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'''Special pages''' are pages generated by the software on demand for special purposes, usually related to project maintenance. They are found in the <code>Special:</code> [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]], a virtual namespace whose pages lack corresponding talk pages. They are not written in [[Help:Wikitext|wikitext]] and cannot be directly edited but elements of their pages can sometimes be edited through corresponding pages in the [[Help:MediaWiki namespace|MediaWiki namespace]]. If you make a normal redirect to a special page, the redirect will not be immediately followed (though special pages can be targets of [[Wikipedia:Soft redirect|soft redirect]]s), and directly creating any pages beginning with the <code>Special:</code> prefix is also not possible.
'''Special pages''' are pages generated by the software on demand for special purposes, usually related to project maintenance. They are found in the <code>Special:</code> [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]], a virtual namespace whose pages lack corresponding talk pages. They are not written in [[Help:Wikitext|wikitext]] and cannot be directly edited but elements of their pages can sometimes be edited through corresponding pages in the [[Help:MediaWiki namespace|MediaWiki namespace]]. If you make a normal redirect to a special page, the redirect will not be immediately followed (though special pages can be targets of [[Wikipedia:Soft redirect|soft redirect]]s), and directly creating any pages beginning with the <code>Special:</code> prefix is also not possible.


Special pages often take [[parameter (computer programming)|parameter]]s. Sometimes these can be supplied after a slash (as in [[Special:Log/block]]); in other cases an index.php call is used; for example https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&days=3&limit=10. Also, the content of most special pages depends on preferences that have been set by the user, e.g. classic or enhanced Recent Changes, the number of titles in Recent Changes and the watchlist, etc.
Special pages often take [[parameter (computer programming)|parameter]]s. Sometimes these can be supplied after a slash (as in [[Special:Log/block]]); in other cases an index.php call is used; for example https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&days=3&limit=10. Also, the content of most special pages depends on preferences that have been set by the user, e.g. classic or enhanced Recent Changes, the number of titles in Recent Changes and the watchlist, etc.


A directory of special pages ''available for the current user'' can be accessed from [[Special:SpecialPages]], which is found in the sidebar of every page on Wikipedia in the Tools section.
A directory of special pages ''available for the current user'' can be accessed from [[Special:SpecialPages]], which is found in the sidebar of every page on Saintapedia in the Tools section.


== Modifying special pages ==
== Modifying special pages ==
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==== Page listings ====
==== Page listings ====
* [[Special:AllPages]]: allows the user to access a portion of an alphabetical list of all Wikipedia pages in a specified namespace. A starting point can be given as a parameter, e.g. [[Special:AllPages/T]] (pages in the main namespace, from "T"), [[Special:AllPages/Template:]] (pages in the Template: namespace, from the start). For the order in which pages are listed, see [[Help:Alphabetical order]].
* [[Special:AllPages]]: allows the user to access a portion of an alphabetical list of all Saintapedia pages in a specified namespace. A starting point can be given as a parameter, e.g. [[Special:AllPages/T]] (pages in the main namespace, from "T"), [[Special:AllPages/Template:]] (pages in the Template: namespace, from the start).  
* [[Special:Categories]]: shows an alphabetical list of categories, with numbers of members.
* [[Special:Categories]]: shows an alphabetical list of categories, with numbers of members.
* [[Special:CategoryTree]]: displays categories in a tree structure.
* [[Special:CategoryTree]]: displays categories in a tree structure.
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* [[Special:ProtectedPages]]: lists protected pages.
* [[Special:ProtectedPages]]: lists protected pages.
* [[Special:ProtectedTitles]]: lists titles which have been protected to prevent pages being created there.
* [[Special:ProtectedTitles]]: lists titles which have been protected to prevent pages being created there.
* [[Special:StablePages]] (Pages using Pending Changes): lists pages under [[Wikipedia:Pending changes|pending changes]] protection.
* [[Special:UnconnectedPages]] (Pages not connected to items): lists pages not connected with any item from Wikidata.


