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{{short description|Wikipedia page describing different levels of user permissions}}
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{{Wikipedia information page|WP:UAL|WP:RIGHTS}}
{{Wikipedia information page|WP:UAL|WP:RIGHTS}}
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{{Wikimedia user access levels}}
{{Wikimedia user access levels}}


The '''user access level''' of editors affects their abilities to perform specific actions on Wikipedia. A user's access level depends on which rights (also called permissions, [[Internet forum#User groups|user groups]], [[bit (computing)|bits]], or [[flag (computing)|flags]]) are assigned to accounts. There are two types of access leveling: automatic and requested. User access levels are determined by whether the [[WP:Wikipedian|Wikipedian]] is logged in, the account's age and edit count, and what manually assigned rights the account has.
A contributor's ability to perform certain actions in Wikipedia depends on his/her '''user access level'''. This is determined by whether the editor is [[WP:Logging in|logged in]] to an account, whether the account has a sufficient age and number of edits, and what additional rights ("user groups", also called "[[flag (computing)|flags]]" or "[[bit (computing)|bits]]") have been assigned manually to the account.


Everyone is able to read Wikipedia. Unless they are [[WP:BLOCK|blocked]], they may freely edit most pages without the need to be logged in. Being logged in gives users a number of advantages including the ability to create new pages. Accounts more than a certain number of days old with more than a certain number of edits automatically become [[WP:Autoconfirmed|autoconfirmed]]. Further access levels need to be assigned manually by a user with the appropriate authority. An editor with more experience and good standing can attempt to become an [[Wikipedia:Administrator|administrator]] (sysop), which provides a large number of advanced permissions. A number of other flags for specialized tasks are also available.
Anyone can use the basic functionalities of Wikipedia even if they are not logged in. Unless they are [[WP:BLOCK|blocked]], they may freely edit most pages. Being logged in gives users many advantages, such as having their public [[IP address]] hidden and the ability to track one's own contributions. Furthermore, once user accounts are more than a certain number of days old and have made more than a certain number of edits, they automatically become autoconfirmed or extended confirmed, allowing the direct creation of articles, the ability to move pages, to edit semi-protected and extended-protected pages, and upload files. Further access levels need to be assigned manually by a user with the appropriate authority. An editor with more experience and in good standing can [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship|attempt to become]] an [[WP:SYSOP|administrator]], which provides a large number of advanced permissions. Many different flags for specialized tasks are also available.


== සමස්තය ==
== Overview ==

All visitors to the site, including unregistered users, are part of the <tt>'[[#Unregistered users|*]]'</tt> group, and all logged-in users are also part of the <tt>'[[#New users|user]]'</tt> group. Users are automatically promoted into the [[#Autoconfirmed users|Autoconfirmed/Established users]] pseudo-group when their account is more than four days old and has ten edits. Other flags are only given upon request; some, such as <tt>'[[#Rollback|rollbacker]]'</tt> or <tt>'[[#Bot|bot]]'</tt>, are granted unilaterally if the user demonstrates a need for them (see [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]] and [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval]]). Others, such as <tt>'[[#Administrator|sysop]]'</tt> and <tt>'[[#Bureaucrat|bureaucrat]]'</tt>, are given only after community discussion and consensus at [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship]]. Users are only made members of groups such as <tt>'[[#Oversight|oversight]]'</tt> and <tt>'[[#Checkuser|checkuser]]'</tt> with the approval of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee|Arbitration Committee]] and after confirming their identity with the [[wmf:home|Wikimedia Foundation]].
{{see|Wikipedia:Administration#Human and legal administration}}

All visitors to the site, including [[#Unregistered users|unregistered]] users, are part of the {{mono|*}} group, and all logged-in registered users are also part of the {{mono|[[#Registered (new) users|user]]}} group. Users are automatically promoted into the [[#Autoconfirmed users|autoconfirmed/confirmed users]] pseudo-group of established users when their account is more than four days old and has ten edits, and the {{mono|[[#Extended confirmed users|extended confirmed]]}} user group later on, at 30 days of age and 500 edits.

Other flags are only given upon request; some, such as {{mono|[[#Rollback|rollbacker]]}}, {{mono|[[#Pending changes reviewer|pending changes reviewer]]}}, or {{mono|[[#Bots|bot]]}}, are granted unilaterally if the user demonstrates a need for them (see [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]] and [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval]]). Others, such as {{mono|[[#Administrator|sysop]]}} and {{mono|[[#Bureaucrat|bureaucrat]]}}, are given only after community discussion and consensus at [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship]]. Users are made members of such groups as {{mono|[[#Oversight|oversight]]}} and {{mono|[[#CheckUser|checkuser]]}} only with the approval of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee|Arbitration Committee]], after signing the [[Wikipedia:Access to nonpublic information|Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information]].

User groups have one or more rights assigned to them; for example, the IP block-exempt (IP block exemptions) group has the '{{mono|ipblock-exempt}}' and '{{mono|torunblocked}}' rights. All members of a particular user group will have access to these rights. The individual rights that are assigned to user groups are listed at [[Special:ListGroupRights]]. Terms like ''rights'', ''permissions'', ''bits'' and ''flags'' can refer to both user groups and the individual rights assigned to them.

Permissions requested at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions|Requests for permissions]] only have local rights on the [[English Wikipedia]] wiki. Members of ''global user groups'' have rights across all [[Wikimedia Foundation]] wikis, although that access can sometimes be restricted by [[Wikipedia:Global rights policy|local wiki policies]]. Users registered at Wikimedia wikis also have registered user rights to other Wikimedia wikis if their account is a [[Wikipedia:Unified login|SUL or unified login account]]. Both local and global user group membership across [[Special:SiteMatrix|Wikimedia wikis]] can be viewed at [[Special:CentralAuth]].

== User groups ==


== පරිශීලක සමූහ ==
The system-generated technical permissions are listed at [[Special:ListGroupRights]].
The system-generated technical permissions are listed at [[Special:ListGroupRights]].

=== Standard user rights that are granted automatically ===


{{Anchors|Unregistered users|Unregistered|*}}
{{Anchors|Unregistered users|Unregistered|*}}


==== Unregistered (IP or not logged in) users ====
==== ලේඛණගතනොවූ පරිශීලකයෝ ====

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Contributors who have not [[Special:UserLogin/signup|created an account]] or [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]] are identified by their [[IP address]] rather than a [[User (computing)|user name]], and may read all Wikipedia pages (except restricted [[Help:Special page|special pages]]), and edit pages that are not [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|protected or semi-protected]]. They may create [[Help:Using talk pages|talk pages]] in any talk [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]] but may need to ask for help to create pages in some parts of the wiki. They cannot [[Wikipedia:Upload|upload]] files or images. They must answer a [[CAPTCHA]] if they wish to make an edit which involves the addition of one or more [[Wikipedia:External links|external links]], and click a confirm link to [[Wikipedia:Purge|purge]] pages. All users may also query the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php site API] in 500-record batches.
Users who are not [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]] are identified by their [[IP address]] rather than a [[User (computing)|username]], whether or not they have already [[Special:UserLogin/signup|registered an account]]. They may read all Wikipedia pages (except restricted [[Help:Special page|special pages]]), and edit pages that are not [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|protected]] (including [[WP:WHITELOCK|pending changes protected]]/[[WP:GREENLOCK|move-protected]] articles). They may create [[Help:Using talk pages|talk pages]] in any talk [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]], but need to ask for help to create pages in some parts of the wiki. Furthermore, they cannot [[Wikipedia:Upload|upload]] files or images. They must answer a [[CAPTCHA]] if they wish to make an edit which involves the addition of [[Wikipedia:External links|external links]], and click a confirmation link to [[Wikipedia:Purge|purge]] pages. All users may also query the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php site API] in 500-record batches.


Edit screens of unregistered users are headed by a banner displaying the [[MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning|Anoneditwarning]] system message.

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{{Anchors|New users|New|user}}
{{Anchors|New users|New|user}}


==== අළුත් පරිශීලකයෝ ====
==== Registered (new) users ====

Users who edit through an account they have registered may immediately [[Help:Starting a new page|create pages]] in any namespace (except the [[Help:MediaWiki namespace|MediaWiki namespace]], and limited to eight per minute) and may also e-mail other users if they activate an email address in their [[Special:Preferences|user preferences]]. All logged-in users may mark edits as [[Help:Minor edit|minor]]. They may purge pages without a confirmation step, but are still required to answer a [[CAPTCHA]] when adding external links. They may save [[WP:Books|books]] to their userspace but not the Books namespace. They may also customize their Wikimedia interface and its options as they wish, via [[Special:Preferences]] or by adding [[Help:User style|personal]] [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] or [[JavaScript]] rules to their [[Special:Mypage/vector.css|vector.css]] or [[Special:Mypage/vector.js|vector.js]] files.
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{{See also|Wikipedia:Why create an account?}}
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Registered users may immediately e-mail other users if they activate an email address in their [[Special:Preferences|user preferences]]. All logged-in users may mark edits as [[Help:Minor edit|minor]]. They may purge pages without a confirmation step, but are still required to answer a [[CAPTCHA]] when adding external links. They may customize their Wikimedia interface and its options as they wish—either via [[Special:Preferences]], or by adding [[Help:User style|personal]] [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] or [[JavaScript]] rules to their [[Special:Mypage/common.css|common.css]] or [[Special:Mypage/common.js|common.js]] files. They may create and maintain a [[Help:Watchlist|watchlist]].

{{Anchors|Autoconfirmed users|Autoconfirmed|autoconfirmed|confirmed|Confirmed|Confirmed users}}

==== Autoconfirmed and confirmed users ====

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Several actions on the English Wikipedia (such as [[WP:Article creation|article creation]]) are restricted to user accounts that are at least 4 days old ''and'' have made at least 10 edits. Users who meet these requirements are considered part of the pseudo-group {{mono|autoconfirmed}}. The conditions for autoconfirmed status are checked every time a user attempts to perform a restricted action; if they are met, permission is granted automatically by the MediaWiki software. Although the precise requirements for autoconfirmed status vary according to circumstances, most English Wikipedia user accounts that are at least 4 days old ''and'' have made at least 10 edits (including deleted edits) are considered autoconfirmed. However, users with the [[Wikipedia:IP block exemption|IP block exemption]] flag and who are editing through the [[Tor (network)|Tor]] network are subjected to much stricter autoconfirmed thresholds: 90 days and 100 edits.<ref>See wgTorAutoConfirmAge and wgTorAutoConfirmCount in https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/CommonSettings.php.txt</ref>

Autoconfirmed/confirmed users can [[Wikipedia:Your first article|create articles]] (except for [[WP:SALT|create-protected pages]]), [[Help:Page move|move pages]] (except for [[WP:MOVP|move-protected pages]]), edit [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|semi-protected pages]], and [[Wikipedia:Upload|upload files]] (including new versions of existing files, except for [[WP:UPLOAD-P|upload-protected files]]). Edits that they make to a page that is under [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#Pending changes protection|pending changes protection]] will be accepted and will immediately be visible to people who are not logged in without requiring review ''or'' approval (unless there are prior pending changes awaiting approval, in which case edits not made by reviewers or administrators will not become visible until the prior pending changes are accepted).

