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==Administrative Links==
To contact an administrator, see the [[WikiIslam#Contact_Us|Contact us]] section on the About page.


===Administration: Vandalism Related===
==Vandalism Related==
;Lock down/protected Mode:
;Lock down/protected Mode:
This mode is enabled on the wiki to protect against ongoing vandalism which may involve multiple users, user accounts or IP addresses.
This mode is enabled on the wiki to protect against ongoing vandalism which may involve multiple users, user accounts or IP addresses.
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* '''Protection Mode''' (click on either link and save the page): {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=25870 '''On'''}} | {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=25871 '''Off'''}}
This mode disables anonymous edits and new user accounts.
This mode disables anonymous edits and new user accounts.


<div style="float:left;clear:both;border: 1px solid #A8A8A8;padding:5px;vertical-align:top;margin-right:10px;text-align:center;">
<div style="float:left;clear:both;border: 1px solid #A8A8A8;padding:5px;vertical-align:top;margin-right:10px;text-align:center;">
[[File:Lock yellow.png|60px|link={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=76881]]
[[File:Lock yellow.png|60px|link={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=76881]]
<div style="font-size:18px;">{{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=76881 '''Lock'''}}</div>
<div style="font-size:18px;">{{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=76881 '''Lock'''}}</div>
{{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=76881 '''(click and save page)'''}}
{{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=76881 '''(click and save page)'''}}
</div>
</div>


<div style="float:left;border: 1px solid #A8A8A8;padding:5px;vertical-align: top;text-align:center;">
<div style="float:left;border: 1px solid #A8A8A8;padding:5px;vertical-align: top;text-align:center;">
[[File:Unlock green.png|60px|link={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=75041]]
[[File:Unlock green.png|60px|link={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=75041]]
<div style="font-size:16px;">{{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=75041 '''Unlock'''}}</div>
<div style="font-size:16px;">{{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=75041 '''Unlock'''}}</div>
{{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=75041 '''(click and save page)'''}}
{{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=75041 '''(click and save page)'''}}
</div>
</div>


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* '''No Anonymous edits''': (click on either link and save the page): {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=35790 '''On'''}} | {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=25871 '''Off'''}}
* '''No Anonymous edits''': (click on either link and save the page): {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=79777 '''On'''}} | {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Vars&action=edit&oldid=78002 '''Off'''}}
This disables anonymous edits from IP. Its helpful for spam or vandalism. The page [[WikiIslam:Forum]] can still be edited by IP users. For spam on that page, protect it temporarily separately.
This disables anonymous edits from IP. Its helpful for spam or vandalism. The page [[WikiIslam:Forum]] can still be edited by IP users. For spam on that page, protect it temporarily separately.


;Blocking:
===Blocking/Unblocking===
* [[Special:BlockIP|Block user or IP]] | [[Special:Log/block|Block log]] | [[Special:Log/autoblock|Auto Block log]]
* [[WikiIslam:Blocking Policy]]
* [[Special:BlockIP|Block user or IP]] | [[Special:Log/block|Block log]] | [[Special:Log/editmonitor|Edit Monitor log]] | old: [[Special:Log/autoblock|Auto Block log]]
* '''Range blocks:''' (for persistent vandalism using similar IP's) [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks Range Blocks] (mediawiki.org) | [http://www.csc.fi/english/funet/calc/laskin2.html IP Range Block calculator]
* '''Range blocks:''' (for persistent vandalism using similar IP's) [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks Range Blocks] (mediawiki.org) | [http://www.csc.fi/english/funet/calc/laskin2.html IP Range Block calculator]


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* Banned template: <tt><nowiki>{{banned|reason}}</nowiki></tt>
* Banned template: <tt><nowiki>{{banned|reason}}</nowiki></tt>
* '''Unblock:''' [[Special:IPBlockList|Currently Blocked IP addresses and usernames]] (for current blocks and unblocking)
* '''Unblock:''' [[Special:IPBlockList|Currently Blocked IP addresses and usernames]] (for current blocks and unblocking)
*'''[[MediaWiki:Edit Monitor]]''':
** [[Special:Log/editmonitor|Edit Monitor log]]
** [[MediaWiki:Edit Monitor Admin|Edit Monitor Info for Admins]] ({{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:EditMonitorAdmin&action=cleartable clear ET Table now}}) - use after unblocking a user that has been blocked by AB by mistake.
** {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special%3AAllMessages&prefix=Em-&filter=all&lang=en&limit=100 System Messages}} related to Edit Monitor. For example: [[MediaWiki:em-block-message]] - template for message shown to users blocked by Edit Monitor.
** '''Username lists''' ([[MediaWiki:Edit_Monitor_Admin#Changing_rights|edit these lists]])
*** {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=em-bypass-1 '''em-bypass-1'''}}: Users who are new to the site and are still not considered completely trusted, should be on this list. Anyone can be added to this list without any risk. For improving security this list can be reviewed every few months to remove accounts that have been inactive for a long time.
*** {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=em-bypass-2 '''em-bypass-2'''}}: Users on this list are not monitored at all. Only users who are completely trusted should be on this list. Administrators do not have to be added to any lists.


