—List of images linked in [[Help:Namespace|content namespaces]]. |
||
+ | ; Random page in category |
||
+ | : [[Special:RandomInCategory]]—Generates a random page limited to the named category |
||
+ | ; Templates on Fandom |
||
+ | : [[Special:Templates]]—List of [[Help:Templates|templates]]. |
||
+ | ; <span style="color:red;">Wiki Features</span> |
||
+ | : [{{fullurl:Special:WikiFeatures}} Special:WikiFeatures] to view, some special pages are only available if the corresponding feature is enabled on the wiki. |
||
+ | == More special pages == |
||
+ | These pages are not listed on [[Special:SpecialPages]]. |
||
+ | ; Activity feed |
||
+ | : [[Special:WikiActivity]]—A visual feed of edits and communication on the wiki |
||
+ | ; Add videos |
||
+ | : [[Special:WikiaVideoAdd]]—[[Help:Video embed tool|Embed]] an external [[Help:Videos|video]] on the wiki |
||
+ | ; Change password |
||
+ | : [[Special:ChangePassword]]—Change the password associated with your user account |
||
+ | ; 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]] |
||
+ | ; File path |
||
+ | : [[Special:FilePath]]—Returns the complete path for a file |
||
+ | ; Link search |
||
+ | : [[Special:LinkSearch]]—Searches through all external links on the wiki |
||
+ | ; Move page |
||
+ | : [[Special:MovePage]]—[[Help:Renaming pages|Move]] a page |
||
+ | ; 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]] |
||
+ | ; Search |
||
+ | : [[Special:Search]]—Search the wiki ([[Help:Searching]]) |
||
+ | ; Your contributions |
||
+ | : [[Special:Mycontributions]]—Redirects to your [[Help:User contributions|contributions page]] |
||
+ | ; Your talk page |
||
+ | : [[Special:Mytalk]]—Redirects to your [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]] or [[Help:Message Wall|message wall]] |
||
+ | ; Your uploads |
||
+ | : [[Special:Myuploads]]—Redirects to the page with your [[Help:Uploading files|uploads]] |
||
+ | ; Your user page |
||
+ | : [[Special:Mypage]]—Redirects to your [[Help:Profiles|user page]] |
||
− | === |
+ | === Logs === |
+ | * [[Special:Log/block|Block log]] - blocks and unblocks ([[Help:Blocking]]) |
||
− | ;API Explorer |
||
+ | * [[Special:Log/delete|Deletion log]] - deleted and undeleted pages ([[Help:Deletion]]) |
||
− | : [[Special:ApiExplorer]] : Displays documentation for the wiki's API |
||
+ | * [[Special:Log/import|Import log]] - administrative imports of pages with edit history from other wikis |
||
− | ;Achievements Leaderboard |
||
− | + | * [[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]]) |
||
− | ;Activity feed |
||
+ | * [[Special:Log/newusers|User creation log]] - list of newly created accounts. |
||
− | : [[Special:WikiActivity]] : A visual feed of edits and communication on the wiki |
||
+ | * [[Special:Log/protect|Protection log]] - list of page protections and unprotections ([[Help:Page protection]]) |
||
− | ;Book sources |
||
− | + | * [[Special:Log/upload|Upload log]] - list of images uploaded ([[Help:Uploading files]]) |
|
+ | * [[Special:Log/rights|User rights log]] - changes to user rights ([[Help:User rights]]) |
||
− | ;Random page in category |
||
+ | * [[Special:Log/wikifeatures|Wiki Features log]] - changes to [[Help:Wiki Features|wiki features]]. |
||
− | : [[Special:RandomInCategory]] : Generates a random page limited to the named category |
||
+ | * [[Special:Log/useravatar|User avatar log]] - changes to [[Help:Avatars|user avatars]]. |
||
− | ;<span style="color:green;">Wiki Features</span> |
||