Autoconfirmed users are no longer required to enter a [[CAPTCHA]] for most edits, including, but not limited to, adding external links. Autoconfirmed users may email users that have their "allow emails from brand-new users" checkbox off. In addition, the [[Wikipedia:Edit filter|edit filter]] has a number of warning settings that will no longer affect editors who are autoconfirmed. Autoconfirmed/confirmed users gain access to additional tools such as [[Wikipedia:Twinkle]].

Sometimes, it is necessary for accounts to skip the customary confirmation period and to be confirmed right away. The {{mono|confirmed}} group contains the exact same rights as the {{mono|autoconfirmed}} pseudo-group, but can be granted by administrators and event coordinators<ref>In accordance with [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Event coordinator proposal|this RfC]], event coordinators may only grant the {{mono|confirmed}} flag to editors who actually participate in an outreach event.</ref> as necessary. It is redundant to grant the {{mono|confirmed}} right to an account that is already autoconfirmed since it provides the exact same abilities. To request this permission, see [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed]]. See [[Special:ListUsers/confirmed]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:confirmed}} confirmed users.

{{As of|2024|04}}, there were approximately 2.38 million autoconfirmed users on the English Wikipedia, of which the vast majority were inactive. See [[Special:ActiveUsers]] for a list of recently active users.

Before 16 November 2016, confirmed and autoconfirmed users could also mark new pages as patrolled. This has been changed and now requires the [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers|new page reviewer]] right to do so.


{{Anchors|Autoconfirmed users|Autoconfirmed|autoconfirmed}}
{{Anchors|Extendedconfirmed|extendedconfirmed}}


==== Extended confirmed users ====
==== ස්වයංක්‍රීයව තහවුරුවූ පරිශීලකයෝ ====
{{Shortcut|WP:AUTOCONFIRM|WP:AUTOC}}
Several actions on the English Wikipedia are restricted to user accounts that have been created for a certain number of days and which have made a certain number of edits. Users who meet these requirements are considered part of the pseudo-group <tt>'autoconfirmed'<tt>. Autoconfirmed status is checked every time a user performs a restricted action: it is then granted automatically by the software. Although the precise requirements for autoconfirmed status vary according to circumstances, most English Wikipedia user accounts that are more than four days old ''and'' have made at least 10 edits are considered autoconfirmed. However, users with [[Wikipedia:IP block exemption|IPBE]] editing through the [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] network are subjected to stricter autoconfirmed thresholds: 90 days and 100 edits.{{cn}}


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Autoconfirmed status (or membership of the <tt>'confirmed'<tt> group; see [[#Confirmed users|below]]) is required to [[Help:Page move|move pages]], edit [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|semi-protected pages]], and [[Wikipedia:Upload|upload files]] or upload a new version of an existing file. Autoconfirmed users are no longer required to enter a [[CAPTCHA]] for most events. Autoconfirmed users may mark pages created by others as [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/patrolled pages|patrolled]] in [[Special:NewPages]] and save [[WP:Books|books]] to the Books namespace. In addition, the [[Wikipedia:Edit filter|Edit filter]] has a number of warning settings that only affect editors who are not autoconfirmed.
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A registered editor becomes {{mono|extendedconfirmed}} automatically on edit after the account has existed for at least 30 days ''and'' has made at least 500 edits.<ref>The edit total includes both live and deleted edits</ref><ref>Must have at least one edit after the creation of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&offset=20160405231900&type=rights&user=&page=&tagfilter=&subtype=autopromote {{mono|extendedconfirmed}} user access level on 5&nbsp;April&nbsp;2016] (following [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 129#New usergroup with autopromotion to implement arbitration "30-500" bans as a page protection|this discussion]]).</ref> This user access right allows editors to edit and create pages that are under [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#Extended confirmed protection|extended confirmed protection]]. The English Wikipedia also enables editors to use the [[Wikipedia:Content translation tool|Content Translation tool]] to create articles and [[Wikipedia:Controlling search engine indexing#INDEX magic word|the INDEX template on user pages]]. This access is included and bundled in the {{mono|bot}} and {{mono|sysop}} (''administrator'') user groups. This group was primarily created to deal with specific arbitration remedies and community issues; the Arbitration Committee has since left community-use decisions up to the community.<ref>[[Special:PermaLink/782473728#Clarification request: Arbitration motions regarding extended confirmed protection (May 2017)|28 May 2017 clarification request]]</ref>


Extended confirmed is revoked if a user is in another group with which it is redundant, and in rare cases may be revoked for other reasons, such as if a user [[WP:PGAME|games the system by making many trivial edits]]. If extended confirmed is revoked, it may be re-granted at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Extended confirmed]]. That page may also be used to request early grants of the group, but requests are almost never accepted except for [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry#Legitimate uses|legitimate alternate accounts]] of users who are extended confirmed on other accounts.
As of August 2014, there are approximately 1.4 million autoconfirmed users on English Wikipedia, of which the vast majority are inactive.


See [[Special:ListUsers/extendedconfirmed]] for a list of the {{formatnum:{{NUMBERINGROUP:extendedconfirmed|R}}}} extended confirmed users.
=== පරිපාලකයෝ සහ bureaucratවරු ===


=== Administrators and bureaucrats ===
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Administrators and bureaucrats are requested from pages other than [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]].

==== Administrators ====


==== පරිපාලකයෝ ====
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Administrators}}
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Administrators}}
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Administrator rights are granted by the community at [[WP:RfA|Requests for Adminship (RfA)]].<ref name="wmf"/> The RfA process involves considerable discussion and examination of their activities as an editor. Users who are members of this user group have access to [[Wikipedia:Administrators/Tools|a number of tools]] to allow them to carry out certain functions on the wiki. The tools cover processes such as [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|page deletion]], [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|page protection]], [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocking and unblocking]], access to modify [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#Full protection|fully protected]] pages and the Mediawiki interface. Administrators also have the ability to grant and remove account creator, rollback, ipblock-exempt, confirmed user, file mover, pending changes reviewer, autopatrolled, template editor and edit filter manager rights to other users, and to their own [[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry#Legitimate uses|alternate accounts]]. By convention, administrators also normally take responsibility for judging the outcome of certain discussions requiring these technical controls (such as deletions). Administrators are not granted special editorial control over article content.
Administrators, often referred to as "admins" or "[[sysop]]s" ('''sys'''tem '''op'''erator'''s'''), are editors who are granted the rights by the community following a successful [[WP:RfA|Request for Adminship (RfA)]]. The RfA process involves in-depth and considerable discussion and examination of the candidate's activity and contributions as an editor. Candidates are granted the rights by community [[WP:CON|consensus]].


Administrators have exclusive access to [[Wikipedia:Administrators/Tools|a number of tools]] to allow them to carry out certain functions on the wiki. The tools cover processes such as [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|page deletion]], [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|page protection]], [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocking and unblocking users]], and the ability to edit [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#Full protection|fully protected]] pages. Administrators also have the ability to grant and remove most access rights to and from other users (account creator, autopatrolled, confirmed, file mover, edit filter helper, edit filter manager, event coordinator, extended confirmed, IP block exempt, mass message sender, new page reviewer, page mover, pending changes reviewer, rollback, template editor, and AutoWikiBrowser) and to their own [[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry#Legitimate uses|alternate accounts]]. By convention, administrators also normally take responsibility for judging the outcome of certain discussions requiring these technical controls (such as deletions).
Administrators are also known historically as "[[sysop]]s" ('''sys'''tem '''op'''erator'''s'''). The two terms are used interchangeably.


Administrators are not granted more editorial control over article content than other editors. They are required to follow all [[WP:PG|policies and guidelines]] and are held to the same level of accountability as non-administrators.
See [[Special:ListUsers/sysop]] for a list of users in this group.

Administrators are not employees of the [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] and should not be confused with [[m:System administrators|Wikimedia system administrators]] ("sysadmins").

See [[Special:ListUsers/sysop]] for a full list of the {{formatnum:{{NUMINGROUP:sysop|R}}}} English Wikipedia administrators.


{{anchors|Bureaucrat|Crat|bureaucrat}}
{{anchors|Bureaucrat|Crat|bureaucrat}}


==== Bureaucrat වරු ====
==== Bureaucrats ====

{{Shortcut|WP:Bureaucrat rights|Help:Bureaucrat rights}}
{{Shortcut|WP:Bureaucrat rights|Help:Bureaucrat rights}}
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Bureaucrats}}
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Bureaucrats}}
Bureaucrat rights are granted by the community at [[WP:RfB|Requests for Bureaucratship (RfB)]] to exceptionally trusted users who are allowed to perform certain actions on other users' accounts.


Bureaucrats are exceptionally trusted editors who have the capability to perform certain actions on other users' accounts. These capabilities are granted by the community following a successful [[WP:RfB|Request for Bureaucratship (RfB)]].
Bureaucrats have extended access to [[Special:UserRights]], enabling them to add users to the <tt>'bureaucrat'</tt> group (but not remove them),<ref>[[MediaWiki]] [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=mediawiki/core.git;a=blob;f=includes/DefaultSettings.php default settings] are that the 'bureaucrats' group has the <tt>userrights</tt> flag (giving access to [[Special:UserRights]]) and can add or remove any flags. However this can be modified by [[mw:Manual:$wgAddGroups]] and [[mw:Manual:$wgRemoveGroups]] to restrict adding/removing flags to specified ones. Wikimedia's settings file [http://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=InitialiseSettings.php uses these], and by default bureaucrats can only ''remove'' <tt>bot</tt> flags and ''add'' <tt>administrator, bureaucrat</tt> and <tt>bot</tt> flags. English Wikipedia, or 'enwiki', settings additionally permit adding <tt>accountcreator</tt> and removal of <tt>ipblock-exempt</tt> and <tt>accountcreator</tt>; which administrators can do anyway, and removal of <tt>sysop</tt>.</ref> and both add users to and remove users from the <tt>'administrator'</tt><ref>Since August 2011, per {{Bugzilla|18390}}</ref> and <tt>'[[#Bots|bot]]'</tt> user groups. Bureaucrats can use [[Special:RenameUser]] to [[Wikipedia:Changing username|rename users]] (including themselves).


Bureaucrats have access to [[Special:UserRights]], enabling them to add users to the {{mono|bureaucrat}} group (but not remove them),<ref>[[MediaWiki]] [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/MW/browse/master/includes/DefaultSettings.php default settings] are that the 'bureaucrats' group has the {{mono|userrights}} flag (giving access to [[Special:UserRights]]) and can add or remove any flags. However this can be modified by [[mw:Manual:$wgAddGroups]] and [[mw:Manual:$wgRemoveGroups]] to restrict adding/removing flags to specified ones. Wikimedia's settings file [http://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=InitialiseSettings.php uses these], and by default bureaucrats can only ''remove'' {{mono|bot}} flags and ''add'' {{mono|administrator, bureaucrat}} and {{mono|bot}} flags. English Wikipedia, or 'enwiki', settings additionally permit adding {{mono|accountcreator}} and removal of {{mono|ipblock-exempt}} and {{mono|accountcreator}}; which administrators can do anyway, and removal of {{mono|sysop}}.</ref> and add users to and remove users from the {{mono|administrator}},<ref>Since August 2011, per {{phab|20390}}</ref> {{mono|[[#Bots|bot]]}}, and {{mono|[[#Interface administrators|interface administrator]]}} user groups.
See [[Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat]] for a list of users in this group.


