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* [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.
* [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.
* [[Special:UserRights|User Rights Management]]
* [[Special:UserRights|User Rights Management]]
* [[WikiIslam:Article Management]] (information about formats used for certain groups of articles)


==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[:Category:Administrators]]
* [[:Category:Administrators]]

Revision as of 02:03, 23 December 2012

Administrative Links

Administration: 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.

  • Protection Mode (click on either link and save the page): On | Off

This mode disables anonymous edits and new user accounts.

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(click and save page)

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  • 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.

Utilities
Blocking
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:

  • 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)
  • Delete the page

The protection will still be in place even though the page has been deleted.

Admin Related Useful Links and Information

See Also