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This page lists the tags that the software may mark an edit or logged action with, and their meaning. See Wikipedia:Tags.
Administrators are able to perform different actions in respect to tags, including deleting some of them; please refer to the section on tag management in the documentation for indications.

Tag nameAppearance on change listsDescriptionSourceActive?Tagged changes
mobile editMobile editFor edits made from a mobile deviceDefined by the softwareYes8,325,183 changes
mobile web editMobile web editEdit made from mobile web siteDefined by the softwareYes6,970,457 changes
visualeditorVisual editEdit made using the visual editorDefined by the softwareYes4,160,368 changes
HHVMRevisions made with the HipHop Virtual Machine enabled instead of the Zend PHP interpreter (expected to improve performance, tagged for debugging/analysis)Defined by the softwareNo2,330,952 changes
mobile app editMobile app editEdits made from mobile appsDefined by the softwareYes1,131,048 changes
Section blankingsection blankingThis edit blanked an entire section.
Tagged by filter 172 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes697,103 changes
references removedreferences removedThis edit removed an in-line reference tag such as <ref>.
Tagged by filter 61 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes616,475 changes
possible libel or vandalismpossible BLP issue or vandalismThis edit might not adhere to the biographies of living persons policy.
Tagged by filters 39 (hist · log), 189 (hist · log) and 339 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes584,976 changes
huggleHuggleEdits made using the Huggle tool.Applied manually by users and botsYes561,802 changes
repeating charactersrepeating charactersThis edit contains a highly repetitive character sequence, like "!!!!!!!" or "hahahahahahaha".
Tagged by filter 135 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes414,192 changes
canned edit summarycanned edit summaryTagged by filter 633 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes398,777 changes
gettingstarted editgettingstarted editFor edits made through Wikipedia:GettingStartedNo longer in useNo237,405 changes
WPCleanerWPCleanerEdits made using the WPCleaner tool.Applied manually by users and botsYes234,352 changes
blankingblankingThis edit blanked a substantial part of the article.
Tagged by filter 3 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes224,930 changes
very short new articlevery short new articleTagged by filter 98 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes189,811 changes
massmessage-deliveryMassMessage deliveryMessage delivery using Extension:MassMessageDefined by the softwareYes182,118 changes
visualeditor-switchedVisual edit: SwitchedUser started to edit using the visual editor, then changed to the wikitext editor.Defined by the softwareYes178,158 changes
possible vandalismpossible vandalismThis edit may be vandalism.
Tagged by filters 432 (hist · log) and 491 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes172,950 changes
removal of speedy deletion templatesspeedy deletion template removedThis edit removed a speedy deletion template.
Tagged by filter 29 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes144,226 changes
large unwikified new articlelarge unwikified new articleTagged by filter 180 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes126,486 changes
changing height or weightchanging height and/or weightA new or unregistered user changed the height or weight of the subject of a biography of a living person, which may or may not be sneaky vandalism.
Tagged by filter 391 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes114,611 changes
autobiographypossible autobiography or conflict of interestThe user created an article including his or her username in the title, or vice-versa.
Tagged by filter 148 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes104,378 changes
nowiki addednowiki addedThis edit added a nowiki to an article. Such edits are frequently a sign of corruption caused by the inappropriate use of WP:VisualEditor.
Tagged by filter 550 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes98,149 changes
OAuth CID: 542dashboard.wikiedu.org [2.0]The Wiki Education Foundation dashboard, a tool for Education Program courses. For more details, see https://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/WikiEduDashboardDefined by the softwareYes92,957 changes
Possible self promotion in userspacePossible self promotion in userspaceUser added typical promotional text to their user or user talk page.
Tagged by filter 354 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes89,053 changes
categories removedcategories removedThis edit removed all direct categories of the article.
Tagged by filter 132 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes87,002 changes
extraneous markupextraneous markupEdits with extraneous markup added with the Edit toolbar.
Tagged by filter 631 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes71,455 changes
Possible vandalismPossible vandalismTagged by filter 279 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes70,144 changes
bad externalIncorrectly formatted external link or imageTagged by filter 220 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes66,298 changes
shoutingshoutingTagged by filter 50 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes61,101 changes
OAuth CID: 99Dispenser [1.0]Dispenser toolsDefined by the softwareYes56,405 changes
coi-spampossible conflict of interestThe user added an external link containing their username.
Tagged by filter 149 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes53,502 changes
nonsense charactersnonsense charactersTagged by filter 231 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes47,135 changes
Nonsense movies?moviesTagged by filter 129 (hist · log)No longer in useNo43,301 changes
OAuth CID: 306dashboard.wikiedu.org [1.2]The Wiki Education Founation dashboard, a tool for Education Program courses. For more details, see https://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/WikiEduDashboardDefined by the softwareNo41,229 changes
End of page textText added at end of pageText added after categories and interwiki. These edits are frequently reverted.