See [[Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:bureaucrat}} bureaucrats.
=== Other flags giving access to specialized functions ===

=== Flags granted to users giving access to specialized functions ===

Unless otherwise noted, see [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]] to request the following rights. Some of these rights are automatically assigned to administrators.


==== Pending changes reviewer ====
==== Pending changes reviewer ====

{{anchor|Reviewer}}
{{anchor|Reviewer}}
{{see also|Wikipedia:Reviewing}}
{{see also|Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes}}
Members of this group can review other users' edits to articles placed under [[WP:Protection policy#Pending changes protection|pending changes protection]]. When pending changes was first implemented, the right was automatically assigned to administrators. Prior to September 2014, this right was known as "reviewer".
Members of this group can review other users' edits to articles placed under [[WP:Protection policy#Pending changes protection|pending changes protection]]. This right is automatically assigned to administrators. Prior to September 2014, this right was known as {{mono|reviewer}}.


See [[Special:ListUsers/reviewer]] for a list of users in this group.
See [[Special:ListUsers/reviewer]] for a list of the {{formatnum:{{NUMINGROUP:reviewer|R}}}} reviewers.


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==== ආපසුහැරවීම ====
==== Rollback ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Rollback}}
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Rollback}}
Users who are given the rollback flag (<tt>'rollbacker'</tt> user group) may [[Help:Reverting|revert]] revisions using the [[Wikipedia:Rollback feature|rollback]] feature. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.
Users who are given the rollback flag ({{mono|rollbacker}} user group) may [[Help:Reverting|revert]] consecutive revisions of an editor using the [[Wikipedia:Rollback feature|rollback]] feature. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.


See [[Special:ListUsers/rollbacker]] for a list of users in this group.
See [[Special:ListUsers/rollbacker]] for a list of the {{formatnum:{{NUMINGROUP:rollbacker|R}}}} rollbackers.


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==== Autopatrolled ====
==== ස්වයංක්‍රීයව මුර සංචාරයවීම ====

{{anchor|Autoreviewer}}
{{anchor|Autoreviewer}}
{{see also|Wikipedia:Autopatrolled}}
{{see also|Wikipedia:Autopatrolled}}
Members of this group have 'autopatrol', which allows them to have their pages automatically patrolled on the [[Special:NewPages|New Pages list]]. This right is automatically assigned to administrators. Prior to June 2010, this right was known as "autoreviewer".
Members of this group have {{mono|autopatrol}}, which allows them to have their pages automatically patrolled on the [[Special:NewPages|New Pages list]]. Prior to June 2010, it was known as {{mono|autoreviewer}}. Before December 2021, it was automatically assigned to administrators, but following [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2021 review/Proposals#Passed: 7D Remove autopatrolled from default toolkit|an RFC]], it was removed from the default toolkit. The 2021 RFC concluded that administrators are allowed to grant the user right to themselves without approval or a discussion beforehand, similar to the [[#Edit filter managers|edit filter manager]] user right.

See [[Special:ListUsers/autoreviewer]] for a list of the {{formatnum:{{NUMINGROUP:autoreviewer|R}}}} autopatrolled users.

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==== New page reviewer (patroller) ====
See [[Special:ListUsers/autoreviewer]] for a list of users in this group.
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{{see also|Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers}}
==== තහවුරුවූ පරිශීලකයෝ ====
Members of this group have {{mono|patrol}}, which allows them to mark pages created by others as [[mw:Help:Patrolled edits|patrolled]] or [[Wikipedia:Page Curation|reviewed]]. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.
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In some situations, it is necessary for accounts to be exempted from the customary confirmation period. The <tt>'confirmed'</tt> group contains the same rights as the <tt>'autoconfirmed'</tt> pseudo-group, but can be granted by administrators as necessary. There is no point in giving this right to a user whose account is already autoconfirmed, because it provides exactly the same abilities. To request this permission see [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed]].


See [[Special:ListUsers/confirmed]] for a list of users in this group.
See [[Special:ListUsers/patroller]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:patroller|R}} new page reviewers.


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==== File mover ====
==== File mover ====

{{See also|Wikipedia:File mover}}
{{See also|Wikipedia:File mover}}
The file mover user right is intended to allow users experienced in working with files to rename them, subject to policy, with the ease that autoconfirmed users already enjoy when renaming Wikipedia articles. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.
The file mover right is intended to allow users experienced in working with files to rename them, subject to policy, with the ease that autoconfirmed users already enjoy when renaming Wikipedia articles. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.


See [[Special:ListUsers/filemover]] for a list of users in this group.
See [[Special:ListUsers/filemover]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:filemover}} file movers.

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==== Page mover ====

{{See also|Wikipedia:Page mover}}
The page mover user right ({{mono|extendedmover}} user group) is intended to allow users who have demonstrated a good understanding of the Wikipedia page naming system to rename pages and subpages without leaving redirects, subject to policy. They are also able to create and edit [[WP:editnotice|editnotices]] as well as move categories. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See [[Special:ListUsers/extendedmover]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:extendedmover}} page movers.


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==== Accountcreator ====
==== Account creator ====

{{Shortcut|WP:ACCOUNTCREATOR}}
{{See also|Wikipedia:Account creator}}
{{See also|Wikipedia:Account creator}}
The account creator user right ({{mono|accountcreator}} user group) is intended for users involved in the [[Wikipedia:Request an account|request an account process]] (ACC), and so have signed the [[Wikipedia:Access to nonpublic information|Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information]]. They are not affected by the 6 account creation limit per day per IP, and can create accounts for other users without restriction. Users in this group can also override the anti-spoof checks on account creation. Additionally, account creators are able to create accounts with names that are otherwise blocked by the [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist|title blacklist]]. This right is automatically assigned to administrators and bureaucrats.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Account_creators|title=Project:Account creators|accessdate=2015-02-01|publisher=[[MediaWikiWiki:Project:About|MediaWikiWiki]] | quote= [[mw:Manual:DefaultSettings.php|DefaultSettings.php]] grants the <code>noratelimit</code> [[mw:Manual:User rights|user right]] to [[Project:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]] and [[Project:Administrators|sysops]].|date=2015}}</ref>
{{See also|Wikipedia:Editnotice}}
Users who are given the accountcreator flag (<tt>'accountcreator'</tt> user group) are not affected by the 6 account creation limit per day per IP, and can create accounts for other users without restriction. Users in this group can also override the anti-spoof checks on account creation. This right is automatically assigned to administrators. Additionally, the accountcreator flag allows users to edit or create [[Wikipedia:Editnotice|editnotices]].


See [[Special:ListUsers/accountcreator]] for a list of users in this group.
See [[Special:ListUsers/accountcreator]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:accountcreator}} account creators.

==== Event coordinator<span id="Eventcoordinator"></span> ====

{{See also|Wikipedia:Event coordinator}}
The event coordinator flag ({{mono|eventcoordinator}} user group) is intended for individuals involved with off-wiki outreach events to create accounts for their attendees. Event coordinators are not affected by the 6 account creation limit per day per IP. In addition, they can allow their event attendees to create new articles by temporarily adding newly created accounts to <samp>[[#Autoconfirmed and confirmed users|confirmed]]</samp> user group. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See [[Special:ListUsers/eventcoordinator]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:eventcoordinator}} event coordinators.


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==== සැකිලි සංස්කාරක ====
==== Template editor ====

{{See also|Wikipedia:Template editor}}
{{See also|Wikipedia:Template editor}}
Members of this group are allowed to edit pages protected with [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#template|template protection]] as well as create and edit [[Wikipedia:editnotice|editnotices]]. Template protection is only applied to pages in the [[Wikipedia:Template namespace|template]] and [[Wikipedia:Lua|module]] namespaces. It is intended to allow experienced template and module coders to make changes without having to request that an administrator make the edits for them.
Users who are given the template editor flag ({{mono|templateeditor}} user group) are allowed to edit pages protected with [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#template|template protection]], as well as create and edit [[Wikipedia:editnotice|editnotices]]. Template protection is only applied to pages in the [[Wikipedia:Template namespace|template]] and [[Wikipedia:Lua|module]] namespaces, as well as a few pages in the Wikipedia namespace. This right is intended to allow experienced template and module coders to make changes without having to request that an administrator make the edits for them. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.


See [[Special:ListUsers/templateeditor]] for a list of users in this group.
See [[Special:ListUsers/templateeditor]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:templateeditor}} template editors.


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==== Ipblock-exempt ====
==== IP block exemption ====

{{see also|Wikipedia:IP block exemption}}
{{see also|Wikipedia:IP block exemption}}
Users who are given the ipblock-exempt flag (<tt>'ipblock-exempt'</tt> user group) are not affected by [[WP:AUTOBLOCK|autoblocks]] and blocks of IP addresses and ranges that aren't made with the "anonymous users only" setting. This right is automatically assigned to administrators and bots, however the flag must be added separately to enable editing from IP addresses affected by [[Tor (anonymity network)#Site operators may block traffic from Tor exit nodes|Tor blocks]].
Users who are given the ipblock-exempt flag ({{mono|ipblock-exempt}} user group) are not affected by [[WP:AUTOBLOCK|autoblocks]], blocks of IP addresses and ranges that are made with the "Prevent logged-in users from editing" option enabled,<ref>This flag only grants the exempted user to ''edit'' behind the IP address. IP block exempt users are not able to create accounts while behind an IP address that is also blocked with the "Prevent account creation" option enabled.</ref> and by [[Tor (anonymity network)#Tor exit node block|Tor blocks]].


The flag is intended for trusted users in good standing who are unfortunately affected by such blocks. Requests for this permission may be included with your [[Wikipedia:Appealing a block|unblock request]]. If you are affected by an IP address range block, you must send your unblock request using the [[Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System|Unblock Ticket Request System]]. If you are trying to edit through a blocked anonymous proxy or a VPN service, you must instead send your request to {{nospam|checkuser-en-wp|wikipedia.org}}, or contact a [[#CheckUser|CheckUser]] directly.
See [[Special:ListUsers/ipblock-exempt]] for a list of users in this group.

This right is automatically assigned to administrators and bots.<ref>Administrators and bots are not affected by [[WP:AUTOBLOCK|autoblocks]] and [[WP:HARDBLOCK|hard IP address blocks]]. However, the ipblock-exempt flag ''must'' be added to the administrator or bot account as a separate user right to allow them to edit from IP addresses affected by [[Tor (anonymity network)#Tor exit node block|Tor blocks]].</ref> Administrators are also free to grant the right to good-faith editors known to be affected by IP blocks, without waiting for an unblock request.

See [[Special:ListUsers/ipblock-exempt]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:ipblock-exempt}} affected users.


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==== Edit Filter managers ====
==== Edit filter managers ====
{{Shortcut|WP:AFE}}
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Edit filter}}
Members of this group can create, modify and delete [[Special:AbuseFilter|edit filters]]. This flag is given and removed by administrators. It is not assigned to administrators by default.


{{seealso|Wikipedia:Edit filter manager}}
See [[Special:ListUsers/abusefilter]] for a list of users in this group.