==== Tools ====
==== Tools ====
* [[Special:ApiHelp]]: MediaWiki API help.
* [[Special:ApiHelp]]: MediaWiki API help.
* [[Special:ApiSandbox]]
* [[Special:ApiSandbox]]
* [[Special:Book]] (Manage your book): gives access to functionality for creating personalized sets of Wikipedia pages. See [[Help:Books]].
* [[Special:ComparePages]]: to compare two pages (diffs between two pages).
* [[Special:ComparePages]]: to compare two pages (diffs between two pages).
* [[Special:Diff]]: e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Special:Diff/611653557|<text>]]</nowiki></code> gives [[Special:Diff/611653557|diff between version 611653557 and the preceding version of the same article]], or <code><nowiki>[[Special:Diff/583498451/611653557|<text>]]</nowiki></code> gives [[Special:Diff/583498451/611653557|diff between version 583498451 and 611653557]], not necessarily of the same article, e.g. [[Special:Diff/330350877/611653557]].
* [[Special:Diff]]: e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Special:Diff/611653557|<text>]]</nowiki></code> gives [[Special:Diff/611653557|diff between version 611653557 and the preceding version of the same article]], or <code><nowiki>[[Special:Diff/583498451/611653557|<text>]]</nowiki></code> gives [[Special:Diff/583498451/611653557|diff between version 583498451 and 611653557]], not necessarily of the same article, e.g. [[Special:Diff/330350877/611653557]].
** [[Special:MobileDiff/548289653...567368971|Special:MobileDiff/''id1''...''id2'']]: diffs in mobile version. e.g., [[Special:MobileDiff/548289653...567368971]].
* [[Special:Export]] (Export pages): produces an XML file containing the wikitext and metadata of either the current version only, or all revisions, of one or more pages, specified in the form of a list; the XML file is in the format required for Special:Import; exporting is typically done either in preparation of applying the latter at another MediaWiki project, or for searching within old page revisions. See [[Help:Export]].
* [[Special:Export]] (Export pages): produces an XML file containing the wikitext and metadata of either the current version only, or all revisions, of one or more pages, specified in the form of a list; the XML file is in the format required for Special:Import; exporting is typically done either in preparation of applying the latter at another MediaWiki project, or for searching within old page revisions. See [[Help:Export]].
* [[Special:Gadgets]]: lists gadgets that users can enable in their preferences.
* [[Special:Gadgets]]: lists gadgets that users can enable in their preferences.
* [[Special:MIMESearch]]: filters files for [[media type]].
* [[Special:MIMESearch]]: filters files for media type.
* [[Special:MovePage]]: for moving (renaming) a page (see [[Wikipedia:Moving a page]]). The page must be given as a parameter.
* [[Special:MovePage]]: for moving (renaming) a page (see [[Help:Renaming]]). The page must be given as a parameter.
* [[Special:Nearby]]: to see a list of articles around you (articles near your geographical location).
* [[Special:Random]]: redirects to a random page from the main namespace which is not a redirect. Other namespaces can be specified as a parameter, e.g. [[Special:Random/Talk]].  
* [[Special:Random]]: redirects to a random page from the main namespace which is not a redirect. Other namespaces can be specified as a parameter, e.g. [[Special:Random/Talk]]. See [[Wikipedia:Random]] for more details.
* [[Special:RandomInCategory]] (Random page in category): redirects to a random page within the specified category (can be from any namespace).
* [[Special:RandomInCategory]] (Random page in category): redirects to a random page within the specified category (can be from any namespace).
* [[Special:RandomRedirect]]: redirects to a random redirect page.
* [[Special:RandomRedirect]]: redirects to a random redirect page.
* [[Special:RandomRootpage]]: redirects to a random ''root'' page, that is, excluding sub-pages. Some wikis, such as Wikibooks, use a sub-page hierarchy. This function can be used there as a substitute for Special:Random, so it can be used to show "random books" in Wikibooks, instead of random pages.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Suggestions/Archive 18#Volunteer-initiated extension to be deployed to Wikimedia sites]]</ref>
* [[Special:RandomRootpage]]: redirects to a random ''root'' page, that is, excluding sub-pages.  
* [[Special:Search]]: for searching Wikipedia. See [[Help:Searching]].
* [[Special:Search]]: for searching Saintapedia. See [[Help:Searching]].
* [[Special:TemplateSandbox]]
* [[Special:Upload]] (Upload file): upload a file to the wiki.
* [[Special:Upload]] (Upload file): upload a file to the wiki.
* [[Special:VipsTest]] (VIPS scaling test page)
* [[Special:WhatLinksHere]]: enables listing all pages linking to a given page (including transclusions and redirects). The target can be specified as a parameter, e.g. [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Swaziland]]. See [[Help:What links here]].
* [[Special:WhatLinksHere]]: enables listing all pages linking to a given page (including transclusions and redirects). The target can be specified as a parameter, e.g. [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Swaziland]]. See [[Help:What links here]].


==== Latest changes ====
==== Latest changes ====
* [[Special:AbuseFilter]] (Edit filter management): a set of tools for detecting problematic edits. See [[Wikipedia:Edit filter]].
* [[Special:AbuseLog]] (Edit filter log): the log generated by the Abuse Filter.
* Special:AdvancedReviewLog or Special:QualityOversight: listed recent approvals and deprecations of pending revisions. (deprecated in 2022; see [[phab:T277883]])
* Special:ConfiguredPages (deprecated in 2022; see [[phab:T277883]])
* [[Special:Log]] (All public logs): combined display of various logs. The type of log, user and page affected can be specified. Parameters "block", "delete", "protect" and "upload" are available. e.g. [[Special:Log/block]] displays the block log directly. For more information, see [[Help:Log]].
* [[Special:Log]] (All public logs): combined display of various logs. The type of log, user and page affected can be specified. Parameters "block", "delete", "protect" and "upload" are available. e.g. [[Special:Log/block]] displays the block log directly. For more information, see [[Help:Log]].
* [[Special:NewFiles]] (Gallery of new files): gallery of new uploaded files.
* [[Special:NewFiles]] (Gallery of new files): gallery of new uploaded files.
* [[Special:NewPages]]: newest pages with creation date and time, current size, user who created the page, and first edit summary, in reverse order of creation. See [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol]].
* [[Special:NewPages]]: newest pages with creation date and time, current size, user who created the page, and first edit summary, in reverse order of creation.
** [[Special:NewPagesFeed]]: for new page patrolling. See [[Wikipedia:Page Curation]].
* [[Special:PendingChanges]] or [[Special:OldReviewedPages]] (Articles with edits awaiting review): articles with edits awaiting review. See [[Wikipedia:Pending changes]].
* Special:ProblemChanges (Tagged pending changes): tagged pending changes. (deprecated in 2021; see [[phab:T277883]])
* [[Special:RecentChanges]]: lists the latest edits in the project. Changes to watched pages appear bold. See [[Help:Recent changes]].
* [[Special:RecentChanges]]: lists the latest edits in the project. Changes to watched pages appear bold. See [[Help:Recent changes]].
* [[Special:RecentChangesLinked]] (Related changes): enables listing of the most recent changes in pages linked from a selected page, or belonging to a selected category. Changes to watched pages appear bold. The page can be supplied as a parameter, e.g. [[Special:RecentChangesLinked/Lesotho]]. See [[Help:Related changes]].
* [[Special:RecentChangesLinked]] (Related changes): enables listing of the most recent changes in pages linked from a selected page, or belonging to a selected category. Changes to watched pages appear bold. The page can be supplied as a parameter, e.g. [[Special:RecentChangesLinked/Lesotho]]. See [[Help:Related changes]].
* Special:ReviewedPages (deprecated in 2021; see [[phab:T277883]])
* Special:ReviewedVersions (deprecated in 2021; see [[phab:T277883]])
* [[Special:RevisionReview]]
* Special:Stabilization or Special:Stabilisation (deprecated in 2022; see [[phab:T277883]])
* [[Special:Tags]]: lists the tags with which edits may be marked. See [[Wikipedia:Tags]].
* [[Special:Tags]]: lists the tags with which edits may be marked. See [[Wikipedia:Tags]].
* Special:UnreviewedPages (deprecated in 2022; see [[phab:T277883]])


