Help:Special pages

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A special page is a part of the MediaWiki software that performs specific functions, such as showing a list of broken redirects, and always begins with the prefix "Special:".

The "Special pages" link in the toolbox in the sidebar leads to Special:SpecialPages, which lists all available functions in alphabetical order.
You can include some special pages in other pages - see Help:Special page inclusion.

Pages listed below in red are only available to sysops and bureaucrats, while orange signifies bureaucrats only (see Help:User access levels).

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 (Help:Dead-end street)
Double redirects: Special:DoubleRedirects : List of pages that redirect to another redirect page (Help:Redirect)
Long pages: Special:LongPages : Pages which 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 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 which do not link to any alternate language counterparts (Help:Interlanguage links)
Problem reports list: Special:ProblemReports : Display reported problems (Help:ProblemReports)
Protected pages: Special:ProtectedPages : List pages which cannot be edited by non-admins or non-autoconfirmed users (Help:Page protection)
Protected titles: Special:ProtectedTitles : Pages which have been protected from creation from non-admins (Help:Page protection)
Short pages: Special:ShortPages : Pages which contain the fewest characters in ascending order
Uncategorized categories: Special:UncategorizedCategories : Categories without category tags (Help:Category)
Uncategorized files: Special:UncategorizedImages : Images without category tags (Help:Category)
Uncategorized pages: Special:UncategorizedPages : Pages without category tags (Help:Category)
Uncategorized templates: Special:UncategorizedTemplates : Templates without category tags (Help:Category)
Unused files: Special:UnusedImages : Images that do not appear on any page (Help:Images)
Unused templates: Special:UnusedTemplates : Templates that are not included in any page (Help:Templates)
Unwatched pages: Special:UnwatchedPages : Pages that are not any users 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 files: Special:WantedFiles : Most internally-linked to files (not just images) that do not yet exist

List of pages

All pages: Special:AllPages : A list of every page on the wiki
Categories: Special:Categories : List of categories (Help:Category)
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:Disambiguation)
List redirects: Special:ListRedirects : List of redirects on a wiki (Help:Redirect)
Prefix index: Special:PrefixIndex : Display pages with prefix (Help:Subpages)

Login/sign up

Login: Special:UserLogin : Log in or create a new account (Help:User account)
Logout: Special:UserLogout : Log out of your account (Help:User account)

Users and rights

Block user: Special:BlockIP : Block a user or IP address. (Help:Blocking)
Blocked IP addresses and usernames: Special:IPBlockList : Blocked IPs and usernames (Help:Blocking)
Contributions: Special:Contributions : List of contributions of anonymous or logged-in users (Help:User contributions)
Deleted user contributions: View a user's or IP addresses edits which have been deleted (Help:Deletion)
Edit count: Special:EditCount : Edit tally broken down by namespaces locally and globally (Help:Edit count)
Invite friends to join Wikia: Special:InviteSpecialPage : Invite friends based on address lists or otherwise (Help:Invite Friends)
Preferences: Special:Preferences : Set your user preferences (Help:Preferences)
User list: Special:ListUsers : A list of people who have edited this wiki (Help:Active users)
User rights management: Special:UserRights : Use to add new admins, bureaucrats, and add or remove rollback users. (Help:User access levels)

Recent changes and logs

Gallery of new files: Special:NewImages : The most recently uploaded images displayed in a gallery format (Help:Images)
Logs: Special:Log : Logs of deletion, protection, blocking, image uploads and user rights settings
My watchlist: Special:Watchlist : Show the pages you are watching (Help:Watchlist)
New pages: Special:NewPages : List of new pages on a wiki (Help:Newest Pages)
Recent changes: Special:RecentChanges : The latest edits on a wiki (Help:Recent changes)
Related changes: Special:RelatedChanges : Changes made recently to pages linked from a specified page
or to members of a specified category (Help:Related changes)

Media reports and uploads

File list: Special:ImageList : List of images uploaded that can be sorted by size or date (Help:Images)
File path: Special:FilePath : Returns the complete path for a file (Help:Images)
Import Free Images: 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
Search for duplicate files: Special:FileDuplicateSearch : Locate duplicate files based on filename
Upload files: Special:MultipleUpload : Upload up to 5 files to the wiki (Help:Multiple uploads)
Upload image/file Special:Upload: Upload a file to the wiki (Help:Uploading files)

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.
Wikia Statistics: Special:WikiaStats : Comprehensive statistical information about a wiki (Help:WikiaStats)

Redirecting special pages

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 files: Special:MostImages : Images 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 templates: Special:MostLinkedTemplates : Templates that have the most links to them in descending order
Most popular articles (from database): Special:Mostpopulararticles : List of the most popular articles
Most popular categories: Special:Mostpopularcategories : List of the most popular categories
Most visited pages: Special:Mostvisitedpages : Pages which have the most views in descending order
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

Create a new article: Special:Createpage : Guided process to creating new pages (Help:CreatePage)
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
View deleted pages: Special:Undelete : One way to undelete a page or review deleted revisions of pages
What links here: Special:WhatLinksHere : Find all pages that link to an article (Help:What links here)

Wikia special pages

Contact Wikia: Special:Contact : Send a message or inquiry to the Community Team (Help:Contacting Wikia)
WidgetDashboard: Special:WidgetDashboard : Control the display of widgets (Help:Widget Dashboard)
Widgets list: Special:Widgets : Display a list of widgets (Help:Widgets)

Other special pages

Book sources: Special:BookSources : Used when an ISBN is linked to on a page
Search web links: Special:Linksearch : Search web pages linked on the wiki based on different patterns.
Simplified upload: Special:MiniUpload : Simplified uploading

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 - protected and unprotected pages (Help:Page protection)
Settings log - changes to the default site skin
Upload log - list of images uploaded (Help:Uploading files)
User rights log - changes to user rights (Help:User access levels)

Some extension also add new log types to the wiki (these will only exist if they are enabled at your wiki)

Patrol log - log of patrolled revisions (Help:Recent changes patrol)
Problem reports - Logs of reported problems and changes of their status (Help:ProblemReports)
User Avatar - Logs of uploading/changing of avatars (Blogs)