Tagged by filter 351 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes36,130 changes
reference list removalreference list removalThis edit removed a references grouping tag.
Tagged by filter 79 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes35,587 changes
wikilovewikiloveEdit made using the WikiLove toolDefined by the softwareYes32,984 changes
adding email addressadding email addressTagged by filter 247 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes31,432 changes
OAuth CID: 410Dispenser [2.4]Dispenser's tools: Checklinks, Dab solver, Dabfix, Reflinks, and moreDefined by the softwareYes31,291 changes
visualeditor-wikitext2017 source editEdit made using the 2017 wikitext editorDefined by the softwareYes30,399 changes
possible link spamrepeated addition of external links by non-autoconfirmed userThe user repeatedly and quickly added external links to articles.
Tagged by filter 80 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes27,716 changes
possible cut and paste movepossible cut and paste move or recreationTagged by filter 164 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes23,634 changes
reverting anti-vandal botreverting anti-vandal botIndicates that the edit appears to be an undo of one of the anti-vandalism bots like ClueBot NG.
Tagged by filter 323 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes23,499 changes
Removal of interwiki linkRemoval of interwiki link; Wikidata is liveTagged by filter 270 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareNo21,875 changes
test editspossible test editsThis edit introduced typical test edits like File:Example.jpg. Be aware that such additions could be accidental within an otherwise good edit.
Tagged by filter 479 (hist · log)		No longer in useNo17,697 changes
wikilinks removedwikilinks removedFor edits in which wikilinks are removed by new users or IPs.
Tagged by filter 753 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes15,089 changes
removal of Category:Living Peopleremoval of Category:Living PeopleTagged by filter 117 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes14,768 changes
image template removalimage template modificationTagged by filter 59 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes14,527 changes
excessive whitespaceexcessive whitespaceThis edit contains excessive amounts of consecutive whitespace — either spaces or newlines.
Tagged by filter 65 (hist · log)		No longer in useNo13,887 changes
Newer user possibly adding unreferenced or improperly referenced materialNewer user possibly adding unreferenced or improperly referenced materialDefined by the softwareNo13,098 changes
removal of copyvio templatescopyright violation template removedTagged by filter 224 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes12,505 changes
Addition of interwiki linkAddition of interwiki linkTagged by filter 532 (hist · log)No longer in useNo10,849 changes
Rapid revertsNon-autoconfirmed user rapidly reverting editsTagged by filter 249 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes10,844 changes
non-English contentnon-English contentNew page or large addition of which less than 10% is in English.
Tagged by filter 346 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes10,615 changes
talk page blankingtalk page blankingThis edit of an unregistered user blanked (but not redirected) a non-user talk page.
Tagged by filter 33 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes10,355 changes
new article with no mention of titlenew article with no mention of title or normal opening sentenceThis new article doesn't mention its title or has no normal opening sentence.
Tagged by filters 96 (hist · log) and 238 (hist · log)		No longer in useNo9,468 changes
removal of articles for deletion templatearticles for deletion template removedTagged by filter 174 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes8,688 changes
Removal of all interwiki linksTag: Removal of all interwiki links; Wikidata is liveTagged by filter 531 (hist · log)No longer in useNo8,237 changes
possibly non-minor editpossibly non-minor editThis edit was marked as minor but may have made non-minor changes. See WP:MINOR for details.
Tagged by filter 368 (hist · log)		No longer in useNo7,878 changes
OAuth CID: 218dashboard.wikiedu.org [1.0]The Wiki Education Founation dashboard, a tool for Education Program courses. For more details, see https://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/WikiEduDashboardDefined by the softwareNo7,524 changes
de-userfyinga new user moving a page out of the userspaceA new user moving a page from his/her userspace into the mainspace.
Tagged by filter 630 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes6,186 changes
contenttranslationContentTranslationThe content was translated from another language using the Content Translation tool.Defined by the softwareYes6,043 changes
ProveIt editProveIt editFor edits made with the ProveIt gadget.Applied manually by users and botsYes5,933 changes
New user changing redirect or redirectingNew user changing redirect or redirectingNew user redirected a substantial page or changed an existing redirect.
Tagged by filter 28 (hist · log)		No longer in useNo5,584 changes
unusual redirectunusual redirectTagged by filter 113 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes5,542 changes
Redirect becoming articleRedirect becoming articleUser has converted a redirect into an article.
Tagged by filter 342 (hist · log)		No longer in useNo5,424 changes
discretionary sanctions alertdiscretionary sanctions alertUser alerted recipient to existence of discretionary sanctions.