==== Users ====
==== Users ====
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* [[Special:ListGroupRights]] (User group rights): shows the rights assigned to user groups.
* [[Special:ListGroupRights]] (User group rights): shows the rights assigned to user groups.
* [[Special:ListUsers]] (Users): lists all registered users. Can be filtered by group (e.g. administrators) and other criteria. Note that [[Special:ListAdmins]] redirects to [[Special:ListUsers/sysop]].
* [[Special:ListUsers]] (Users): lists all registered users. Can be filtered by group (e.g. administrators) and other criteria. Note that [[Special:ListAdmins]] redirects to [[Special:ListUsers/sysop]].
===== Global users =====
* [[Special:CentralAuth]] (Global account information): global user statistics through the [[Wikipedia:Unified login|unified login]] or SUL (single user login). e.g. [[Special:CentralAuth/Jimbo Wales]].
* [[Special:GlobalBlockList]] (List of globally blocked IP addresses): all IP addresses with global blocks.
* [[Special:GlobalGroupPermissions]] (Global group management): lists the rights associated with global user groups. Also lists the members of global user groups, and allows for management of rights.
* [[Special:GlobalUsers]] (Global accounts list): lists users across all Wikimedia wikis, along with global user group membership, and whether their account exists locally on English Wikipedia. Can also be filtered by global user groups.