+ | * [[Special:Log/templateclassification|Template classification log]] - changes to [[Help:Template types|template types]]. |
||
− | : [[Special:WikiFeatures]] to view |
||
− | ;<span style="color:red;">Wiki Features</span> |
||
− | : [[Special:WikiFeatures]] to edit |
||
− | : Enable, disable, and give feedback on experimental and optional features |
||
+ | Some extensions also add new log types to the wiki (these will only exist if they are enabled at your wiki). Examples: |
||
− | ==Logs== |
||
− | *[[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/ |
+ | * [[Special:Log/abusefilter|Abuse Filter log]] - log of changes to [[Help:AbuseFilter|abuse filters]]. |
− | *[[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/newusers|User creation log]] - list of newly created accounts. |
||
− | *[[Special:Log/protect|Protection log]] - protected and unprotected pages ([[Help:Page protection]]) |
||
− | *[[Special:Log/var_log|Settings log]] - changes to the default site skin |
||
− | *[[Special:Log/upload|Upload log]] - list of images uploaded ([[Help:Uploading files]]) |
||
− | *[[Special:Log/rights|User rights log]] - changes to user rights ([[Help:User access levels]]) |
||
+ | == See also == |
||
− | Some extension also add new log types to the wiki (these will only exist if they are enabled at your wiki). Examples: |
||
+ | * [[Help:Special page inclusion]] |
||
− | *[[Special:Log/patrol|Patrol log]] - log of patrolled revisions ([[Help:Recent changes patrol]]) |
||
+ | * [[Help:Extensions]] |
||
− | *[[Special:Log/useravatar|User Avatar]] - Logs of uploading/changing of avatars ([[Help:Blog article|Blogs]]) |
||
+ | * [[m:Help:Special page|MetaWiki help page]] |
||
+ | == Further help and feedback == |
||
− | ==See also== |
||
− | *[[Help:Special page inclusion]] |
||
− | *[[Help:Extensions]] |
||
− | *[[MetaWikipedia:Help:Special page]] |
||
− | |||
− | ==Further Help & Feedback== |
||
{{Help and feedback section}} |
{{Help and feedback section}} |
||
+ | [[ar:مساعدة:صفحات خاصة]] |
||
− | [[fi:Ohje:Toimintosivut]] |
||
− | [[nl:Help:Speciale pagina's]] |
||
[[de:Hilfe:Spezialseiten]] |
[[de:Hilfe:Spezialseiten]] |
||
[[es:Ayuda:Páginas especiales]] |
[[es:Ayuda:Páginas especiales]] |
||
+ | [[it:Aiuto:Pagine speciali]] |
||
+ | [[fi:Ohje:Toimintosivut]] |
||
[[fr:Aide:Pages spéciales]] |
[[fr:Aide:Pages spéciales]] |
||
+ | [[ja:ヘルプ:特別ページ]] |
||
[[nl:Help:Speciale pagina's]] |
[[nl:Help:Speciale pagina's]] |
||
[[pl:Pomoc:Strony specjalne]] |
[[pl:Pomoc:Strony specjalne]] |
||
+ | [[pt:Ajuda:Páginas especiais]] |
||
− | [[ru:Справка:Спецстраницы]] |
||
+ | [[ru:Справка:Служебные страницы]] |
||
+ | [[tr:Yardım:Özel sayfalar]] |
||
+ | [[uk:Довідка:Спецсторінки]] |
||
+ | [[vi:Trợ giúp:Trang đặc biệt]] |
||
[[zh:Help:特殊頁面]] |
[[zh:Help:特殊頁面]] |
||
+ | [[Category:Admin tools]] |
||
− | [[ja:ヘルプ:特別ページ]] |
||
+ | [[Category:Administration help]] |
||
− | |||
[[Category:Special pages]] |
[[Category:Special pages]] |
||
− | [[Category: |
+ | [[Category:Help]] |
− | [[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]] |
Revision as of 14:24, 27 May 2020
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.
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 or doesn't exist. (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 images
- Special:Withoutimages—List of pages without images on them.
- 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:UncategorizedFiles—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:UnusedFiles—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.