Members of the edit filter manager group can view, create, modify, enable, disable, and delete [[Special:AbuseFilter|edit filters]], including private edit filters that are hidden from public view. They can also view any associated logs that are generated by any edit filter. This right is not assigned to administrators by default, but they are allowed to grant the user right to themselves without approval or a discussion beforehand. The edit filter manager user right can also be granted to non-administrators following a successful request at the [[Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard|edit filter noticeboard]].
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See [[Special:ListUsers/abusefilter]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:abusefilter}} edit filter managers.
==== Oversight ====
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Oversight}}
Users who are given the oversight flag (<tt>'oversight'</tt> user group) have access to [[Special:HideRevision]], through which they can permanently hide revisions of pages from all users, and [[Special:Oversight]], where they can view a log of such actions and the content of the hidden revisions. This right is only granted to exceedingly few users who are at least 18 years old and have identified themselves to the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. Oversights are also required to be administrators.<ref name="wmf">The Wikimedia Foundation has [[Special:Diff/545773892|stated]] that an "RFA or RFA-identical process" is required for users to be granted access to deleted revisions and hence have the administrator user right.</ref>


==== Edit filter helpers ====
See [[Special:ListUsers/oversight]] for a list of users in this group.


{{seealso|Wikipedia:Edit filter helper}}

Members of the edit filter helper group have the ability to view all [[Special:AbuseFilter|edit filters]] (including private edit filters that are hidden from being publicly viewed), as well as view their associated logs. It does ''not'' grant them the ability to modify or make any changes to edit filters. The user right is intended for editors who are interested in helping with edit filters or have demonstrated experience with helping with public edit filters on appropriate discussion pages, but do not yet meet the thresholds required to be able to modify them. The user right is also intended for users who are currently active administrators or edit filter managers on other [[Wikimedia]] wikis who would like to learn from the English Wikipedia, as well as, at the discretion of any checkuser, [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Clerks|sockpuppet investigation (SPI) clerks]] and trainee clerks.

This access is also included in the administrator groups. These capabilities can also be granted to non-administrators following a successful request at the [[Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard|edit filter noticeboard]].

See [[Special:ListUsers/abusefilter-helper]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:abusefilter-helper}} edit filter helpers.

==== Mass message sender ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Mass message senders}}
Members of this group may send messages to multiple users at once. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See [[Special:ListUsers/massmessage-sender]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:massmessage-sender}} mass message senders.

==== Interface administrators ====

{{see also|Wikipedia:Interface administrators}}
Users who are given the interface administrator flag ({{mono|interface-admin}} user group) have the ability to edit site-wide [[CSS]], [[JavaScript]], and [[JSON]] pages (pages such as [[MediaWiki:Common.js]] or [[MediaWiki:Vector.css]], or the gadget pages listed on [[Special:Gadgets]]), all CSS, JavaScript, and JSON pages regardless of location<ref>Specifically, they can edit these pages - even if they're located within the user space of another account.</ref>, and pages in the MediaWiki namespace. Interface administrator access, along with access to another group that has <code>undelete</code> access, is required to view deleted versions of pages only editable by this group. Because it provides the potential to send malicious CSS, JS, and JSON code to execute in other users' browsers, this right may only be granted to existing administrators<ref>See this RfC at {{Section link|Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 3#Allow non-admins to request access?}}</ref> with [[Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] enabled on their accounts.<ref>[[meta:Special:PermanentLink/18694289|WMF 2FA requirement as published on Meta-Wiki]]</ref> These capabilities can be granted following a successful request at [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard]].

See [[Special:ListUsers/interface-admin]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:interface-admin}} interface administrators.

=== Functionary user levels ===
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{{seealso|Wikipedia:Functionaries}}


==== CheckUser ====
==== CheckUser ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:CheckUser|meta:CheckUser policy}}
{{seealso|Wikipedia:CheckUser|meta:CheckUser policy}}
Users who are given the checkuser flag (<tt>'checkuser'</tt> user group) have access to [[Special:CheckUser]]. They are able to view a list of all [[IP address]]es used by a user account to edit the English Wikipedia, a list of all edits made by an IP, or all user accounts that have used an IP address. They may also view a log of such requests. This right is only granted to exceedingly few users who are at least 18 years old and have identified themselves to the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. Checkusers are also required to be administrators.<ref name="wmf"/>
Users who are granted and possess the CheckUser flag ({{mono|checkuser}} user group) have access to [[Special:CheckUser]], a [[WP:SPEC|function page]] that allows them to view a list of all [[IP address]]es that have been used by a user account to edit the English Wikipedia, an extended list of ''all edits'' made from an IP address or range (which includes edits that were made by any user accounts while using the specific IP or range), or a list of all user accounts that have used a given IP address or range to edit the English Wikipedia. They also have access to the [[Special:CheckUserLog|Checkuser log]], which logs each time a Checkuser uses their tools to view any of the information listed. This user right is only granted to ''exceedingly few users'' and after a high level of scrutiny and review by the community, and after review and the support of the [[WP:ARB|Arbitration Committee]], typically around once a year (see {{Section link|Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight#Appointments}}). Users must also be at least 18 years old and have signed the [[Wikipedia:Access to nonpublic information|Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information]]. As CheckUsers have access to deleted revisions, they are also required to have passed an "RfA or RfA-identical process" first.<ref name="wmf"/>


See [[Special:ListUsers/checkuser]] for a list of users in this group.
See [[Special:ListUsers/checkuser]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:checkuser}} CheckUsers.


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==== Course coordinator, instructor, online and campus volunteer ====
{{Shortcut|WP:Course coordinators|WP:Course instructors|WP:Course online volunteers|WP:Course campus volunteers}}
{{main|Wikipedia:Course pages}}
Members of these user groups (in addition to administrators) can manage course pages in the "Education Program:" namespace. Course coordinator rights (as well as the instructor, online volunteer and campus volunteer rights) are assigned by administrators. Course coordinators may assign "course online volunteer", "course campus volunteer", and "course instructor" rights to other users. Online and campus volunteers, respectively, can designate themselves as supporters for individual courses (whom students can turn to for help, online or in person). They do this by going to the course page and using the software interface to associate their account with the course.


==== Mass message sender ====
==== Oversight ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Mass message senders}}
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Oversight|meta:Oversight policy}}
Members of this group may send messages to multiple users at once.
Users who are granted and possess the Oversight flag ({{mono|suppress}} user group<ref>The user group was named {{mono|oversight}} [[phab:T112147|until February of 2022]].</ref>) have access to additional options on the page deletion, revision deletion, and block [[Help:Special page|function pages]] through which they can hide logs or revisions of pages (partially or entirely) from any form of usual access by all other users, including [[WP:ADMIN|administrators]]. They also have access to the [[Special:Log/suppress|suppression log]], where they can view actions made by other oversighters, as well as the content of the hidden revisions. This user right is only granted to ''exceedingly few users'' and after a high level of scrutiny and review by the community, and after review and the support of [[WP:ARB|Arbitration Committee]], typically around once a year (see {{Section link|Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight#Appointments}}). Users must also be at least 18 years old and have signed the [[Wikipedia:Access to nonpublic information|Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information]]. Oversighters are also required to have passed a "RfA or RfA-identical process" first.<ref name="wmf">The Wikimedia Foundation has [[Special:Diff/545773892|stated]] that an "RfA or RfA-identical process" is required for users to be granted access to deleted revisions.</ref>

See [[Special:ListUsers/suppress]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:suppress}} Oversighters.


=== Other flagged accounts ===
=== Other flagged accounts ===
169 පේළිය: 295 පේළිය:
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==== රෝබෝවරු ====
==== Bots ====

{{Shortcut|WP:Botz}}
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Bot policy}}
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Bot policy}}
Accounts used by approved [[WP:BOT|bots]] to make pre-approved edits can be flagged as such. Bot accounts are automated or semi-automated, the nature of their edits is well defined, and they will be quickly blocked if their actions vary from their given tasks, so they need less scrutiny than human edits.
Accounts used by approved [[WP:BOT|bots]] to make pre-approved edits can be flagged as such. Bot accounts are automated or semi-automated, the nature of their edits is well defined, and they will be quickly blocked if their actions vary from their given tasks, so they require less scrutiny than human edits.

For this reason, contributions from accounts with the bot flag ({{mono|[[Wikipedia:Bots|bot]]}} user group) are not displayed in [[Wikipedia:Recent Changes|recent changes]] or [[Help:Watching pages|watchlists]] to users who have opted to hide bot edits. Minor edits made by bot accounts to user talk pages do not trigger the [[Help:Using talk pages#You have new messages|"you have new messages"]] banner. Bot accounts can query the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php API] in batches of 5,000 rather than 500.

See [[Special:ListUsers/bot]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:bot}} bots.

==== Copyright violation bots ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Bot policy#The "copyviobot" flag}}


A {{mono|copyviobot}} is an approved bot that is given the {{mono|(pagetriage-copyvio)}} permission, allowing it to use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php API] to tag pages listed on [[Special:NewPagesFeed]] as likely [[Wikipedia:Copyright violations|copyright violations]].
For this reason, contributions from accounts with the bot flag (<tt>'[[Wikipedia:Bots|bot]]'</tt> user group) are not displayed in [[Wikipedia:Recent Changes|recent changes]] or [[Help:Watching pages|watchlists]] to users who have opted to hide bot edits. Minor edits made by bot accounts to user talk pages do not trigger the [[Help:Using talk pages#You have new messages|"you have new messages"]] banner. Bot accounts can query the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php API] in batches of 5,000 rather than 500.


See [[Special:ListUsers/bot]] for a list of users in this group.
See [[Special:ListUsers/copyviobot]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:copyviobot}} copyviobots.


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==== ආදිකර්තෘ ====
==== Founder ====
The <tt>'founder'</tt> group was created on the English Wikipedia by developer Tim Starling, without community input, as a unique group for [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimmy Wales]]. The group gives Wales full access to [[Special:UserRights|user rights]]. As 'local founder actions' are usually of great interest to the local community, and are only relevant to the English Wikipedia, the local <tt>'founder'</tt> right also has the benefit of allowing Wales' actions to be visible in the [[Special:Log/rights|English Wikipedia rights log]]; actions performed with the global founder bit are not visible in that record, but only on the [[m:Special:Log/rights|log at Metawiki]].


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==== Researcher ====
The [[Special:ListUsers/founder|{{mono|founder}}]] group was created on the English Wikipedia by developer [[User:Tim Starling|Tim Starling]], without community input, as a unique group for [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales]]—although [[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] is a [[Founder of Wikipedia|co-founder]],<!--intentional disambiguation link--> he [[xtools:ec-rightschanges/en.wikipedia.org/Larry Sanger|has never been]] a member of this group—see [[Special:ListUsers/founder]]. The group formerly gave Wales full access to [[Special:UserRights|user rights]], and no longer has any function but continues to exist as a courtesy. Wales is also a member of the founder [[m:Special:GlobalGroupPermissions/founder|global group]], which grants several more rights across the Wikimedia network.
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The <tt>'researcher'</tt> group was created in April 2010 to allow individuals explicitly approved by the Wikimedia Foundation to perform a title search for deleted pages and view deleted history entries but not to view the actual revisions of deleted pages.<ref>The group has access to the <tt>browsearchive</tt> and <tt>deletedhistory</tt> rights, as well <tt>apihighlimits</tt> ([http://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=InitialiseSettings.php Wikimedia NOC])</ref> Policies governing the access level are [[meta:Research:Committee/Areas of interest/Non-public data permissions|under development]] by the [[meta:Research:Committee|Wikimedia Foundation Research Committee (RCom)]] and being discussed here at [[Wikipedia talk:FAQ/Research]].