==== Personal ====
==== Personal ====
* [[Special:CentralLogin]] (Central user log in)
* [[Special:ChangePassword]], [[Special:ChangeEmail]] (Change or remove email address), [[Special:ConfirmEmail]] (Confirm email address) and [[Special:ResetTokens]]
* [[Special:ChangePassword]], [[Special:ChangeEmail]] (Change or remove email address), [[Special:ConfirmEmail]] (Confirm email address) and [[Special:ResetTokens]]
* [[Special:Contributions]] (User contributions)
* [[Special:Contributions]] (User contributions)
** [[Special:MyContributions]]: links to your contributions page. See [[Help:User contributions]].
** [[Special:MyContributions]]: links to your contributions page. See [[Help:User contributions]].
* [[Special:EditWatchlist]] and [[Special:EditWatchlist/raw]]: To edit your watchlist.
* [[Special:EditWatchlist]] and [[Special:EditWatchlist/raw]]: To edit your watchlist.
* [[Special:Homepage]], curated suggested edits and impact statistics
* [[Special:MergeAccount]] (Login unification status): to create a unified account to log on to any Wikimedia project. See [[Help:Unified login]].
* [[Special:MyPage]]: links to your [[Wikipedia:User pages|user page]].
* [[Special:MyPage]]: links to your [[Wikipedia:User pages|user page]].
* [[Special:MyTalk]]: links to your user talk page.
* [[Special:MyTalk]]: links to your user talk page.
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* [[Special:Notifications]]: links to your [[Help:Notifications|notifications]] page.
* [[Special:Notifications]]: links to your [[Help:Notifications|notifications]] page.
* [[Special:Preferences]]: allows you to view and modify your personal settings. See [[Help:Preferences]].
* [[Special:Preferences]]: allows you to view and modify your personal settings. See [[Help:Preferences]].
* [[Special:TopicSubscriptions]]: topics on talk pages you are following.
* [[Special:UserLogin]] (Log in): to log in to Saintapedia. [[Special:UserLogin/signup]] (Create account) to create an account. See [[Help:Logging in]].
* [[Special:UserLogin]] (Log in): to log in to Wikipedia. [[Special:UserLogin/signup]] (Create account) to create an account. See [[Help:Logging in]].
* [[Special:UserLogout]] (Log out): to log out of your account.
* [[Special:UserLogout]] (Log out): to log out of your account.
* [[Special:Watchlist]]: shows recent changes to the pages you are watching. See [[Help:Watchlist]].
* [[Special:Watchlist]]: shows recent changes to the pages you are watching. See [[Help:Watchlist]].
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==== Maintenance ====
==== Maintenance ====
* [[Special:BrokenRedirects]]: lists redirects that point a non-existent page. May contain false positives.
* [[Special:BrokenRedirects]]: lists redirects that point a non-existent page. May contain false positives.
* [[Special:DisambiguationPages]]: lists all the disambiguation pages.
* [[Special:DisambiguationPageLinks]] (Pages linking to disambiguation pages), which lists all of the pages that link to disambiguation pages. (This is a replacement for the old Special:Disambiguations page which is deprecated.)
* [[Special:DoubleRedirects]]: lists redirects that redirect to another redirect. May contain false positives.
* [[Special:DoubleRedirects]]: lists redirects that redirect to another redirect. May contain false positives.
* [[Special:FileDuplicateSearch]]: Check to see if a certain file has a duplicate.
* [[Special:FileDuplicateSearch]]: Check to see if a certain file has a duplicate.
* [[Special:ListDuplicatedFiles]]: See all duplicated files on Wikipedia.
* [[Special:ListDuplicatedFiles]]: See all duplicated files on Saintapedia.
* [[Special:LongPages]]: pages in the main namespace, with size in bytes, in order of decreasing size.
* [[Special:LongPages]]: pages in the main namespace, with size in bytes, in order of decreasing size.
* [[Special:MostLinkedFiles]] (Most linked-to files): lists images and other files linked from the largest number of pages.
* [[Special:MostLinkedFiles]] (Most linked-to files): lists images and other files linked from the largest number of pages.
* [[Special:ShortPages]]: pages in the main namespace, with size (of the wikitext excluding that of templates used) in bytes, in order of increasing size.
* [[Special:ShortPages]]: pages in the main namespace, with size (of the wikitext excluding that of templates used) in bytes, in order of increasing size.
* [[Special:UncategorizedFiles]]: images and other files without category tags (see above).
* [[Special:UncategorizedFiles]]: images and other files without category tags (see above).
* [[Special:UncategorizedPages]]: pages without category tags. Note that after adding a tag to a page, refreshing this page does not immediately reflect the change. Note also that [[Special:UncategorizedCategories]] is disabled; use [[Wikipedia:Database reports/Uncategorized categories]] instead.
* [[Special:UncategorizedPages]]: pages without category tags
* [[Special:UncategorizedCategories]]  
* [[Special:UncategorizedTemplates]]: templates without category tags (see above).
* [[Special:UncategorizedTemplates]]: templates without category tags (see above).
* [[Special:UnusedCategories]]
* [[Special:UnusedCategories]]
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==== Miscellaneous ====
==== Miscellaneous ====
* [[Special:Badtitle]]: The error message shown when attempting to access a page with an invalid title or with an incorrectly linked [[Help:Interwiki linking|interwiki]] prefix. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%23 (%23 represents the number sign, which is unsupported) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meatball:WikiPedia (meatball: cannot be directly linked in the URL) for examples. Note that this special page was intentionally and by design a [[WP:Red link|red link]].
* [[Special:BlankPage]]: a blank page.
* [[Special:BlankPage]]: a blank page.
* [[Special:BookSources]]: search sources for a book by inputting the book's [[ISBN]] number.
* [[Special:BookSources]]: search sources for a book by inputting the book's {{W|article=ISBN}} number.
* [[Special:Captcha]] (CAPTCHA help): shows "Captcha" help.
* [[Special:Captcha]] (CAPTCHA help): shows "Captcha" help.
* [[Special:Cite]] (Cite This Page): generates bibliographic citations, in several formats, for citing a Wikipedia article as a reference.
* [[Special:Cite]] (Cite This Page): generates bibliographic citations, in several formats, for citing a Saintapedia article as a reference.
* [[Special:ExpandTemplates]]: an extension used to produce expanded wikitext, i.e. templates, parser functions and variables in the input text are expanded recursively. See also [[mw:Extension:ExpandTemplates]].
* [[Special:ExpandTemplates]]: an extension used to produce expanded wikitext, i.e. templates, parser functions and variables in the input text are expanded recursively. See also [[mw:Extension:ExpandTemplates]].
* [[Special:FilePath]] (Redirect by file, user, page or revision ID): returns the complete path for a file.
* [[Special:FilePath]] (Redirect by file, user, page or revision ID): returns the complete path for a file.
* [[Special:Hieroglyphs]] (Try hieroglyph markup): to try out hieroglyph markup.
* [[Special:Interwiki]] (View interwiki data): view interwiki data.
* [[Special:Interwiki]] (View interwiki data): view interwiki data.
* [[Special:LinkSearch]] (External links search): for searching for external links. See [[Help:Linksearch]] and [[mw:Help:Linksearch]].
* [[Special:LinkSearch]] (External links search): for searching for external links. See [[Help:Linksearch]] and [[mw:Help:Linksearch]].
* [[Special:MobileOptions]] (Settings): change settings for Mobile view.
* [[Special:Permalink/532639569|Special:Permalink/''Oldid'']]: for linking to a specific version of a wiki page. See [[Help:Permanent link]].
* [[Special:Permalink/532639569|Special:Permalink/''Oldid'']]: for linking to a specific version of a wiki page. See [[Help:Permanent link]].
* [[Special:Random]]: a random page.
* [[Special:Random]]: a random page.
* [[Special:Redirect]] (Redirect by file, user, page or revision ID): [[Special:Redirect/revision/532639569]] is equivalent to [[Special:Permalink/532639569]]
* [[Special:Redirect]] (Redirect by file, user, page or revision ID): [[Special:Redirect/revision/532639569]] is equivalent to [[Special:Permalink/532639569]]
* [[Special:SecurePoll]]
* [[Special:ValidationStatistics]] (Page review statistics): page review statistics for pending changes.
* [[Special:WikiSets]], shows a list of wiki sets