Tagged by filter 602 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes3,620 changes
large plot additionlarge plot additionTagged by filter 655 (hist · log)Defined by the software
Applied manually by users and bots		Yes3,451 changes
userspace spampossible userspace spamTagged by filter 466 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes3,242 changes
External Link added to disambiguation pageExternal link added to disambiguation pageIndicates that the edit added an external link to a disambiguation page, which may indicate spam.
Tagged by filter 657 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes3,045 changes
Extraneous formattingautomatic insertion of extraneous formattingTagged by filter 345 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes2,686 changes
visualeditor-needcheckVisual edit: CheckEdit made using the visual editor where the system detected the wikitext possibly having unintended changes.Defined by the softwareYes2,674 changes
Possible disruptionreview editThis is to identify edits from an IP range used by multiple LTAs for obvious reasons.
Tagged by filter 846 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes1,880 changes
signature addedsignature addedTagged by filter 613 (hist · log)No longer in useNo1,172 changes
new blank articlenew blank articleThis edit created a blank article.
Tagged by filter 632 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes1,166 changes
image added to templateImage added to templateAn image was added to a template by a non-autoconfirmed user.
Tagged by filter 600 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareNo908 changes
OAuth CID: 651Fountain [0.1.3]An application that greatly assists at edit-a-thons by collecting the submitted articles, showing the marks, and helping the jury.Defined by the softwareYes774 changes
self-renaming and bad user talk movesself-renaming or bad user talk moveA user moved their root user page to a different name or moved their root talk page into the article talk namespace.
Tagged by filter 5 (hist · log)		Defined by the softwareYes676 changes
OAuth CID: 678IABotManagementConsole [1.1]A web interface of tools that improve the DB, articles, or queues up IABot to run on a set of articles.Defined by the softwareYes566 changes
contenttranslation-needcheckcontenttranslation-needcheckTagged by filter 765 (hist · log)Defined by the softwareYes538 changes
OAuth CID: 263WikiEduDashboard NTDB4 [1.0]Development instance of the WikiEduDashboardDefined by the softwareNo296 changes
OAuth CID: 85Snuggle (English Wikipedia) [1.0.0]

Snuggle is an intelligent user interface that is designed to help Wikipedians identify desirable new Wikipedia editors. The interface lists all accounts registered in the last 30 days along with contributions and talk page messages.

Snuggle has two primary functions:

  • Supporting direct interaction with newcomers through the "action" menu.
  • Categorizing newcomers by their intentions to help other Snuggle users focus their attention.

Note that categorizing users also provides input to the intelligent algorithm used to sort newcomers by their "desirability".

Defined by the softwareYes294 changes
OAuth CID: 212dashboard-testing.wikiedu.org [1.0]The staging instance Wiki Education Founation dashboard, a tool for Education Program courses. For more details, see https://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/WikiEduDashboardDefined by the softwareNo253 changes
OAuth CID: 563dashboard.wikiedu.org dev [2.1]development instance of dashboard.wikiedu.org applicationDefined by the softwareYes231 changes
OAuth CID: 151wikiedu.org Assignment Design Wizard [1.0.2]This will be a tool for instructors who want to design Wikipedia assignments for their courses. They will log in via OAuth, and then go through a wizard to set up their own course plan. At the end, the application will post the course plan to Wikipedia using the instructor's account.Defined by the softwareNo225 changes
OAuth CID: 64CropTool [1.2]Tool to crop imagesDefined by the softwareYes212 changes
OAuth CID: 251WINTR Wikiedu Dashboard Local Test 3 [1.0]Test app for dashboard additions for Wikiedu FOundationDefined by the softwareNo174 changes
OAuth CID: 252WikiEduDashboard NTDB3 [1.0]Dev implementation of WikiEdu DashboardDefined by the softwareNo129 changes
OAuth CID: 628Weekipedia v3 [1.0]Wikipedia mobile site built in React.js with a few additional whistles.Defined by the softwareYes87 changes
OAuth CID: 159wikiedu Assignment Wizard 2.0 Teting [1.0]YET ANOTHER testing app for wikiedu.Defined by the softwareNo67 changes