==== <span class="anchor" id="Researcher"></span>Researchers ====
See [[Special:ListUsers/researcher]] for a list of users in this group and [[meta:Research:Special API permissions/Log]] for further details.


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The {{mono|researcher}} group allows individuals approved by the Wikimedia Foundation to perform a title search for deleted pages, view deleted history entries, and view deleted contents. It was created in 2010 and expanded in 2020.<ref>[[phab:T253420|Phabricator Task T253420: Add 'deletedtext' right to user group 'researchers']]</ref><ref>The group has access to the {{mono|browsearchive}}, {{mono|deletedhistory}} and {{mono|deletedtext}} rights, as well as {{mono|apihighlimits}} ({{Section link|Special:ListGroupRights#researcher}})</ref>


See [[Special:ListUsers/researcher]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:researcher}} current researcher{{#ifeq:{{NUMINGROUP:researcher}}|1||s}} and [[meta:Research:Special API permissions/Log]] for further details.
==== Importers and Transwiki ====

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==== Importers and transwiki importers ====
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{{Shortcut|WP:Importers}}
The {{mono|Transwiki importers}} group gives editors the <code>(import)</code> permission for use on [[Special:Import]]. This interface allows users to copy pages, and optionally entire page histories, from certain other [[Wikimedia]] wikis. The <code>import</code> permission is also included in the administrators and importers user groups. There are currently {{NUMINGROUP:transwiki}} users in the transwiki importers group. This group is mostly deprecated and is only available for assignment by stewards following a special community approval discussion.
Transwiki and Importers are flags which give permissions on [[Special:Import]]. This interface allows users to move pages between Wikimedia wikis (for instance, to copy an article written in English on another-language wiki, while preserving full edit history). Although MediaWiki software provides the ability to import articles directly from XML (which may come from any wiki site), on en.wikipedia and most other Wikimedia projects this requires a special user right 'importupload' (formerly known as 'importraw'), which is restricted to Stewards and occasionally one or two other highly trusted users.


{{mono|Importers}} is a similar group which gives editors the <code>(importupload)</code> permission as well as the <code>(import)</code> permission for use on [[Special:Import]]. Importers have the additional ability to import articles directly from XML (which may come from any wiki site). The <code>importupload</code> permission is also included in the stewards group. See [[Special:ListUsers/import]] for the {{NUMINGROUP:import}} importers. This access is highly restricted and is only available for assignment to a limited number of very trusted users by stewards following a special community approval discussion.
See also the [[special:log/import|import log]], [[Wikipedia:Transwiki log|Transwiki log]], [[Help:Import]] and [[WP:RFPI]].


All users can use [[Special:Export]] to create an XML export of a page and its history.
==== Oauthadmin ====

Members of the Oauthadmin user group will be able to manage [[Wikipedia:OAuth|OAuth]] consumers.{{cn}}
See also the [[Special:Log/import|import log]], [[Wikipedia:Transwiki log|transwiki log]], [[Help:Import]], and [[Wikipedia:Requests for page importation]].

== Blocked users ==

{{see|Wikipedia:Blocking policy}}

Any user account can be blocked, regardless of which user group(s) it belongs to. While the account is blocked, the blocking flag disables the user or IP's existing editing privileges depending on which [[WP:OPTIONS|block options]] are set by the administrator. A [[Wikipedia:Partial blocks|partial block]] still allows some parts of Wikipedia to be edited.

Blocked users are listed on [[Special:BlockList]].


=== Indefinitely blocked users ===
=== Indefinitely blocked users ===
In general, rights of editors [[WP:INDEF|blocked indefinitely]] should be left as is. Rights specifically related to the reason for blocking may be removed at the discretion of the blocking or unblocking administrators.<ref>See the RfC at [[Wikipedia talk:User access levels/Archive 2#Rights of indef blocked users]].</ref>


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==Global rights==
If an editor is [[WP:INDEF|blocked indefinitely]] but not [[WP:SBAN|site-banned]], their rights should generally be left as is. Rights specifically related to the reason for blocking may be removed at administrators' discretion;<ref>See the RfC at {{slink|Wikipedia talk:User access levels/Archive 2#Rights of indef blocked users}}.</ref> certain rights might also later be removed under applicable inactivity rules.

When an editor is indefinitely site-banned by the community, their granted permissions should be removed. If the ban is reversed due to actual error (e.g. votestacking in the ban thread), the rights should be restored, but otherwise a user who successfully appeals their ban is not automatically entitled to regain the rights.<ref>See [[Special:Permalink/1155585586#Alternate_proposal_(Procedural_community_desysop)|2023 RfC]]. There is [[Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive352#Implementation_of_WP:BANNEDRIGHTS_change_for_already-banned_users|no consensus for or against]] applying this consensus retroactively. Administrators should use their discretion.</ref>

== Global rights ==

Global rights have effects on all public [[Wikimedia]] wikis, but their use may be restricted by local policy, see [[Wikipedia:Global rights policy]]. For an automatically generated list of global groups with all their permissions, see [[Special:GlobalGroupPermissions]]. For a list of users along with their global groups, see [[Special:GlobalUsers]].
Global rights have effects on all public [[Wikimedia]] wikis, but their use may be restricted by local policy, see [[Wikipedia:Global rights policy]]. For an automatically generated list of global groups with all their permissions, see [[Special:GlobalGroupPermissions]]. For a list of users along with their global groups, see [[Special:GlobalUsers]].


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==== භාරකරුවෝ ====
==== Stewards ====

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Stewardship is an elected role, and stewards are appointed globally across all public Wikimedia wikis.
Stewardship is an elected role, and stewards are appointed globally across all public Wikimedia wikis.


Users who are members of the <tt>'steward'</tt> user group may grant and revoke any permission to or from any user on any wiki operated by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] which allows open account creation. This group is set on [[meta:Main Page|MetaWiki]], and may use [[meta:Special:Userrights]] to set permissions on any Wikimedia wiki; they may add or remove any user from [[bugzilla:12518|any group configured on metawiki]]. Stewards generally act only when there is no user on a particular wiki that can make the necessary change. This includes granting of the <tt>'administrator'</tt> or <tt>'bureaucrat'</tt> access levels on wikis which do not have any local bureaucrats, and removing such flags if the user resigns or the account is acting maliciously. Stewards are also responsible for granting and revoking access levels such as <tt>'oversight'</tt> and <tt>'checkuser'</tt>, as no other group is capable of making such changes except staff/sysadmins.
Users who are members of the {{mono|steward}} user group may grant and revoke any permission to or from any user on any wiki operated by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] which allows open account creation. This group is set on [[meta:Main Page|MetaWiki]], and may use [[meta:Special:Userrights]] to set permissions on any Wikimedia wiki; they may add or remove any user from [[bugzilla:12518|any group configured on metawiki]]. Stewards generally act only when there is no user on a particular wiki that can make the necessary change. This includes granting of the {{mono|administrator}} or {{mono|bureaucrat}} access levels on wikis which do not have any local bureaucrats, and removing such flags if the user resigns or the account is acting maliciously. Stewards are also responsible for granting and revoking access levels such as {{mono|oversight}} and {{mono|checkuser}}, as no other group is capable of making such changes except [[meta:System administrators|Foundation sysadmins]] and [[meta:Trust and Safety|Trust and Safety]] staff.


Stewards can also act as [[#CheckUser|checkusers]], [[#Oversight|oversighters]], [[#Bureaucrat|bureaucrats]] or [[#Administrator|administrators]] on wikis which do not have active local members of those groups. For example, if a wiki has a passing need for an edit to be oversighted, a steward can add themselves to the <tt>'oversight'</tt> user group on that wiki, perform the necessary function, and then remove themselves from the <tt>'oversight'</tt> group using their steward rights.
Stewards can also act as [[#CheckUser|checkusers]], [[#Oversight|oversighters]], [[#Bureaucrat|bureaucrats]] or [[#Administrator|administrators]] on wikis which do not have active local members of those groups. For example, if a wiki has a passing need for an edit to be oversighted, a steward can add themselves to the {{mono|oversight}} user group on that wiki, perform the necessary function, and then remove themselves from the {{mono|oversight}} group using their steward rights.


Most steward actions are logged at [[meta:Special:Log/rights]] or [[meta:Special:Log/gblrights]] (some go to [[meta:Stewards/Additional log for global changes]]). See [[Special:GlobalUsers/steward]] or [[meta:Special:ListUsers/steward]] for a list of users in this group.
Most steward actions are logged at [[meta:Special:Log/rights]] or [[meta:Special:Log/gblrights]] (some go to [[meta:Stewards/Additional log for global changes]]). See [[Special:GlobalUsers/steward]] or [[meta:Special:ListUsers/steward]] for a list of users in this group.


====Other global user groups====
==== Other global user groups ====

{{main|Wikipedia:Global rights policy|meta:User groups}}
{{main|Wikipedia:Global rights policy|meta:User groups}}

Other global groups include WMF staff, sysadmins (system administrators), ombuds, [[Wikipedia:Volunteer Response Team|Volunteer Response Team (VRT) members]], global bots, global rollbackers, global sysops (not enabled on English Wikipedia), and interface editors. See [[Wikipedia:Global rights policy|Global rights policy]] and [[meta:User groups]] for information on these, as well as a full list.


== Table ==
== Table ==

* As a function of the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship#About RfA|Requests for adminship]] and [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship#About RfB|Requests for Bureaucratship]] processes, all bureaucrats on the English Wikipedia are also administrators, and so have all the permissions of the <tt>'sysop'</tt> user group in addition to those rights from the <tt>'bureaucrat'</tt> group. However this is not a requirement of the [[MediaWiki]] software; it is technically possible for a user to be a bureaucrat without also being an admin.
* Generally, bureaucrats on the English Wikipedia are also administrators, and so have all the permissions of the {{mono|sysop}} user group in addition to those rights from the {{mono|bureaucrat}} group. However, this is not a requirement of the [[MediaWiki]] software nor is it a formal requirement of the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship#About RfB|Requests for Bureaucratship]] process; it is technically possible for a user to be a bureaucrat without also being an admin.
* Deprecated permissions are either no longer assigned to any group, or the group to which they are assigned is no longer populated.
* Deprecated permissions are either no longer assigned to any group or the group to which they are assigned is no longer populated.
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* IPs and new users are limited to 8 edits per minute. Autoconfirmed or confirmed users who are in no usergroup with the ''noratelimit'' userright are limited to 8 moves per minute, except that those granted the [[WP:PMR|page mover]] usergroup are subject to an increased limit of 16 moves per minute<ref>Per consensus in [[Special:Permalink/727057737#RfC:_Increase_throttle_limit_to_16_moves_per_minute|this RfC.]]</ref>. Rollbackers in the same situation are limited to 100 rollbacks per minute.<ref>The API query https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=userinfo&uiprop=ratelimits|groups can be used to check those values.</ref> Account creations are subject to an IP based limit, [[mw:Manual:$wgAccountCreationThrottle|set at 6]] for WMF wikis, but users with ''noratelimit'' are unaffected.