==== Restricted ====
==== Restricted ====
The following pages can be accessed only by users with certain privileges.
The following pages can be accessed only by users with certain privileges.
* [[Special:Block]]: available to [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrators]]. Used to block or unblock users, IPs and ranges of IPs.
* [[Special:Block]]: available to [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrators]]. Used to block or unblock users, IPs and ranges of IPs.
* [[Special:CheckUser]]: available to users with the [[Wikipedia:CheckUser|checkuser]] privilege.
* [[Special:DeletedContributions]]: available to administrators.
* [[Special:DeletedContributions]]: available to administrators.
* [[Special:Import]]: available to administrators and importers. See [[Help:Import]].
* [[Special:Import]]: available to administrators and importers. See [[Help:Import]].
* [[Special:LockDB]] and [[Special:UnlockDB]]: available only to [[Wikipedia:Developer|developers]]. Used to switch the database between read/write and read-only modes.
* [[Special:LockDB]] and [[Special:UnlockDB]]: available only to [[Wikipedia:Developer|developers]]. Used to switch the database between read/write and read-only modes.
* [[Special:MassMessage]]: allows administrators and mass message senders to send a message to a list of users ([[mw:Help:Extension:MassMessage|help]]).
* [[Special:Nuke]]: available to administrators.
* [[Special:Undelete]]: available to administrators. Provides one way to undelete a page.
* [[Special:Undelete]]: available to administrators. Provides one way to undelete a page.
* [[Special:UnwatchedPages]]: available to administrators.
* [[Special:UnwatchedPages]]: available to administrators.
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==== Infrequently updated ====
==== Infrequently updated ====
The following special pages are updated on a less regular schedule. Some of these pages may have analogues on [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Cloud Services|cloud services]].
The following special pages are updated on a less regular schedule. Some of these pages may have analogues on [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Cloud Services|cloud services]].
* [[Special:AncientPages]] (Dormant pages): pages in the main namespace, in order of last edit. See [[Wikipedia:Database reports/Forgotten articles]]. Updated on the 8th and 22nd of each month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/ancientpages.pp</ref>
* [[Special:AncientPages]] (Dormant pages): pages in the main namespace, in order of last edit.  
* [[Special:DeadendPages]]: pages without any outgoing links. Updated on the 9th and 23rd of each month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/deadendpages.pp</ref>
* [[Special:DeadendPages]]: pages without any outgoing links. Updated on the 9th and 23rd of each month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/deadendpages.pp</ref>
* [[Special:FewestRevisions]] (Pages with the fewest revisions): lists articles with the fewest revisions. Updated on the 13th and 27th of each month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/fewestrevisions.pp</ref>
* [[Special:FewestRevisions]] (Pages with the fewest revisions): lists articles with the fewest revisions. Updated on the 13th and 27th of each month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/fewestrevisions.pp</ref>
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=== Alphabetical order ===
=== Alphabetical order ===
==== A ====
==== A ====
* [[Special:AbuseFilter]], Edit filter management
* [[Special:AbuseLog]], Edit filter log
* [[Special:ActiveUsers]], Active users list
* [[Special:ActiveUsers]], Active users list
* [[Special:AllMessages]], System messages
* [[Special:AllMessages]], System messages
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* [[Special:AllPages]], All pages
* [[Special:AllPages]], All pages
* [[Special:AncientPages]], Dormant pages
* [[Special:AncientPages]], Dormant pages
* [[Special:ApiFeatureUsage]], Deprecated API feature usage
* [[Special:ApiHelp]], MediaWiki API help
* [[Special:ApiHelp]], MediaWiki API help
* [[Special:ApiSandbox]], MediaWiki web service API sandbox
* [[Special:ApiSandbox]], MediaWiki web service API sandbox
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==== B ====
==== B ====
* [[Special:BannerLoader]]
* [[Special:BannerRandom]], 410
* [[Special:BetaFeatures]], Beta features
* [[Special:BlankPage]], Blank page
* [[Special:BlankPage]], Blank page
* [[Special:Block]], Block user
* [[Special:Block]], Block user
* [[Special:BlockList]], Blocked users
* [[Special:BlockList]], Blocked users
* [[Special:Book]], Manage your book
* [[Special:BookSources]], Book sources given the 10- or 13-digit ISBN number
* [[Special:BookSources]], Book sources given the 10- or 13-digit ISBN number
* [[Special:BotPasswords]], Create bot passwords
* [[Special:BotPasswords]], Create bot passwords
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* [[Special:Categories]], Categories
* [[Special:Categories]], Categories
* [[Special:CategoryTree]], Category tree
* [[Special:CategoryTree]], Category tree
* [[Special:CentralAuth]], Global account information
* [[Special:CentralAutoLogin]], Central login (use by the software); see next
* [[Special:CentralLogin]], Central login
* [[Special:ChangeContentModel]], Change content model of a page. Available only to [[Wikipedia:TPE|template editor]]s and [[WP:ADMIN|administrator]]s.
* [[Special:ChangeContentModel]], Change content model of a page. Available only to [[Wikipedia:TPE|template editor]]s and [[WP:ADMIN|administrator]]s.
* [[Special:ChangeCredentials]], For changing password
* [[Special:ChangeCredentials]], For changing password
* [[Special:ChangeEmail]], Change or remove email address
* [[Special:ChangeEmail]], Change or remove email address
* [[Special:ChangePassword]], For changing password
* [[Special:ChangePassword]], For changing password
* [[Special:CheckUser]], Check user. Available only to users with the [[WP:CHK|CheckUser]] right.
* [[Special:CheckUserLog]], CheckUser log
* [[Special:CiteThisPage]], Cite this page
* [[Special:CiteThisPage]], Cite this page
* [[Special:CollabPad]]
* [[Special:CollabPad]]
* [[Special:ComparePages]], Compare differences between page A and B
* [[Special:ComparePages]], Compare differences between page A and B
* [[Special:ConfirmEmail]], Confirm email address
* [[Special:ConfirmEmail]], Confirm email address
* [[Special:ContentTranslation]], Translate page
* [[Special:ContentTranslationStats]], Content translation stats
* [[Special:Contribs]], redirects to [[Special:Contributions]]
* [[Special:Contribs]], redirects to [[Special:Contributions]]
* [[Special:Contributions]], List contributions of a user
* [[Special:Contributions]], List contributions of a user
* [[Special:CreateAccount]], Create account
* [[Special:CreateAccount]], Create account
* [[Special:CreateMassMessageList]], Create mass message delivery list