 
==Utilities==
*[[MediaWiki:Auto Block]]:
** [[Special:EditThrottleAdmin|Edit Throttle Help Page]] ({{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=Special:EditThrottleAdmin&action=cleartable clear ET Table now}}) - use after unblocking a user that has been blocked by AB by mistake.
** [[MediaWiki:AB Block Message]] - template for message shown to users blocked by Auto Block
** Username lists
***[[MediaWiki:Bpl-1]] (use for new editors for less monitoring)
***[[MediaWiki:Bpl-2]] (trusted and frequent editors only; use this list with caution)
 
;Recent Changes Cleanup:
;Recent Changes Cleanup:
* [[Special:RecentChangesCleanup|Recent Changes Cleanup]]: for hiding vandalism-related items from the Recent Changes page. These changes will still show up if 'show-bots' is clicked on the RC page.
* [[Special:RecentChangesCleanup|Recent Changes Cleanup]]: for hiding vandalism-related items from the Recent Changes page. These changes will still show up if 'show-bots' is clicked on the RC page.
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* [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]] - blacklist spam websites to prevent reinsertion of spam links
* [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]] - blacklist spam websites to prevent reinsertion of spam links


If a spam bot keeps recreating a certain page:
If a spam bot keeps '''recreating''' a certain page:
* Write a hidden comment in the page, save and protect the page for a few months from IP and new users (if its predicted that genuine new and IP users will most likely not edit the page)
* If you dont want to create the page see Wikipedia's help on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:New_admin_school/Protecting_deleted_pages protecting pages from being created.] Steps for that should be:
*# Delete the page.
*# In the dropdown for that page, click "Protect"
*#* You'll see protection options in a new "Create" box. Choose "Allow only autoconfirmed users".
*#* Click "Confirm".
*# After protection, you should see this in the Recent changes:  Admin (Talk) protected "Spam page Title"‎ ‎['''create'''=autoconfirmed] (indefinite)
* Another way to protect a page from a spam bot is to write a hidden comment in the page, save and protect the page for a few months from IP and new users (if its predicted that genuine new and IP users will most likely not edit the page)


Use [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]] to blacklist URL's from persistent spammers.
Use [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]] to blacklist URL's from persistent spammers.
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*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist Latest Spam Blacklist] | [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SpamBlacklist_extension Main page for SBL]
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist Latest Spam Blacklist] | [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SpamBlacklist_extension Main page for SBL]


==Admin Related Useful Links and Information==
==Useful Links and Information==
* [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist]] | [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]
* CSS and Javascript: [[MediaWiki:Common.js]] (for edit toolbar) | [[ MediaWiki:Monobook.js]] | [[MediaWiki:Monobook.css]] | [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]
* [[Special:UnreviewedPages]] - pages that need to be reviewed ([http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:FlaggedRevs Help page for Flagged revisions])
* Use with caution: [http://wikiislam.net/w/index.php?title=Special:EditThrottleAdmin&action=clearsitecache Clear Site Cache] - The Site Caches store previously retrieved data and pages to speed up site performance. If cleared, it will increase our average CPU usage on the server for some time and effect speed slightly (for about an hour or so) as new caches are created. Only clear the site cache when there are problems with multiple templates or pages not showing up their most recent versions. If clearing the site cache does not solve the issue, the problem might be something else.
* [[WikiIslam:Article Management]] (information about formats used for certain groups of articles)
* {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}/w/api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=statistics Site Statistics (Job que length)}} - in XML (job queues are created when templates are updated [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Job_queue info] on mediawiki.org)
* [[Special:SpecialPages]]:
** [[Special:Statistics|Statistics]] (total pages, edits, user information)
* [[WikiIslam:Users For Recent Activity Email Notification]] (sends emails for edits from new and anonymous users; currently inactive)
;Site Javascript and CSS:
** [[MediaWiki:Common.js]] (for edit toolbar)
** [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]
** [[MediaWiki:Monobook.js]]
** [[MediaWiki:Monobook.css]]


