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{{Wikimedia user access levels}}

The '''user access level''' of editors affects their abilities to perform specific actions on Wikipedia. The user 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 edits, 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 [[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. Additionally, 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 [[WP:SYSOP|administrator]], which provides a large number of advanced permissions. Many other flags for specialized tasks are also available.

== Overview ==
{{see|Wikipedia:Administration#Human and legal administration}}

All visitors to the site, including unregistered users, are part of the {{mono|[[#Unregistered users|*]]}} group, and all logged-in registered users are also part of the {{mono|[[#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.

Other flags are only given upon request; some, such as {{mono|[[#Rollback|rollbacker]]}}, {{mono|[[#Pending changes reviewer|pending changes reviewer]]}}, or {{mono|[[#Bot|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 ipblock-exempt (IP block exemptions) group have 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 ==
The system-generated technical permissions are listed at [[Special:ListGroupRights]].

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==== Unregistered (IP or not logged in) users ====
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Users who are not [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]] are identified by their [[IP address]] rather than a [[User (computing)|user name]], 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. 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 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.

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==== Registered (new) users ====
{{Shortcut|WP:REGISTERED}}
{{See also|Wikipedia:Why create an account?}}
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. Edits that they make to a page that is under [[WP:PCPP|pending changes protection]] will be accepted, but will not be immediately visible to non-logged in users until they have been reviewed and approved. They may save [[WP:Books|books]] to their userspace. They may also 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.

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==== 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 to the encyclopedia. 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 more than four 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 or confirmed users can [[Wikipedia:Your first article|create articles]] (except for create-protected pages), [[Help:Page move|move pages]] (except for move-protected pages), edit [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|semi-protected pages]], and [[Wikipedia:Upload|upload files]] (including new versions of existing files, except for 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 immediately visible to non-logged in users 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.

In some situations, 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|2021|07}}, there were approximately 2.1 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.

==== <span id="Extendedconfirmed"></span>Extended confirmed users ====
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A registered editor becomes {{mono|extendedconfirmed}} automatically when the account is both at least 30 days old ''and'' has made at least 500 edits (including deleted edits).<ref>Their most recent edit must have been made after 5&nbsp;April&nbsp;2016, when [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&offset=20160405231900&type=rights&user=&page=&tagfilter=&subtype=autopromote {{mono|extendedconfirmed}} was implemented].</ref> This user access right allows editors to edit and create pages that are under [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#Extended confirmed protection|extended confirmed protection]]. On English Wikipedia, it also enables editors to use the [[Wikipedia:Content translation tool|Content Translation tool]]. 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>

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

=== Administrators and bureaucrats ===
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Administrators and bureaucrats are requested from pages other than [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]].
==== Administrators ====
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Administrators}}
Administrators, also commonly referred to as "admins" or sometimes "[[sysop]]s" ('''sys'''tem '''op'''erator'''s'''), are editors who are granted the rights by the community following a [[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 and 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 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 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. They 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.

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==== Bureaucrats ====
{{Shortcut|WP:Bureaucrat rights|Help:Bureaucrat rights}}
{{seealso|Wikipedia: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 [[WP:RfB|Requests for Bureaucratship (RfB)]].

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 the {{NUMINGROUP:bureaucrat}} 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 ====
{{anchor|Reviewer}}
{{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]]. 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 the {{NUMINGROUP:reviewer|R}} reviewers.

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==== Rollback ====
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Rollback}}
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 the {{NUMINGROUP:rollbacker|R}} rollbackers.

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==== Autopatrolled ====
{{anchor|Autoreviewer}}
{{see also|Wikipedia:Autopatrolled}}
Members of this group have {{mono|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 {{mono|autoreviewer}}.

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

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====New page reviewer (patroller)====
{{see also|Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers}}
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.

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

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==== 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.

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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==== 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 [[Special:ListUsers/accountcreator]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:accountcreator}} account creators.

==== Event coordinator<span id="Eventcoordinator"></span> ====
{{See also|Wikipedia:Event coordinator}}
The eventcoordinator 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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==== Template editor ====
{{See also|Wikipedia:Template editor}}
Users who are given the templateeditor 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 the {{NUMINGROUP:templateeditor}} template editors.