==== D ====
==== D ====
* [[Special:DeadendPages]], Dead-end pages
* [[Special:DeadendPages]], Dead-end pages
* [[Special:DeletedContributions]], Deleted user contributions
* [[Special:DeletedContributions]], Deleted user contributions
* [[Special:Diff]], Display the difference between one version and another of a Wikipedia page
* [[Special:Diff]], Display the difference between one version and another of a Saintapedia page
* [[Special:DisableGlobalBlock]], Local status of global blocks
* [[Special:DisableOATHForUser]]
* [[Special:DisambiguationPageLinks]], Pages linking to disambiguation pages
* [[Special:DisambiguationPages]], Disambiguation pages
* [[Special:DisplayNotificationsConfiguration]], Display Notifications configuration
* [[Special:DisplayNotificationsConfiguration]], Display Notifications configuration
* [[Special:DoubleRedirects]], Double redirects
* [[Special:DoubleRedirects]], Double redirects
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==== E ====
==== E ====
* [[Special:Edit]], redirects to [[Special:EditPage]]
* [[Special:Edit]], redirects to [[Special:EditPage]]
* [[Special:EditMassMessageList]], Edit mass message delivery list
* [[Special:EditPage]], edit a page
* [[Special:EditPage]], edit a page
* [[Special:EditTags]], For edit [[special:tags|tags]]
* [[Special:EditTags]], For edit [[special:tags|tags]]
* [[Special:EditWatchlist]], Edit watchlist
* [[Special:EditWatchlist]], Edit watchlist
* [[Special:EditWikiSets]], Wiki sets
* [[Special:EmailUser]], Email user
* [[Special:EmailUser]], Email user
* [[Special:EntityUsage]], Entity usage
* [[Special:ExpandTemplates]], Expand templates
* [[Special:ExpandTemplates]], Expand templates
* [[Special:Export]], Export pages
* [[Special:Export]], Export pages


==== F ====
==== F ====
* [[Special:FeedItem]], Feed item
* [[Special:FewestRevisions]], Pages with the fewest revisions
* [[Special:FewestRevisions]], Pages with the fewest revisions
* [[Special:FileDuplicateSearch]], Search for duplicate files
* [[Special:FileDuplicateSearch]], Search for duplicate files
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* [[Special:Gadgets]], List of Gadgets
* [[Special:Gadgets]], List of Gadgets
* [[Special:GadgetUsage]], Gadget usage statistics
* [[Special:GadgetUsage]], Gadget usage statistics
* [[Special:GlobalBlock]], Globally block IP addresses
* [[Special:GlobalBlockList]], List of globally blocked IP addresses
* [[Special:GlobalBlockWhitelist]], Local status of global blocks
* [[Special:GlobalGroupPermissions]], Global group management
* [[Special:GloballyWantedFiles]], Globally wanted files
* [[Special:GlobalRenameProgress]], Global rename progress
* [[Special:GlobalRenameQueue]], Global rename queue
* [[Special:GlobalRenameRequest]], Global user account rename request
* [[Special:GlobalRenameUser]], Globally rename user account
* [[Special:GlobalUnblock]], Unblock globally blocked IP addresses
* [[Special:GlobalUsage]], Global file usage
* [[Special:GlobalUserRights]], Membership in global groups
* [[Special:GlobalUsers]], Global accounts list
* [[Special:GoToInterwiki]], (required value: valid project prefix), Hop into another project. Example: [[Special:GoToInterwiki/fr:]]
* [[Special:GoToInterwiki]], (required value: valid project prefix), Hop into another project. Example: [[Special:GoToInterwiki/fr:]]


==== H ====
==== H ====
* [[Special:HideBanners]], gives blank page
* [[Special:Hieroglyphs]], Try hieroglyph markup
* [[Special:History]], (required value; valid page name). Page history. [[Special:History/Wikipedia:Sandbox]]
* [[Special:History]], (required value; valid page name). Page history. [[Special:History/Wikipedia:Sandbox]]


