MediaWiki administrator

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Administrators on MediaWiki Wikis have access to a number of tools used to carry out community consensus.

Protection and unprotection of pages[edit]

  • Adjusting protection on a page.
    Adjusting protection on a page.
  • Adjusting protection on a page on vector theme, with extra protection levels.
    Adjusting protection on a page on vector theme, with extra protection levels.

Deletion and undeletion[edit]

  • Deleting the "Deletion" article.
    Deleting the "Deletion" article.
  • Viewing the deleted revisions of a page.
    Viewing the deleted revisions of a page.
  • ...and restoring them
    ...and restoring them

Blocking and unblocking[edit]

  • The form to block a user. Notice all the text!
    The form to block a user. Notice all the text!
  • Unblocking a user.
    Unblocking a user.

Unusual tools[edit]

  • The special:nuke interface on Meta, available to administrators there.
    The special:nuke interface on Meta, available to administrators there.

Other images[edit]

  • The Admin Mop, used widely on Wikimedia Foundation projects to show that the user is an administrator there. Note that it contains the trademarked Wikipedia logo.
    The Admin Mop, used widely on Wikimedia Foundation projects to show that the user is an administrator there. Note that it contains the trademarked Wikipedia logo.
  • An alternative icon which does not use the trademarked logo.
    An alternative icon which does not use the trademarked logo.
  • What happens when you abuse your admin tools!
    What happens when you abuse your admin tools!
MediaWiki Permissions and Extensions

Standard permissions: Administrator • Bureaucrat • Checkuser
Import • Oversight • Developers
Extensions: Boardvote extension • PovWatch extension

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