Help:Protected pages
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A protected page is a page where normal users are prevented from editing and/or moving at all. Only a user with sysop permissions can edit or move a protected page. Likewise only sysop users can protect a page in the first place, or unprotect the page to lift the restriction.
Each activity of protecting or unprotecting a page is saved in its revision history.
There are several reasons why a particular page might be protected:
- On public wikis, pages may be protected because they have been repeatedly _targeted with vandalism or moved to bad titles, or where it is believed that vandalism or page moves would have an unusually severe impact.
- On corporate wikis, pages may be protected when they contain statements which have been approved by management, and policy dictates that those statements can't be changed without following a certain approval process.
Types of protections
Two types of protection levels exist on MediaWiki by default.
- Semi protected - This option prevents non-registered users from editing the page. It is best used to curb vandalism. On a page's protection settings, this option is specified as "Allow only autoconfirmed users".
- Fully protected - This option reserves editing rights to only administrators. It is used to stop edit wars, for legal reasons, curb large-scale disruptions, etc. On a page's protection settings, this option is specified as "Allow only administrators".
Wikis can define additional protection levels using the $wgRestrictionLevels configuration setting.
Page protection limits collaboration on the wiki content, and should be avoided where possible.
How to protect a page
Click on the "Tools" drop-down menu, and select "Protect". You will be asked to choose the type of protection and also to add a reason for the protection. For the type of protection, choose either "Allow only autoconfirmed users" or "Allow only administrators".
How to unprotect a page
Click on the "Tools" drop-down menu, and select "Change protection". You will be asked to choose the type of protection and also to add a reason for the protection. For the type of protection, choose "Allow all users".
See also
- Help:View source
- Manual:Administrators
- Template:Edit Protected - A template to ask for changes on a protected page
- Special:ProtectedPages - A list of protected pages