;User management and information
* [[Special:SpecialPages]] - this a collection of all available tools/features
* [[Special:Log/newusers|New Users log]] |
** [[Special:Statistics]] (total pages, edits, user information)
** [[Special:Version]] - version of current software, and extensions installed
** [[Special:UnreviewedPages]] - pages that need to be reviewed ([http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:FlaggedRevs Help page for Flagged revisions])
* [[WikiIslam:Form Submissions]] (pages that use form submissions)
* [[WikiIslam:Main Page Templates]]
* {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=statistics Site Statistics (Job que length)}} - in XML (job queues are created when templates are updated [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Job_queue info] on mediawiki.org)
* {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:EditMonitorAdmin&action=clearsitecache '''Clear Site Cache'''}} - The Site Caches store previously retrieved data and pages to speed up site performance. Clear the site cache after:
** (a) changes to templates that are used on a lot of pages. Use it if pages or templates are not showing updates or their most recent versions.
** (b) sidebar links (site menu on the left) are changed.
** (c) a problem was detected on a mobile version of a page. The mobile cache will not refresh unless the cache is cleared.
** If clearing the site cache does not solve the issue, the problem might be something else.
** Clear the cache only occasionally or when necessary because the CPU usage increases slightly for some time after the cache is cleared.
* [[WikiIslam:Database Compaction]]
* [[WikiIslam:Site News]]
;Inactive:
* [[WikiIslam:Users For Recent Activity Email Notification]] (currently inactive; sends emails for edits from new and anonymous users)
* [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist]] (used only if the extension is enabled)
 
==User Management and Information==
* [[Special:Log/newusers|New Users log]]
* [[Special:ListUsers|User list]]  
* [[Special:ListUsers|User list]]  
* [[Special:RenameUser|User rename]]
* [[Special:RenameUser|User rename]]
* [[Special:UserRights|User Rights Management]] (for giving rights such as reviewer, editor, etc)
* [[Special:UserRights|User Rights Management]] (for giving rights such as reviewer, editor, etc)
* User lists related to [[MediaWiki:Auto Block|Autoblock]]:
* User lists related to [[MediaWiki:Edit Monitor|Edit Monitor]] ([[MediaWiki:Edit_Monitor_Admin#Changing_rights|edit these lists]]):
** [[MediaWiki:Bpl-1]] (use for new editors for less monitoring)
** {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=em-bypass-1 '''em-bypass-1'''}}: Users who are new to the site and are still not considered completely trusted, should be on this list. Anyone can be added to this list without any risk.
** [[MediaWiki:Bpl-2]] (trusted and frequent editors only; use this list with caution)
** {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=em-bypass-2 '''em-bypass-2'''}}: Users on this list are not monitored at all. Only users who are completely trusted should be on this list. Administrators do not have to be added to any lists.
* [[WikiIslam:Editor Engagement]]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Resetting_passwords Resetting passwords] (Mediawiki.org) - if the user has access to their email, the user can try [[Special:PasswordReset]]. If there is no email, the password has to be reset internally in the server (through the changePassword.php maintenance script). One option is to just make a new account (if its a relatively new account or one with few edits). '''Steps when using the reset script:''' (1) Change path to /maintenance and then type (2) php changePassword.php --user=Example --password=Example


; Changing the site menu bar on the left
==Site Appearance and Interface==
*[[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Navigation_bar (help on Mediawiki)]
See: [[WikiIslam:Site Appearance and Interface]]. These interfaces are used all over the site for example: Left menu, Edit toolbar, Login/logout messages, new user welcome and many more.


==System messages==
==Guidelines for Administrators==
System messages are shown for the website and editing interface and are edited like any other page:
* '''Page deletions:''' Page deletions should be done only after it is ascertained that no part of the page content can be re-used to better fit our [[WikiIslam:Policies and Guidelines|guidelines]]
* [[Special:AllMessages|All System messages]]
* '''User blocks:''' User blocks should be done in accordance with the [[WikiIslam:Blocking Policy|blocking policy]]
* [[MediaWiki:Loginsuccess]] - shown after login is successful
* Reversal of admin actions (user blocks and deletions) should be done after consulting with the administrator who initiated the action
* [[MediaWiki:Welcomecreation]] - shown after a user account has been created
* [[MediaWiki:Edittools]] - edit tools at the bottom of edit box
* [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice]] - shown at top of every page. This is usually black unless a site-wide notice has to be shown
* [[MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning]] - warning shown if a login is not detected (shown for IP address users) ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning wikipedia's anon edit warning])
* Dropdown options for: [[MediaWiki:Deletereason-dropdown|Delete]] | [[MediaWiki:Filedelete-reason-dropdown|File Delete]] | [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-dropdown|Block]] | [[MediaWiki:Protect-dropdown|Page Protection]]
 
* [[MediaWiki:Searchresulttext]] - currently blank, see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Searchresulttext]
* [[MediaWiki:Recentchangestext]] - currently blank, see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Recentchangestext]
* [[MediaWiki:Whitelistedittext]] - only relevant when logins are required to edit pages
 
;Links
[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#How_do_I_change_the_footer.3F Changing MW Footer] |


==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[:Category:Administrators]]
* [[:Category:Administrators]] - current administrators
* Bot Account: '''WIBot''' ( [[Special:Log/WIBot|logs]] | [[Special:Contributions/WIBot|contribs]] )
[[Category:Administration Pages]]

Latest revision as of 11:15, 21 May 2014

To contact an administrator, see the Contact us section on the About page.