==== I ====
==== I ====
* [[Special:Impact]], without parameter shows your impact on Wikipedia. Can be used to specify another user with their username followed after the slash symbol.
* [[Special:Import]], Import pages. Available only to [[Wp:ADMIN|administrator]]s and [[wp:importers|importer]]s.
* [[Special:Import]], Import pages. Available only to [[Wp:ADMIN|administrator]]s, [[wp:importers|importer]]s, and [[wp:transwiki importers|transwiki importer]]s.
* [[Special:Info]], redirects to [[Special:PageInfo]]
* [[Special:Info]], redirects to [[Special:PageInfo]]
* [[Special:Interwiki]], View interwiki data
* [[Special:Interwiki]], View interwiki data
* [[Special:InvalidateEmail]], invalidate e-mail. Parameter required.
* [[Special:InvalidateEmail]], invalidate e-mail. Parameter required.
* [[Special:Investigate]], same as [[Special:CheckUser]]
* [[Special:InvestigateBlock]], same as [[Special:CheckUser]]


==== L ====
==== L ====
* [[Special:LinkAccounts]], Link accounts
* [[Special:LinkAccounts]], Link accounts
* [[Special:LinkSearch]], External links search
* [[Special:LinkSearch]], External links search
* [[Special:LintErrors]], Lint errors ([[mw:Help:Extension:Linter]])
* [[Special:ListAdmins]], redirects to [[Special:ListUsers/sysop]]
* [[Special:ListAdmins]], redirects to [[Special:ListUsers/sysop]]
* [[Special:ListBots]], redirects to [[Special:ListUsers/bot]]
* [[Special:ListBots]], redirects to [[Special:ListUsers/bot]]
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==== M ====
==== M ====
* [[Special:Map]], Coordinates information
* [[Special:MassMessage]], Send mass message
* [[Special:MathShowImage]]
* [[Special:MathShowImage]]
* [[Special:MathStatus]], Math status
* [[Special:MathStatus]], Math status
* [[Special:MathWikibase]], information of mathematical items
* [[Special:MediaStatistics]], Media statistics about uploaded file types
* [[Special:MediaStatistics]], Media statistics about uploaded file types
* [[Special:MergeAccount]], Login unification
* [[Special:MergeHistory]], Merge page histories
* [[Special:MergeHistory]], Merge page histories
* [[Special:MIMESearch]], MIME search
* [[Special:MIMESearch]], MIME search
* [[Special:MobileDiff]], (required value: valid revision id). Shows diffs as they are shown on mobile web. Cf. [[Special:MobileDiff/1]]
* [[Special:MobileLanguages]], parameter required. Only available on mobile view.
* [[Special:MobileOptions]], Settings for mobile version
* [[Special:MostCategories]], Pages with the most categories
* [[Special:MostCategories]], Pages with the most categories
* [[Special:MostGloballyLinkedFiles]], Most globally linked files
* [[Special:MostInterwikis]], Pages with the most interwikis
* [[Special:MostInterwikis]], Pages with the most interwikis
* [[Special:MostLinkedCategories]], Most linked-to categories
* [[Special:MostLinkedCategories]], Most linked-to categories
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* [[Special:MostTranscludedPages]], Most transcluded pages
* [[Special:MostTranscludedPages]], Most transcluded pages
* [[Special:MovePage]], (required value: valid page name). Example [[Special:MovePage/Main page]]
* [[Special:MovePage]], (required value: valid page name). Example [[Special:MovePage/Main page]]
* [[Special:MultiLock]], Lock and Unlock global accounts.
* [[Special:MyContributions]], User contributions
* [[Special:MyContributions]], User contributions
* [[Special:MyLanguage]], intended for multilingual sites. This special page goes to the page of the name supplied after the slash, e.g. [[Special:MyLanguage/Example]] goes to [[Example]] on this wiki. When an interwiki Page or an invalid page name is entered after the slash, this page redirects to Main page.
* [[Special:MyLanguage]], intended for multilingual sites. This special page goes to the page of the name supplied after the slash, e.g. [[Special:MyLanguage/Example]] goes to [[Example]] on this wiki. When an interwiki Page or an invalid page name is entered after the slash, this page redirects to Main page.
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==== N ====
==== N ====
* [[Special:Nearby]], articles nearby your geographical location
* [[Special:NewFiles]], Gallery of new files
* [[Special:NewFiles]], Gallery of new files
* [[Special:NewPages]], New pages
* [[Special:NewPages]], New pages
* [[Special:NewPagesFeed]], New pages feed
* [[Special:Notifications]], notifications
* [[Special:Notifications]], notifications
* [[Special:NotificationsMarkRead]], Notification: Mark as read
* [[Special:NotificationsMarkRead]], Notification: Mark as read
* [[Special:Nuke]], Mass delete


==== O ====
==== O ====
* [[Special:OATH]], Enable two-factor authentication
* [[Special:OAuth]], Outside application authorization
* [[Special:OAuthListConsumers]], List OAuth applications
* [[Special:OAuthManageMyGrants]], Manage connected applications
* [[Special:OldReviewedPages]], Articles with edits awaiting review
* [[Special:OrphanedTimedText]], Orphaned TimedText pages
* [[Special:OrphanedPages]], Orphaned pages
* [[Special:OrphanedPages]], Orphaned pages