OAuth CID: 429PAWS [1.2]PAWS (Pywikibot: A Web Shell) allows users to run Pywikibot (and other python code) online via a Jupyterhub instance, at https://tools.wmflabs.org/paws. OAuth integration allows people to edit / run automated processes without having to expose their passwords. This will make the consumer_secret and consumer_id public, until https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T120469 is fixed. I have talked to Chris Steipp about this and it is ok for the short term.Defined by the softwareYes66 changes
OAuth CID: 612Weekipedia2 [1.0]Wikipedia mobile site built in React.jsDefined by the softwareYes61 changes
OAuth CID: 593CropTool [1.4]Tool for cropping imagesDefined by the softwareYes60 changes
mw-contentmodelchangecontent model changeEdits that change the content model of a pageDefined by the softwareYes56 changes
OAuth CID: 150WINTR Wikiedu Wizard Local Test [1.0]Last one didn't work. Making a new one.Defined by the softwareNo48 changes
OAuth CID: 154wikiedu.org Assignment Design Wizard (testing) [0.99]The staging instance for updates to the wikiedu.org Assignment Design WizardDefined by the softwareYes45 changes
OAuth CID: 236dashboard.wikiedu.org dev [0.4.2]dev consumer for dashboard.wikiedu.orgDefined by the softwareNo36 changes
OAuth CID: 67OAuth Uploader [1.0]Upload files to Commons via OAuth. Maybe some limited editing, later.Defined by the softwareYes29 changes
OAuth CID: 278dashboard.wikiedu.org dev [0.4.5]dev consumer for dashboard.wikiedu.orgDefined by the softwareNo19 changes
OAuth CID: 144wikiedu.org Assignment Design Wizard [1.0.1]This will be a tool for instructors who want to design Wikipedia assignments for their courses. They will log in via OAuth, and then go through a wizard to set up their own course plan. At the end, the application will post the course plan to Wikipedia using the instructor's account.Defined by the softwareNo18 changes
OAuth CID: 206WikiEduDashboard NTDB [1.2]MediaWiki login for the WikiEduDashboard. Local development.Defined by the softwareNo16 changes
OAuth CID: 473Jonathan_at_WINTR_7 [1.0]Jonathan's local machineDefined by the softwareNo16 changes
OAuth CID: 285WikiEduDashboard NTDB5 [1.0]Nate Bailey's local machineDefined by the softwareNo12 changes
OAuth CID: 543dashboard-testing.wikiedu.org [2.0]The staging instance Wiki Education Foundation dashboard, a tool for Education Program courses. For more details, see https://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/WikiEduDashboardDefined by the softwareYes11 changes
OAuth CID: 261dashboard.wikiedu.org dev [0.4.4]dev consumer for dashboard.wikiedu.orgDefined by the softwareNo11 changes
OAuth CID: 142wikiedu Assignment Wizard [1.0]Client App in support of an course assignment creation wizard for wikiedu initiatives.Defined by the softwareNo8 changes
OAuth CID: 274Education Dashboard development - awight [1.0]Working on the Wiki Ed Foundation's dashboard.Defined by the softwareYes7 changes
OAuth CID: 259dashboard.wikiedu.org dev [0.4.3]dev consumer for dashboard.wikiedu.orgDefined by the softwareNo5 changes
OAuth CID: 76LCA Tools [1.5]Tool to allow LCA (Especially CA) team to process certain time heavy tasks (such as takedowns) from a central location.Defined by the softwareYes4 changes
OAuth CID: 376dashboard.wikiedu.org dev [0.4.11]dev consumer for dashboard.wikiedu.orgDefined by the softwareYes3 changes
OAuth CID: 239TorProxy [0.1]Test, please don't approve!Defined by the softwareNo3 changes
OAuth CID: 194WikiEduWizard NTDB [1.2]Local installation of WikiEduWizard for developpment purposesDefined by the softwareNo3 changes
OAuth CID: 211dashboard.wikiedu.org dev [0.4]dev for dashboard.wikiedu.orgDefined by the softwareNo2 changes
OAuth CID: 320dashboard.wikiedu.org dev [0.4.8]dev consumer for dashboard.wikiedu.orgDefined by the softwareNo2 changes
OAuth CID: 670Fountain Test [1.1]A copy of the Fountain tool for testing purposesDefined by the softwareNo2 changes
OAuth CID: 679Suggestor [0.0.1]Approve suggested edits.Defined by the softwareYes2 changes
OAuth CID: 540dashboard.wikiedu.org dev [2.0]development instance of dashboard.wikiedu.org applicationDefined by the softwareNo2 changes
OAuth CID: 115User Analysis Tool [1.0]The User Analysis Tool is an edit counter undergoing developments and enhancements. It is a subcomponent of xtools.Defined by the softwareYes2 changes
OAuth CID: 21Barnsworth [1.0]A tool for a sending barnstars.Defined by the softwareYes1 change
OAuth CID: 314TorProxy [0.2]Test, please don't approve yet!Defined by the softwareNo1 change
OAuth CID: 60LCA Tools [1.0]Tool to allow LCA (Especially CA) team to process certain time heavy tasks (such as takedowns) from a central location.Defined by the softwareNo1 change
OAuth CID: 297dashboard.wikiedu.org dev [0.4.7]dev consumer for dashboard.wikiedu.orgDefined by the softwareNo1 change
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