Vandalism Related

Lock down/protected Mode

This mode is enabled on the wiki to protect against ongoing vandalism which may involve multiple users, user accounts or IP addresses.

This mode disables anonymous edits and new user accounts.

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

(click and save page)

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

(click and save page)









  • No Anonymous edits: (click on either link and save the page): On | Off

This disables anonymous edits from IP. Its helpful for spam or vandalism. The page WikiIslam:Forum can still be edited by IP users. For spam on that page, protect it temporarily separately.

Blocking/Unblocking

    • To ban IP address 111.x.x.x: 111.0.0.0/8
    • To ban IP address 111.222.x.x: 111.222.0.0/16
    • To ban IP address 111.222.333.x: 111.222.333.0/24
  • Banned template: {{banned|reason}}
  • Unblock: Currently Blocked IP addresses and usernames (for current blocks and unblocking)
  • MediaWiki:Edit Monitor:
    • Edit Monitor log
    • Edit Monitor Info for Admins (clear ET Table now) - use after unblocking a user that has been blocked by AB by mistake.
    • System Messages related to Edit Monitor. For example: MediaWiki:em-block-message - template for message shown to users blocked by Edit Monitor.
    • Username lists (edit these lists)
      • em-bypass-1: Users who are new to the site and are still not considered completely trusted, should be on this list. Anyone can be added to this list without any risk. For improving security this list can be reviewed every few months to remove accounts that have been inactive for a long time.
      • em-bypass-2: Users on this list are not monitored at all. Only users who are completely trusted should be on this list. Administrators do not have to be added to any lists.

Utilities

Recent Changes Cleanup
  • Recent Changes Cleanup: for hiding vandalism-related items from the Recent Changes page. These changes will still show up if 'show-bots' is clicked on the RC page.

Spam

IP addresses for spam can be blocked for 3-6 months:

If a spam bot keeps recreating a certain page:

  • If you dont want to create the page see Wikipedia's help on protecting pages from being created. Steps for that should be:
    1. Delete the page.
    2. In the dropdown for that page, click "Protect"
      • You'll see protection options in a new "Create" box. Choose "Allow only autoconfirmed users".
      • Click "Confirm".
    3. After protection, you should see this in the Recent changes: Admin (Talk) protected "Spam page Title"‎ ‎[create=autoconfirmed] (indefinite)
  • Another way to protect a page from a spam bot is to write a hidden comment in the page, save and protect the page for a few months from IP and new users (if its predicted that genuine new and IP users will most likely not edit the page)

Use MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist to blacklist URL's from persistent spammers.

Links

Useful Links and Information

Inactive

User Management and Information

  • New Users log
  • User list
  • User rename
  • User Rights Management (for giving rights such as reviewer, editor, etc)
  • User lists related to Edit Monitor (edit these lists):
    • em-bypass-1: Users who are new to the site and are still not considered completely trusted, should be on this list. Anyone can be added to this list without any risk.
    • em-bypass-2: Users on this list are not monitored at all. Only users who are completely trusted should be on this list. Administrators do not have to be added to any lists.
  • WikiIslam:Editor Engagement
  • Resetting passwords (Mediawiki.org) - if the user has access to their email, the user can try Special:PasswordReset. If there is no email, the password has to be reset internally in the server (through the changePassword.php maintenance script). One option is to just make a new account (if its a relatively new account or one with few edits). Steps when using the reset script: (1) Change path to /maintenance and then type (2) php changePassword.php --user=Example --password=Example

Site Appearance and Interface

See: WikiIslam:Site Appearance and Interface. These interfaces are used all over the site for example: Left menu, Edit toolbar, Login/logout messages, new user welcome and many more.

Guidelines for Administrators

  • Page deletions: Page deletions should be done only after it is ascertained that no part of the page content can be re-used to better fit our guidelines
  • User blocks: User blocks should be done in accordance with the blocking policy
  • Reversal of admin actions (user blocks and deletions) should be done after consulting with the administrator who initiated the action

See Also