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*The userright ''proxyunbannable'' is assigned to administrators but has no effect since WMF wikis use [[mw:Extension:TorBlock]] instead of the default mediawiki proxy blocker. Administrators are not exempt from tor blocks, only users in the IP block exemptions usergroup are, due to the ''torunblocked'' userright.
*IPs and new users are limited to 8 edits per minute. Autoconfirmed or confirmed users who are in no usergroup with the ''noratelimit'' userright are limited to 8 moves per minutes. Rollbackers in the same situation are limited to 100 rollbacks per minute.<ref>The API query https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=userinfo&uiprop=ratelimits|groups can be used to check those values.</ref> Account creations are subject to an IP based limit, [[mw:Manual:$wgAccountCreationThrottle|set at 6]] for WMF wikis, but users with ''noratelimit'' are unaffected.


===User access level changes===
== User access level changes ==
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== Former levels ==

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* ''Course coordinator, instructor, online and campus volunteer''
*: Enabled users to manage course pages in the "Education Program:" namespace, which was [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/January_2018/Education_Extension_scheduled_shutdown shut down in June 2018]
* ''Afttest and Afttest-hide''
*: Only granted by WMF staff, these enabled users to delete and/or hide [[WP:AFT5|article feedback]]. Removed in March 2014 after one year.
* ''EP staff, administrator, campus-ambassador, online-ambassador, and instructor''
*: Used by users to coordinate and work with students, instructors, and institutions as part of the [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About education program]. Deprecated since 2013.

== See also ==


== ආශ්‍රිත ලිපි ==
{{Wikipedia glossary|Autoconfirmed}}
{{Wikipedia glossary|Autoconfirmed}}
* [[Wikipedia:Editing restrictions]]: a list of users with editing restrictions that have been imposed by the Arbitration Committee
* [[mw:Manual:User rights|Manual:User rights]]
* [[Meta:User groups]]
* [[Meta:User groups]]
* [[mw:Manual:User rights|Manual:User rights]] on [[MediaWiki]]
* [[Special:ListGroupRights]]
* [[Special:ListGroupRights]]
* [[Special:UserRights|See what usergroup a user is in]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=usergroups User permissions API]
* [[Wikipedia:Editing restrictions]]
* [[Wikipedia:Editorial oversight and control]] (explains the access structure from the perspective of quality control on Wikipedia)
* [[Wikipedia:Editorial oversight and control]] (explains the access structure from the perspective of quality control on Wikipedia)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=usergroups Wikipedia User permissions API]
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]] (to request certain userrights)
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]] (to request certain userrights)
* [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations]]
* <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&limit=1 See what usergroup a user is in]</span>

== Notes ==


{{Reflist}}
;''Others:''
* [[Wikipedia:Administrators|Administrators]]
* [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]]
* [[m:CheckUser policy|CheckUser policy]]
* [[Wikipedia:Oversight|Oversight permission]]
* [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations|Sockpuppet investigations]]


{{Requests for permissions}}
{{Requests for permissions}}

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The user access level of editors affects their abilities to perform specific actions on Wikipedia. A user's access level depends on which rights (also called permissions, user groups, bits, or flags) are assigned to accounts. There are two types of access leveling: automatic and requested. User access levels are determined by whether the Wikipedian is logged in, the account's age and edit count, and what manually assigned rights the account has.

Anyone can use the basic functionalities of Wikipedia even if they are not logged in. Unless they are blocked, they may freely edit most pages. Being logged in gives users many advantages, such as having their public IP address hidden and the ability to track one's own contributions. Furthermore, once user accounts are more than a certain number of days old and have made more than a certain number of edits, they automatically become autoconfirmed or extended confirmed, allowing the direct creation of articles, the ability to move pages, to edit semi-protected and extended-protected pages, and upload files. Further access levels need to be assigned manually by a user with the appropriate authority. An editor with more experience and in good standing can attempt to become an administrator, which provides a large number of advanced permissions. Many different flags for specialized tasks are also available.

Overview

All visitors to the site, including unregistered users, are part of the * group, and all logged-in registered users are also part of the user group. Users are automatically promoted into the autoconfirmed/confirmed users pseudo-group of established users when their account is more than four days old and has ten edits, and the extended confirmed user group later on, at 30 days of age and 500 edits.

Other flags are only given upon request; some, such as rollbacker, pending changes reviewer, or bot, are granted unilaterally if the user demonstrates a need for them (see Wikipedia:Requests for permissions and Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval). Others, such as sysop and bureaucrat, are given only after community discussion and consensus at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship. Users are made members of such groups as oversight and checkuser only with the approval of the Arbitration Committee, after signing the Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information.

User groups have one or more rights assigned to them; for example, the IP block-exempt (IP block exemptions) group has the 'ipblock-exempt' and 'torunblocked' rights. All members of a particular user group will have access to these rights. The individual rights that are assigned to user groups are listed at Special:ListGroupRights. Terms like rights, permissions, bits and flags can refer to both user groups and the individual rights assigned to them.

Permissions requested at Requests for permissions only have local rights on the English Wikipedia wiki. Members of global user groups have rights across all Wikimedia Foundation wikis, although that access can sometimes be restricted by local wiki policies. Users registered at Wikimedia wikis also have registered user rights to other Wikimedia wikis if their account is a SUL or unified login account. Both local and global user group membership across Wikimedia wikis can be viewed at Special:CentralAuth.

User groups

The system-generated technical permissions are listed at Special:ListGroupRights.

Standard user rights that are granted automatically

Unregistered (IP or not logged in) users

Users who are not logged in are identified by their IP address rather than a username, whether or not they have already registered an account. They may read all Wikipedia pages (except restricted special pages), and edit pages that are not protected (including pending changes protected/move-protected articles). They may create talk pages in any talk namespace, but need to ask for help to create pages in some parts of the wiki. Furthermore, they cannot upload files or images. They must answer a CAPTCHA if they wish to make an edit which involves the addition of external links, and click a confirmation link to purge pages. All users may also query the site API in 500-record batches.

Edit screens of unregistered users are headed by a banner displaying the Anoneditwarning system message.

Registered (new) users

You are not logged in or registered. You can log in or create an account here.You are logged in.

Registered users may immediately e-mail other users if they activate an email address in their user preferences. All logged-in users may mark edits as minor. They may purge pages without a confirmation step, but are still required to answer a CAPTCHA when adding external links. They may customize their Wikimedia interface and its options as they wish—either via Special:Preferences, or by adding personal CSS or JavaScript rules to their common.css or common.js files. They may create and maintain a watchlist.

Autoconfirmed and confirmed users

You are not logged in, so you are not autoconfirmed. Your account is autoconfirmedis not autoconfirmed.

Several actions on the English Wikipedia (such as article creation) are restricted to user accounts that are at least 4 days old and have made at least 10 edits. Users who meet these requirements are considered part of the pseudo-group autoconfirmed. The conditions for autoconfirmed status are checked every time a user attempts to perform a restricted action; if they are met, permission is granted automatically by the MediaWiki software. Although the precise requirements for autoconfirmed status vary according to circumstances, most English Wikipedia user accounts that are at least 4 days old and have made at least 10 edits (including deleted edits) are considered autoconfirmed. However, users with the IP block exemption flag and who are editing through the Tor network are subjected to much stricter autoconfirmed thresholds: 90 days and 100 edits.[1]

Autoconfirmed/confirmed users can create articles (except for create-protected pages), move pages (except for move-protected pages), edit semi-protected pages, and upload files (including new versions of existing files, except for upload-protected files). Edits that they make to a page that is under pending changes protection will be accepted and will immediately be visible to people who are not logged in without requiring review or approval (unless there are prior pending changes awaiting approval, in which case edits not made by reviewers or administrators will not become visible until the prior pending changes are accepted).

Autoconfirmed users are no longer required to enter a CAPTCHA for most edits, including, but not limited to, adding external links. Autoconfirmed users may email users that have their "allow emails from brand-new users" checkbox off. In addition, the edit filter has a number of warning settings that will no longer affect editors who are autoconfirmed. Autoconfirmed/confirmed users gain access to additional tools such as Wikipedia:Twinkle.

Sometimes, it is necessary for accounts to skip the customary confirmation period and to be confirmed right away. The confirmed group contains the exact same rights as the autoconfirmed pseudo-group, but can be granted by administrators and event coordinators[2] as necessary. It is redundant to grant the confirmed right to an account that is already autoconfirmed since it provides the exact same abilities. To request this permission, see Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed. See Special:ListUsers/confirmed for a list of the 1 confirmed users.

අප්‍රේල් 2024 වන විට, there were approximately 2.38 million autoconfirmed users on the English Wikipedia, of which the vast majority were inactive. See Special:ActiveUsers for a list of recently active users.

Before 16 November 2016, confirmed and autoconfirmed users could also mark new pages as patrolled. This has been changed and now requires the new page reviewer right to do so.

Extended confirmed users

You are not logged in, so you are not extended confirmed. Your account is extended confirmed.does not have the extended confirmed flag, but you are an administrator, so your account is extended confirmed by default.

A registered editor becomes extendedconfirmed automatically on edit after the account has existed for at least 30 days and has made at least 500 edits.[3][4] This user access right allows editors to edit and create pages that are under extended confirmed protection. The English Wikipedia also enables editors to use the Content Translation tool to create articles and the INDEX template on user pages. This access is included and bundled in the bot and sysop (administrator) user groups. This group was primarily created to deal with specific arbitration remedies and community issues; the Arbitration Committee has since left community-use decisions up to the community.[5]

Extended confirmed is revoked if a user is in another group with which it is redundant, and in rare cases may be revoked for other reasons, such as if a user games the system by making many trivial edits. If extended confirmed is revoked, it may be re-granted at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Extended confirmed. That page may also be used to request early grants of the group, but requests are almost never accepted except for legitimate alternate accounts of users who are extended confirmed on other accounts.

See Special:ListUsers/extendedconfirmed for a list of the 0 extended confirmed users.

Administrators and bureaucrats

Administrators and bureaucrats are requested from pages other than Wikipedia:Requests for permissions.

Administrators

Administrators, often referred to as "admins" or "sysops" (system operators), are editors who are granted the rights by the community following a successful Request for Adminship (RfA). The RfA process involves in-depth and considerable discussion and examination of the candidate's activity and contributions as an editor. Candidates are granted the rights by community consensus.

Administrators have exclusive access to a number of tools to allow them to carry out certain functions on the wiki. The tools cover processes such as page deletion, page protection, blocking and unblocking users, and the ability to edit fully protected pages. Administrators also have the ability to grant and remove most access rights to and from other users (account creator, autopatrolled, confirmed, file mover, edit filter helper, edit filter manager, event coordinator, extended confirmed, IP block exempt, mass message sender, new page reviewer, page mover, pending changes reviewer, rollback, template editor, and AutoWikiBrowser) and to their own alternate accounts. By convention, administrators also normally take responsibility for judging the outcome of certain discussions requiring these technical controls (such as deletions).

Administrators are not granted more editorial control over article content than other editors. They are required to follow all policies and guidelines and are held to the same level of accountability as non-administrators.

Administrators are not employees of the Wikimedia Foundation and should not be confused with Wikimedia system administrators ("sysadmins").

See Special:ListUsers/sysop for a full list of the 3 English Wikipedia administrators.

Bureaucrats

Bureaucrats are exceptionally trusted editors who have the capability to perform certain actions on other users' accounts. These capabilities are granted by the community following a successful Request for Bureaucratship (RfB).