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==== IP block exemption ====
{{see also|Wikipedia:IP block exemption}}
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.

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> If known, an administrator is also free to grant the right to affected good-faith editors 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 ====
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Edit filter}}

Members of the edit filter manager group can create, modify, enable, disable, and delete [[Special:AbuseFilter|edit filters]] as well as view private filters and their associated logs. This right is not assigned to administrators by default but they are allowed to grant the user right to themselves. These capabilities can also be granted to non-admins following a successful request at [[Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard]].

See [[Special:ListUsers/abusefilter]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:abusefilter}} edit filter managers. All users can check their {{special|AbuseLog|wpSearchUser|Example|log entries}} on the [[Special:AbuseFilter]] pages.

====Edit filter helpers====
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Edit filter helper}}

Members of the edit filter helper group can view private [[Special:AbuseFilter|edit filters]] and their associated logs. This access is also included in the administrator groups. These capabilities can also be granted to non-admins following a successful request at [[Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard]].

See [[Special:ListUsers/abusefilter-helper]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:abusefilter-helper}} edit filter helpers. All users can check their {{special|AbuseLog|wpSearchUser|Example|log entries}} on the [[Special:AbuseFilter]] pages.

==== 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]]), CSS/JS/JSON pages in another user's userspace, 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 [[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 ====
{{seealso|Wikipedia:CheckUser|meta:CheckUser policy}}
Users who are given 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 used by a user account to edit the English Wikipedia, an extended list of ''all edits'' made from an IP (which includes edits that were made by any user accounts while using the specific IP), or a list of all user accounts that have used a given IP address. 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]]. 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 the {{NUMINGROUP:checkuser}} CheckUsers.

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==== Oversight ====
{{seealso|Wikipedia:Oversight|meta:Oversight policy}}
Users who are given the oversight flag ({{mono|oversight}} user group) have access to additional functions 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]]. 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/oversight]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:oversight}} Oversighters.

=== Other flagged accounts ===
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==== Bots ====
{{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 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]].

[[User:EranBot]] is the only copyviobot. <!-- See [[Special:ListUsers/copyviobot]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:copyviobot}} copyviobot.--> 

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==== Founder ====
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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 [[Larry Sanger]] is a co-founder, he has never been a member of this group.<ref>Although there are two [[Founder of Wikipedia|co-founders]]<!--intentional disambiguation link-->, [[User:Jimbo Wales]] is the only member of this group—see [[Special:ListUsers/founder]].</ref> 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 founder' right also has the benefit of allowing Wales' actions to be visible in the [[Special:Log/rights|English Wikipedia rights log]]. Wales is also a member of the founder [[m:Special:GlobalGroupPermissions/founder|global group]], which has view-only rights across the Wikimedia network.

==== Researcher ====
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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 {{mono|apihighlimits}} ([[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.

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==== Importers and transwiki importers ====
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<code>Transwiki importers</code> is a group which 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.

<code>Importers</code> 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.

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

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. During the duration of the block, 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 ===
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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> This also applies to the user rights of [[WP:SBAN|site banned]] editors.<ref>See the RfC at [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User rights of (site) banned users]].</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]].

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

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 {{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.

==== Other global user groups ====
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Other global groups include WMF staff; sysadmins (system administrators); ombudsmen; [[Wikipedia:Volunteer Response Team|OTRS-members (Volunteer Response Team)]]; global bots; global rollbackers; global sysops (not enabled on English Wikipedia); 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 ==
* 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.
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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 minute. 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 ==
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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 shutdown 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 a one-year run.
* ''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 ==
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* [[Meta:User groups]]
* [[mw:Manual:User rights|Manual:User rights]] on [[MediaWiki]]
* [[Special:ListGroupRights]]
* [[Special:UserRights|See what usergroup a user is in]]
* [[Wikipedia:Editing restrictions]]: a list of users with editing restrictions that have been imposed by the Arbitration Committee
* [[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:Sockpuppet investigations]]

== Notes ==
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