- Wanted templates
- Special:WantedTemplates—Most internally linked-to templates that do not yet exist.
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.
- Category tree
- Special:CategoryTree—Use a category name to see its contents as a tree structure. (Help:Category)
- Pages linking to 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.
- Blocked users
- Special:BlockList—Blocked IPs and usernames. (Help:Blocking)
- Change a user's name
- Special:UserRenameTool—User Rename service. You can only rename your account once.
- Change e-mail address
- Special:ChangeEmail—Change the email address associated with your account. (Also within Special:Preferences)
- 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)
- List global users
- Special:ListGlobalUsers—List of users with global user-rights. Only Global Discussions Moderators, Vanguards, VSTF, Helpers, and Staff are returned by default.
- Special:ListStaff—Only staff members are returned by default.
- Special:ListVSTF—Only VSTF members are returned by default.
- Special:ListHelpers—Only helpers members are returned by default.
- Preferences
- Special:Preferences—Change your user preferences.
- Unblock user
- Special:Unblock—Unblock a user or IP address.
- 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:ListBots—Only bots are returned by default.
Recent changes and logs
- Followed pages
- Special:Following-A list of all pages you are following/watching on a wiki.
- 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.
- 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—A RecentChanges list of all edits to pages you're following.
- Special:EditWatchlist—Edit your list of watched pages.
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.
- File path
- Special:FilePath—Returns the complete path for a file.
- MIME search
- Special:MIMESearch—Enables the filtering of files for its MIME-type.
- Upload multiple photos
- Special:MultipleUpload—Upload up to 10 files to the wiki. (Help:Multiple uploads)
- Upload photo
- Special:Upload—Upload a file 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
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)
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 most number of edits in descending order
Page tools
- Compare pages
- Special:ComparePages—A tool to allow comparing revisions of two different pages.
- 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)
- 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.
Fandom pages
- Close My Account
- Special:CloseMyAccount—Allows you to close your account. Accounts will be closed automatically after 30 days.
- 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.
- Download Your Data
- 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.
- Infobox Builder
- Special:InfoboxBuilder―A graphical user interface for creating portable infoboxes.
- Insights
- Special:Insights—Displays monthly statistics of active users, edits, uploads, and other useful data.
- Partner feed
- Special:PartnerFeed—RSS feed for types of wiki actions and content.
Maps
- Map Editor
- Special:MapEditor―An editor for Maps.
Other special pages
- Sign Up
- Special:UserSignup―Redirects to the page for signing up to Fandom.
- Confirm email
- Special:WikiaConfirmEmail―Confirm your email address. Will redirect to main page if your address is already confirmed or the confirmation link expired.
- Achievements Leaderboard
- Special:Leaderboard—A ranked list of users by achievement badges.
- 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 (enabled by request; not enabled by default on all wikis). Partially editable by admins.
- Log in / create account
- Special:UserLogin—Sign in to your Fandom account.
- If user is signed in, it redirects to the main page of the wiki.
- Most linked-to files in content namespaces
- Special:MostLinkedFilesInContent—List of images linked in content namespaces.
- Random page in category
- Special:RandomInCategory—Generates a random page limited to the named category
- Templates on Fandom
- Special:Templates—List of templates.
- Wiki Features
- Special:WikiFeatures to view, some special pages are only available if the corresponding feature is enabled on the wiki.
More special pages
These pages are not listed on Special:SpecialPages.
- Activity feed
- Special:WikiActivity—A visual feed of edits and communication on the wiki
- Add videos
- Special:WikiaVideoAdd—Embed an external video on the wiki
- Change password
- Special:ChangePassword—Change the password associated with your user account
- 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
- File path
- Special:FilePath—Returns the complete path for a file
- Link search
- Special:LinkSearch—Searches through all external links on the wiki
- Move page
- Special:MovePage—Move a page
- 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
- Search
- Special:Search—Search the wiki (Help:Searching)
- 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
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.
Some extensions 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