Bureaucrats have access to Special:UserRights, enabling them to add users to the bureaucrat group (but not remove them),[6] and add users to and remove users from the administrator,[7] bot, and interface administrator user groups.

See Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat for a list of the 0 bureaucrats.

Flags granted to users giving access to specialized functions

Unless otherwise noted, see Wikipedia:Requests for permissions to request the following rights. Some of these rights are automatically assigned to administrators.

Pending changes reviewer

Members of this group can review other users' edits to articles placed under pending changes protection. This right is automatically assigned to administrators. Prior to September 2014, this right was known as reviewer.

See Special:ListUsers/reviewer for a list of the 0 reviewers.

Rollback

Users who are given the rollback flag (rollbacker user group) may revert consecutive revisions of an editor using the rollback feature. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See Special:ListUsers/rollbacker for a list of the 6 rollbackers.

Autopatrolled

Members of this group have autopatrol, which allows them to have their pages automatically patrolled on the New Pages list. Prior to June 2010, it was known as autoreviewer. Before December 2021, it was automatically assigned to administrators, but following an RFC, it was removed from the default toolkit. The 2021 RFC concluded that administrators are allowed to grant the user right to themselves without approval or a discussion beforehand, similar to the edit filter manager user right.

See Special:ListUsers/autoreviewer for a list of the 0 autopatrolled users.

New page reviewer (patroller)

Members of this group have patrol, which allows them to mark pages created by others as patrolled or reviewed. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See Special:ListUsers/patroller for a list of the 0 new page reviewers.

File mover

The file mover right is intended to allow users experienced in working with files to rename them, subject to policy, with the ease that autoconfirmed users already enjoy when renaming Wikipedia articles. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See Special:ListUsers/filemover for a list of the 0 file movers.

Page mover

The page mover user right (extendedmover user group) is intended to allow users who have demonstrated a good understanding of the Wikipedia page naming system to rename pages and subpages without leaving redirects, subject to policy. They are also able to create and edit editnotices as well as move categories. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See Special:ListUsers/extendedmover for a list of the 0 page movers.

Account creator

The account creator user right (accountcreator user group) is intended for users involved in the request an account process (ACC), and so have signed the Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information. They are not affected by the 6 account creation limit per day per IP, and can create accounts for other users without restriction. Users in this group can also override the anti-spoof checks on account creation. Additionally, account creators are able to create accounts with names that are otherwise blocked by the title blacklist. This right is automatically assigned to administrators and bureaucrats.[8]

See Special:ListUsers/accountcreator for a list of the 0 account creators.

Event coordinator

The event coordinator flag (eventcoordinator user group) is intended for individuals involved with off-wiki outreach events to create accounts for their attendees. Event coordinators are not affected by the 6 account creation limit per day per IP. In addition, they can allow their event attendees to create new articles by temporarily adding newly created accounts to confirmed user group. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See Special:ListUsers/eventcoordinator for a list of the 0 event coordinators.

Template editor

Users who are given the template editor flag (templateeditor user group) are allowed to edit pages protected with template protection, as well as create and edit editnotices. Template protection is only applied to pages in the template and module namespaces, as well as a few pages in the Wikipedia namespace. This right is intended to allow experienced template and module coders to make changes without having to request that an administrator make the edits for them. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See Special:ListUsers/templateeditor for a list of the 0 template editors.

IP block exemption

Users who are given the ipblock-exempt flag (ipblock-exempt user group) are not affected by autoblocks, blocks of IP addresses and ranges that are made with the "Prevent logged-in users from editing" option enabled,[9] and by Tor blocks.

The flag is intended for trusted users in good standing who are unfortunately affected by such blocks. Requests for this permission may be included with your unblock request. If you are affected by an IP address range block, you must send your unblock request using the Unblock Ticket Request System. If you are trying to edit through a blocked anonymous proxy or a VPN service, you must instead send your request to checkuser-en-wp@wikipedia.org, or contact a CheckUser directly.

This right is automatically assigned to administrators and bots.[10] Administrators are also free to grant the right to good-faith editors known to be affected by IP blocks, without waiting for an unblock request.

See Special:ListUsers/ipblock-exempt for a list of the 0 affected users.

Edit filter managers

Members of the edit filter manager group can view, create, modify, enable, disable, and delete edit filters, including private edit filters that are hidden from public view. They can also view any associated logs that are generated by any edit filter. This right is not assigned to administrators by default, but they are allowed to grant the user right to themselves without approval or a discussion beforehand. The edit filter manager user right can also be granted to non-administrators following a successful request at the edit filter noticeboard.

See Special:ListUsers/abusefilter for a list of the 0 edit filter managers.

Edit filter helpers

Members of the edit filter helper group have the ability to view all edit filters (including private edit filters that are hidden from being publicly viewed), as well as view their associated logs. It does not grant them the ability to modify or make any changes to edit filters. The user right is intended for editors who are interested in helping with edit filters or have demonstrated experience with helping with public edit filters on appropriate discussion pages, but do not yet meet the thresholds required to be able to modify them. The user right is also intended for users who are currently active administrators or edit filter managers on other Wikimedia wikis who would like to learn from the English Wikipedia, as well as, at the discretion of any checkuser, sockpuppet investigation (SPI) clerks and trainee clerks.

This access is also included in the administrator groups. These capabilities can also be granted to non-administrators following a successful request at the edit filter noticeboard.

See Special:ListUsers/abusefilter-helper for a list of the 0 edit filter helpers.

Mass message sender

Members of this group may send messages to multiple users at once. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See Special:ListUsers/massmessage-sender for a list of the 0 mass message senders.

Interface administrators

Users who are given the interface administrator flag (interface-admin user group) have the ability to edit site-wide CSS, JavaScript, and JSON pages (pages such as MediaWiki:Common.js or MediaWiki:Vector.css, or the gadget pages listed on Special:Gadgets), all CSS, JavaScript, and JSON pages regardless of location[11], and pages in the MediaWiki namespace. Interface administrator access, along with access to another group that has undelete access, is required to view deleted versions of pages only editable by this group. Because it provides the potential to send malicious CSS, JS, and JSON code to execute in other users' browsers, this right may only be granted to existing administrators[12] with two-factor authentication enabled on their accounts.[13] These capabilities can be granted following a successful request at Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard.

See Special:ListUsers/interface-admin for a list of the 0 interface administrators.

Functionary user levels

CheckUser

Users who are granted and possess the CheckUser flag (checkuser user group) have access to Special:CheckUser, a function page that allows them to view a list of all IP addresses that have been used by a user account to edit the English Wikipedia, an extended list of all edits made from an IP address or range (which includes edits that were made by any user accounts while using the specific IP or range), or a list of all user accounts that have used a given IP address or range to edit the English Wikipedia. They also have access to the Checkuser log, which logs each time a Checkuser uses their tools to view any of the information listed. This user right is only granted to exceedingly few users and after a high level of scrutiny and review by the community, and after review and the support of the Arbitration Committee, typically around once a year (see Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight#Appointments § Notes). Users must also be at least 18 years old and have signed the Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information. As CheckUsers have access to deleted revisions, they are also required to have passed an "RfA or RfA-identical process" first.[14]

See Special:ListUsers/checkuser for a list of the 0 CheckUsers.

Oversight

Users who are granted and possess the Oversight flag (suppress user group[15]) have access to additional options on the page deletion, revision deletion, and block function pages through which they can hide logs or revisions of pages (partially or entirely) from any form of usual access by all other users, including administrators. They also have access to the suppression log, where they can view actions made by other oversighters, as well as the content of the hidden revisions. This user right is only granted to exceedingly few users and after a high level of scrutiny and review by the community, and after review and the support of Arbitration Committee, typically around once a year (see Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight#Appointments § Notes). Users must also be at least 18 years old and have signed the Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information. Oversighters are also required to have passed a "RfA or RfA-identical process" first.[14]

See Special:ListUsers/suppress for a list of the 0 Oversighters.

Other flagged accounts

Bots

Accounts used by approved bots to make pre-approved edits can be flagged as such. Bot accounts are automated or semi-automated, the nature of their edits is well defined, and they will be quickly blocked if their actions vary from their given tasks, so they require less scrutiny than human edits.

For this reason, contributions from accounts with the bot flag (bot user group) are not displayed in recent changes or watchlists to users who have opted to hide bot edits. Minor edits made by bot accounts to user talk pages do not trigger the "you have new messages" banner. Bot accounts can query the API in batches of 5,000 rather than 500.

See Special:ListUsers/bot for a list of the 30 bots.

A copyviobot is an approved bot that is given the (pagetriage-copyvio) permission, allowing it to use the API to tag pages listed on Special:NewPagesFeed as likely copyright violations.

See Special:ListUsers/copyviobot for a list of the 0 copyviobots.

Founder

The founder group was created on the English Wikipedia by developer Tim Starling, without community input, as a unique group for Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales—although Larry Sanger is a co-founder, he has never been a member of this group—see Special:ListUsers/founder. The group formerly gave Wales full access to user rights, and no longer has any function but continues to exist as a courtesy. Wales is also a member of the founder global group, which grants several more rights across the Wikimedia network.

Researchers

The researcher group allows individuals approved by the Wikimedia Foundation to perform a title search for deleted pages, view deleted history entries, and view deleted contents. It was created in 2010 and expanded in 2020.[16][17]

See Special:ListUsers/researcher for a list of the 0 current researchers and meta:Research:Special API permissions/Log for further details.

Importers and transwiki importers

The Transwiki importers group gives editors the (import) permission for use on Special:Import. This interface allows users to copy pages, and optionally entire page histories, from certain other Wikimedia wikis. The import permission is also included in the administrators and importers user groups. There are currently 0 users in the transwiki importers group. This group is mostly deprecated and is only available for assignment by stewards following a special community approval discussion.

Importers is a similar group which gives editors the (importupload) permission as well as the (import) permission for use on Special:Import. Importers have the additional ability to import articles directly from XML (which may come from any wiki site). The importupload permission is also included in the stewards group. See Special:ListUsers/import for the 0 importers. This access is highly restricted and is only available for assignment to a limited number of very trusted users by stewards following a special community approval discussion.

All users can use Special:Export to create an XML export of a page and its history.

See also the import log, transwiki log, Help:Import, and Wikipedia:Requests for page importation.

Blocked users

Any user account can be blocked, regardless of which user group(s) it belongs to. While the account is blocked, the blocking flag disables the user or IP's existing editing privileges depending on which block options are set by the administrator. A partial block still allows some parts of Wikipedia to be edited.

Blocked users are listed on Special:BlockList.

Indefinitely blocked users

If an editor is blocked indefinitely but not site-banned, their rights should generally be left as is. Rights specifically related to the reason for blocking may be removed at administrators' discretion;[18] certain rights might also later be removed under applicable inactivity rules.

When an editor is indefinitely site-banned by the community, their granted permissions should be removed. If the ban is reversed due to actual error (e.g. votestacking in the ban thread), the rights should be restored, but otherwise a user who successfully appeals their ban is not automatically entitled to regain the rights.[19]

Global rights

Global rights have effects on all public Wikimedia wikis, but their use may be restricted by local policy, see Wikipedia:Global rights policy. For an automatically generated list of global groups with all their permissions, see Special:GlobalGroupPermissions. For a list of users along with their global groups, see Special:GlobalUsers.

