Tags

This page lists the tags that the software may mark an edit with, and their meaning.

Tag nameAppearance on change listsFull description of meaningSourceActive?Tagged changes
wiki-scriptswiki-scriptsChanges made using wiki-scriptsApplied manually by users and botsYes83,500 changes
wikieditor(hidden)Edit made using WikiEditor (2010 wikitext editor)Defined by the softwareYes50,737 changes
mw-new-redirectNew redirectEdits that create a new redirect or change a page to a redirectDefined by the softwareYes5,968 changes
mw-changed-redirect-targetRedirect target changedEdits that change the target of a redirectDefined by the softwareYes4,745 changes
spamspamDefined by the software
Applied manually by users and bots
Yes3,357 changes
mw-revertedRevertedEdits that were later reverted by a different editDefined by the softwareYes3,164 changes
mw-undoUndoEdits that undo previous edits using the undo linkDefined by the softwareYes2,990 changes
discussiontools-added-comment(hidden)A talk page comment was added in this editDefined by the softwareYes1,538 changes
mw-manual-revertManual revertEdits that manually restore the page to an exact previous stateDefined by the softwareYes1,085 changes
discussiontools(hidden)Edit made using DiscussionToolsDefined by the softwareYes1,080 changes
mw-blankBlankingEdits that blank a pageDefined by the softwareYes981 changes
wiki-monkeyWiki MonkeyChanges made using Wiki Monkey's Bot interfaceApplied manually by users and botsYes760 changes
discussiontools-replyReplyUser replied to a comment with DiscussionToolsDefined by the softwareYes756 changes
discussiontools-source(hidden)DiscussionTools was in source modeDefined by the softwareYes604 changes
discussiontools-source-enhanced(hidden)DiscussionTools was in enhanced source mode with the toolbarDefined by the softwareYes604 changes
mw-replaceReplacedEdits that remove more than 90% of the content of a pageDefined by the softwareYes573 changes
discussiontools-visual(hidden)DiscussionTools was in visual modeDefined by the softwareYes476 changes
mw-removed-redirectRemoved redirectEdits that change an existing redirect to a non-redirectDefined by the softwareYes429 changes
discussiontools-newtopicNew topicUser added a new topic to the page with DiscussionToolsDefined by the softwareYes324 changes
mw-rollbackRollbackEdits that roll back previous edits using the rollback linkDefined by the softwareYes212 changes
visualeditor-wikitext2017 source editEdit made using the 2017 wikitext editorDefined by the softwareYes50 changes
mobile web editmobile web editNo longer in useNo14 changes
mobile editmobile editNo longer in useNo14 changes
mw-contentmodelchangecontent model changeEdits that change the content model of a pageDefined by the softwareYes9 changes
visualeditorVisual editEdit made using the visual editorDefined by the softwareYes1 change
mw-server-side-uploadServer-side uploadMedia files that were uploaded via a maintenance scriptDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
abusefilter-condition-limitcondition limit reachedEdits or other events that couldn't be checked by all active abuse filters (help).Defined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-references(hidden)EditCheck thinks a reference might have been neededDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-references-activatedEdit Check (references) activatedEditCheck thinks a reference might have been needed, and the UI was shownDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-newcontent(hidden)EditCheck thinks new content was added to the pageDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-newreference(hidden)A reference was added to the pageDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-reference-decline-common-knowledgeEdit Check (references) declined (common knowledge)EditCheck reference was declined as common knowledgeDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-reference-decline-irrelevantEdit Check (references) declined (irrelevant)EditCheck reference was declined as irrelevantDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-reference-decline-uncertainEdit Check (references) declined (uncertain)EditCheck reference was declined as being uncertainDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
editcheck-reference-decline-otherEdit Check (references) declined (other)EditCheck reference was declined for an unlisted reasonDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
visualeditor-needcheckVisual edit: CheckEdit made using the visual editor where the system detected the wikitext possibly having unintended changes.Defined by the softwareYes0 changes
visualeditor-switchedVisual edit: SwitchedUser started to edit using the visual editor, then changed to the wikitext editor.Defined by the softwareYes0 changes
discussiontools-editEdited commentUser edited an existing comment with DiscussionToolsDefined by the softwareYes0 changes