Community Central
Community Central

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
visualeditorVisual editEdit made using the visual editorDefined by the softwareYes308,975 changes
apieditapieditNo longer in useNo142,510 changes
sourceeditsourceeditNo longer in useNo127,690 changes
visualeditor-wikitextSource editEdit made using the source mode of the visual editorDefined by the softwareYes79,543 changes
mobile editMobile editEdit made from mobile (web or app)Defined by the softwareYes44,868 changes
mobile web editMobile web editEdit made from mobile web siteDefined by the softwareYes44,854 changes
NewNew postNo longer in useNo35,680 changes
wikieditor(hidden)Edit made using WikiEditor (2010 wikitext editor)Defined by the softwareYes33,613 changes
NewARNew AdoptionNew Adoption RequestsDefined by the softwareYes24,255 changes
rte-sourcerte-sourceNo longer in useNo21,339 changes
NewbieBlogNewbieBlogNo longer in useNo21,064 changes
rte-wysiwygrte-wysiwygNo longer in useNo19,061 changes
HelpHelpNo longer in useNo15,974 changes
batch_uploadbatch_uploadDefined by the softwareYes12,453 changes
blank-userpage-creationblank-userpage-creationNo longer in useNo12,181 changes
mw-blankBlankingEdits that blank a pageDefined by the softwareYes10,558 changes
Spam_UPSpam_UPDefined by the softwareYes9,986 changes
mw-new-redirectNew redirectEdits that create a new redirect or change a page to a redirectDefined by the softwareYes8,775 changes
WelcomeReplyWelcomeReplyEdit is a reply to an automatic welcome message.No longer in useNo7,203 changes
mw-manual-revertManual revertEdits that manually restore the page to an exact previous stateDefined by the softwareYes5,638 changes
mw-undoUndoEdits that undo previous edits using the undo linkDefined by the softwareYes5,571 changes
mobileeditmobileeditNo longer in useNo4,133 changes
mw-replaceReplacedEdits that remove more than 90% of the content of a pageDefined by the softwareYes3,612 changes
rollbackrollbackNo longer in useNo2,933 changes
IP edit to user pageIP edit to user pageDefined by the softwareNo2,425 changes
advanced mobile editAdvanced mobile editEdit made by user with Advanced modeDefined by the softwareYes1,987 changes
mw-revertedRevertedEdits that were later reverted by a different editDefined by the softwareYes1,616 changes
Spam_UP_107Spam_UP_107Defined by the softwareYes1,505 changes
mw-rollbackRollbackEdits that roll back previous edits using the rollback linkDefined by the softwareYes1,015 changes
categoryselectcategoryselectNo longer in useNo989 changes
torMade through TorIf this tag is set, an edit was made from a Tor exit node.No longer in useNo609 changes
visualeditor-switchedVisual edit: SwitchedUser started to edit using the visual editor, then changed to the wikitext editor.Defined by the softwareYes569 changes
mw-changed-redirect-targetRedirect target changedEdits that change the target of a redirectDefined by the softwareYes479 changes
blake-userpage-creationblake-userpage-creationNo longer in useNo407 changes
gallerygalleryNo longer in useNo311 changes
mw-removed-redirectRemoved redirectEdits that change an existing redirect to a non-redirectDefined by the softwareYes225 changes
common-name-reuploadcommon-name-reuploadNo longer in useNo116 changes
visualeditor-needcheckVisual edit: CheckEdit made using the visual editor where the system detected the wikitext possibly having unintended changes.Defined by the softwareYes82 changes
file-overwritefile-overwriteDefined by the softwareYes24 changes
SpamWallThreadSpamWallThreadNo longer in useNo22 changes
completed-adopt-editcompleted-adopt-editNo longer in useNo12 changes
disambiguator-link-addedDisambiguation linksEdits that add links to disambiguation pagesDefined by the softwareYes9 changes
11/1/16 - Preventing action temporarily due to vandalism11/1/16 - Preventing action temporarily due to vandalismNo longer in useNo3 changes
2016-01-12 - re-allow action2016-01-12 - re-allow actionNo longer in useNo3 changes
2021062221030920210622210309No longer in useNo1 change
2021062221015020210622210150No longer in useNo1 change
2021060123291820210601232918No longer in useNo1 change
2021060121413320210601214133No longer in useNo1 change
2021060121175320210601211753No longer in useNo1 change
2021060121170720210601211707No longer in useNo1 change
mw-contentmodelchangecontent model changeEdits that change the content model of a pageDefined by the softwareYes1 change
twittertwitterApplied manually by users and botsYes0 changes
mw-server-side-uploadServer-side uploadMedia files that were uploaded via a maintenance scriptDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
maps-visual-editVisual map editEdit made with the visual editor provided by the Maps extensionDefined 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