Stewards

Stewardship is an elected role, and stewards are appointed globally across all public Wikimedia wikis.

Users who are members of the steward user group may grant and revoke any permission to or from any user on any wiki operated by the Wikimedia Foundation which allows open account creation. This group is set on MetaWiki, and may use meta:Special:Userrights to set permissions on any Wikimedia wiki; they may add or remove any user from any group configured on metawiki. Stewards generally act only when there is no user on a particular wiki that can make the necessary change. This includes granting of the administrator or bureaucrat access levels on wikis which do not have any local bureaucrats, and removing such flags if the user resigns or the account is acting maliciously. Stewards are also responsible for granting and revoking access levels such as oversight and checkuser, as no other group is capable of making such changes except Foundation sysadmins and Trust and Safety staff.

Stewards can also act as checkusers, oversighters, bureaucrats or administrators on wikis which do not have active local members of those groups. For example, if a wiki has a passing need for an edit to be oversighted, a steward can add themselves to the oversight user group on that wiki, perform the necessary function, and then remove themselves from the oversight group using their steward rights.

Most steward actions are logged at meta:Special:Log/rights or meta:Special:Log/gblrights (some go to meta:Stewards/Additional log for global changes). See Special:GlobalUsers/steward or meta:Special:ListUsers/steward for a list of users in this group.

Other global user groups

Other global groups include WMF staff, sysadmins (system administrators), ombuds, Volunteer Response Team (VRT) members, global bots, global rollbackers, global sysops (not enabled on English Wikipedia), and interface editors. See Global rights policy and meta:User groups for information on these, as well as a full list.

Table

  • Generally, bureaucrats on the English Wikipedia are also administrators, and so have all the permissions of the sysop user group in addition to those rights from the bureaucrat group. However, this is not a requirement of the MediaWiki software nor is it a formal requirement of the Requests for Bureaucratship process; it is technically possible for a user to be a bureaucrat without also being an admin.
  • Deprecated permissions are either no longer assigned to any group or the group to which they are assigned is no longer populated.
අවසර දී ඇත ප්‍රවේණිගත වී ඇත ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කර ඇත නිෂ්ප්‍රභ කර ඇත රඳා පවතිනවා ඇත සීමාසහිත වී ඇත
           

අවසරය
 
Allows user(s) to… Blocked users Anonymous
users
Registered accounts Auto-confirmed
and Confirmed
Bots Administrators Bureaucrats other groups
abusefilter-log view the abuse log                
abusefilter-log-detail view detailed abuse log entries                
abusefilter-view view abuse filters                
abusefilter-revert revert all changes by a given abuse filter                
apihighlimits request API queries in batches of 5,000, rather than 500                
autoconfirmed edit semi-protected pages            
autopatrol automatically mark all edits made by the user as patrolled               autopatrolled, Global rollbacker  
bigdelete delete pages with over 5,000 revisions              
steward
block block an IP address, user name, or range of IPs, from editing              
boardvote check IPs and strike out votes during Board elections               boardvote
bot edit without their edits showing up in recent changes                
checkuser see all IP addresses used by a registered user or to show all edits from a given IP address               checkuser
collectionsaveascommunitypage Save books as community page in the book namespace                
collectionsaveasuserpage Save books as user subpage                
createaccount create a new user account for themselves or another user              
createpage create a new page                
createtalk create a new talk page                
delete delete a page with ≤ 5,000 revisions              
deletedhistory view the history of a deleted page or a user's deleted contributions              
edit edit any page which is not protected                
editinterface edit the MediaWiki namespace to affect the interface              
edittalk edit their own talk page              
editusercssjs edit .css or .js subpages of other users              
hiderevision permanently hide revisions from public view               oversight
import Import pages from other wikis               Importers and Transwiki importers
importupload import pages from a locally stored XML file               import
ipblockexempt be unaffected by blocks applied to the user's IP address or a range (CIDR) containing it.               Ipblock-exempt
markbotedits mark rollback as bot edits, to keep them out of recent changes               Global rollbacker
minoredit make an edit marked as 'minor'                
abusefilter-modify modify abuse filters               Edit Filter managers
move change the title of a page by moving it                
movefile change the title of a file by moving it                
move-rootuserpages Move root user pages                
nominornewtalk minor edits by this user to user talk pages do not trigger the "you have new messages" banner                
noratelimit Not be affected by rate limits               account creator, Global rollbacker
override-antispoof blocks the creation of accounts with mixed-script, confusing and similar usernames               account creator
oversight view revisions that have been permanently hidden               oversight
patrol state that they have checked a page that appeared in Special:Newpages                
protect change protection levels, edit and move protected pages              
purge purge a page by adding &action=purge to the URL                
read read pages                
renameuser change the name of an existing account                
reupload overwrite an existing unprotected file                
reupload-own Overwrite existing files uploaded by oneself                
rollback use a special link to more easily revert a bad edit             (Global) rollbacker
sendemail e-mail a user (using Special:EmailUser/username) who have associated an email address with themselves              
skipcaptcha Perform captcha triggering actions without having to go through the captcha              
suppressredirect not create a redirect from the old name when moving a page             Global rollbacker
tboverride Override the title blacklist             account creator
undelete undelete a previously deleted page or specific revisions from it, view deleted revisions              
unwatchedpages view a list of pages which are not on anyone's watchlist              
upload upload a media file                
userrights change the user groups of another user           +/− rollbacker,
+/− Ipblock-exempt,
+/− accountcreator
+/− autopatrolled
+/− Edit Filter managers
+/− Confirmed
+ bureaucrat, + sysop, +/− bot steward, founder
+/− any
writeapi Use of the write API                
  • IPs and new users are limited to 8 edits per minute. Autoconfirmed or confirmed users who are in no usergroup with the noratelimit userright are limited to 8 moves per minute, except that those granted the page mover usergroup are subject to an increased limit of 16 moves per minute[20]. Rollbackers in the same situation are limited to 100 rollbacks per minute.[21] Account creations are subject to an IP based limit, set at 6 for WMF wikis, but users with noratelimit are unaffected.
Group Count % held indirectly
Edit filter manager

(abusefilter)

0 0%
Account creator

(accountcreator)

3 0%
Autopatrolled

(autoreviewer)

0 0%
Bot

(bot)

30 0%
Bureaucrat

(bureaucrat)

0 0%
CheckUser

(checkuser)

0 0%
Event coordinator

(eventcoordinator)

3 0%
Extended confirmed

(extendedconfirmed)

3 0%
File mover

(filemover)

3 0%
Founder

(founder)

0 0%
Importer

(import)

0 0%
Interface administrator

(interface-admin)

0 0%
IP block exemption

(ipblock-exempt)

0 0%
Mass message sender

(massmessage-sender)

3 0%
Page mover

(extendedmover)

3 0%
New page reviewer

(patroller)

3 0%
Researcher

(researcher)

0 0%
Pending changes reviewer

(reviewer)

3 0%
Rollbacker

(rollbacker)

9 33.3%
Oversight

(suppress)

0 0%
Administrator

(sysop)

3 0%
Template editor

(templateeditor)

3 0%

User access level changes

Key to Rights
Yes No
YesY
Key to Project
Local Global
   
Event coord. Administrator Bureaucrat Steward
Confirmed give YesY YesY YesY YesY
take N
Extended confirmed YesY YesY
New page reviewer YesY YesY
Rollbacker YesY YesY
Autopatrolled YesY YesY
Edit Filter helper,
Edit Filter manager
YesY YesY
Event coordinator YesY YesY
Page mover,
File mover
YesY YesY
Template editor YesY YesY
Mass message sender YesY YesY
IP Block Exempt give YesY N YesY
take YesY
Pending changes reviewer YesY YesY YesY
Account Creator YesY YesY YesY
Bot,
Copyright violation bot
YesY YesY
Administrator,
Interface Administrator
YesY YesY1
Bureaucrat give YesY YesY
take N
Checkuser, Oversight YesY
Import YesY
Event coord. Administrator Bureaucrat Steward

^1 Because bureaucrats were granted the ability to do this, stewards would refer most ordinary requests for removal of the sysop permission to them, but retain the right to remove the sysop permission when appropriate (such as emergencies or requests from the Arbitration Committee).

Former levels

  • Course coordinator, instructor, online and campus volunteer
    Enabled users to manage course pages in the "Education Program:" namespace, which was shut down in June 2018
  • Afttest and Afttest-hide
    Only granted by WMF staff, these enabled users to delete and/or hide article feedback. Removed in March 2014 after one year.
  • EP staff, administrator, campus-ambassador, online-ambassador, and instructor
    Used by users to coordinate and work with students, instructors, and institutions as part of the education program. Deprecated since 2013.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ See wgTorAutoConfirmAge and wgTorAutoConfirmCount in https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/CommonSettings.php.txt
  2. ^ In accordance with this RfC, event coordinators may only grant the confirmed flag to editors who actually participate in an outreach event.
  3. ^ The edit total includes both live and deleted edits
  4. ^ Must have at least one edit after the creation of the extendedconfirmed user access level on 5 April 2016 (following this discussion).
  5. ^ 28 May 2017 clarification request
  6. ^ MediaWiki default settings are that the 'bureaucrats' group has the userrights flag (giving access to Special:UserRights) and can add or remove any flags. However this can be modified by mw:Manual:$wgAddGroups and mw:Manual:$wgRemoveGroups to restrict adding/removing flags to specified ones. Wikimedia's settings file uses these, and by default bureaucrats can only remove bot flags and add administrator, bureaucrat and bot flags. English Wikipedia, or 'enwiki', settings additionally permit adding accountcreator and removal of ipblock-exempt and accountcreator; which administrators can do anyway, and removal of sysop.
  7. ^ Since August 2011, per T20390
  8. ^ "Project:Account creators". MediaWikiWiki. 2015. සම්ප්‍රවේශය 2015-02-01. DefaultSettings.php grants the noratelimit user right to bureaucrats and sysops.
  9. ^ This flag only grants the exempted user to edit behind the IP address. IP block exempt users are not able to create accounts while behind an IP address that is also blocked with the "Prevent account creation" option enabled.
  10. ^ Administrators and bots are not affected by autoblocks and hard IP address blocks. However, the ipblock-exempt flag must be added to the administrator or bot account as a separate user right to allow them to edit from IP addresses affected by Tor blocks.
  11. ^ Specifically, they can edit these pages - even if they're located within the user space of another account.
  12. ^ See this RfC at Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 3#Allow non-admins to request access? § Notes
  13. ^ WMF 2FA requirement as published on Meta-Wiki
  14. ^ a b The Wikimedia Foundation has stated that an "RfA or RfA-identical process" is required for users to be granted access to deleted revisions.
  15. ^ The user group was named oversight until February of 2022.
  16. ^ Phabricator Task T253420: Add 'deletedtext' right to user group 'researchers'
  17. ^ The group has access to the browsearchive, deletedhistory and deletedtext rights, as well as apihighlimits (Special:ListGroupRights#researcher § Notes)
  18. ^ See the RfC at Wikipedia talk:User access levels/Archive 2#Rights of indef blocked users § Notes.
  19. ^ See 2023 RfC. There is no consensus for or against applying this consensus retroactively. Administrators should use their discretion.
  20. ^ Per consensus in this RfC.
  21. ^ The API query https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=userinfo&uiprop=ratelimits%7Cgroups can be used to check those values.