==== P ====
==== P ====
* [[Special:PageAssessments]], Page assessments
* [[Special:PageHistory]], e.g. [[Special:PageHistory/Example]] is the page history for the page [[Example]]. Redirects to [[Special:History]] on mobile view.
* [[Special:PageHistory]], e.g. [[Special:PageHistory/Example]] is the page history for the page [[Example]]. Redirects to [[Special:History]] on mobile view.
* [[Special:PageInfo]], information for a page
* [[Special:PageInfo]], information for a page
* [[Special:PagesWithBadges]], Pages with badges (e.g. good article or featured article)
* [[Special:PasswordReset]], Reset password
* [[Special:PasswordReset]], Reset password
* [[Special:PendingChanges]], Articles with edits awaiting review
* [[Special:PermanentLink]], A link to a specific version of a wiki page
* [[Special:PermanentLink]], A link to a specific version of a wiki page
* [[Special:Preferences]], preferences
* [[Special:Preferences]], preferences
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* [[Special:ProtectedPages]], Protected pages
* [[Special:ProtectedPages]], Protected pages
* [[Special:ProtectedTitles]], Protected titles
* [[Special:ProtectedTitles]], Protected titles
* [[Special:ProvideSubmittedText]], parameter required (e.g. [[Special:ProvideSubmittedText/Example]])
* [[Special:Purge]], refresh a page
* [[Special:Purge]], refresh a page


==== Q ====
==== Q ====
* [[Special:QueryBadges]], redirects to [[Special:PagesWithBadges]]
* None


==== R ====
==== R ====
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* [[Special:RecentChanges]], Recent changes
* [[Special:RecentChanges]], Recent changes
* [[Special:RecentChangesLinked]], Related changes
* [[Special:RecentChangesLinked]], Related changes
* [[Special:RecordImpression]], blank page
* [[Special:Redirect]], Redirect by file, user, page, revision, or log ID
* [[Special:Redirect]], Redirect by file, user, page, revision, or log ID
* [[Special:RemoveCredentials]]
* [[Special:RemoveCredentials]]
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* [[Special:ResetTokens]], Reset tokens which allow access to certain private data associated with your account
* [[Special:ResetTokens]], Reset tokens which allow access to certain private data associated with your account
* [[Special:RevisionDelete]], used to delete revisions
* [[Special:RevisionDelete]], used to delete revisions
* [[Special:RevisionReview]]
* [[Special:RunJobs]]
* [[Special:RunJobs]]


==== S ====
==== S ====
* [[Special:Search]], search
* [[Special:Search]], search
* [[Special:SecurePoll]], list of polls
* [[Special:ShortPages]], Short pages
* [[Special:ShortPages]], Short pages
* [[Special:SiteMatrix]], Lists all Wikimedia wikis
* [[Special:SpecialPages]], Special pages
* [[Special:SpecialPages]], Special pages
* [[Special:StablePages]], Pages using Pending Changes protection
* [[Special:Statistics]], statistics
* [[Special:Statistics]], statistics


==== T ====
==== T ====
* [[Special:Tags]], Tags that the software may mark an edit or logged action with, and their meaning
* [[Special:Tags]], Tags that the software may mark an edit or logged action with, and their meaning
* [[Special:TemplateSandbox]], Template sandbox
* [[Special:Thanks]], Send thanks
* [[Special:Thanks]], Send thanks
* [[Special:TimedMediaHandler]], redirects to [[Special:Transcode statistics]]
* [[Special:TrackingCategories]], Tracking categories which are automatically populated by the MediaWiki software
* [[Special:TrackingCategories]], Tracking categories which are automatically populated by the MediaWiki software
* [[Special:TranscodeStatistics]], redirects to [[Special:Transcode statistics]]
* [[Special:Transcode statistics]], gives current transcoding status. Viewable only by autoconfirmed users.
* [[Special:TwoColConflictProvideSubmittedText]], redirects to [[Special:ProvideSubmittedText]]
* [[Special:Two-factor authentication]], Enable two-factor authentication


==== U ====
==== U ====
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* [[Special:UncategorizedPages]], Uncategorized pages
* [[Special:UncategorizedPages]], Uncategorized pages
* [[Special:UncategorizedTemplates]], Uncategorized templates
* [[Special:UncategorizedTemplates]], Uncategorized templates
* [[Special:UnconnectedPages]], Pages not connected to data items
* [[Special:Undelete]], Search deleted pages; View and restore deleted pages
* [[Special:Undelete]], Search deleted pages; View and restore deleted pages
* [[Special:UnlinkAccounts]]
* [[Special:UnlinkAccounts]]
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* [[Special:UnusedTemplates]], Unused templates
* [[Special:UnusedTemplates]], Unused templates
* [[Special:Upload]], Upload file
* [[Special:Upload]], Upload file
* [[Special:Uploads]], redirects to [[Special:ListFiles]]
* [[Special:UploadStash]], Upload stash, files that are uploaded or in the process of uploading
* [[Special:UploadStash]], Upload stash, files that are uploaded or in the process of uploading
* [[Special:UrlRedirector]], redirects to [[Special:UrlShortener]]
* [[Special:UrlShortener]], URL Shortener. Only available on [[m:Special:UrlShortener|meta.wikimedia.org]].
* [[Special:UserLogin]], log in
* [[Special:UserLogin]], log in
* [[Special:UserLogout]], log out
* [[Special:UserLogout]], log out
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==== V ====
==== V ====
* [[Special:ValidationStatistics]], Page review statistics
* [[Special:Version]], Version of MediaWiki in use, extensions installed, authors, etc.
* [[Special:Version]], Version of MediaWiki in use, extensions installed, authors, etc.
* [[Special:VipsTest]], VIPS scaling test page


==== W ====
==== W ====
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* [[Special:Watchlist]], watchlist
* [[Special:Watchlist]], watchlist
* [[Special:WhatLinksHere]], What links here
* [[Special:WhatLinksHere]], What links here
* [[Special:WikiSets]], Wiki sets
* [[Special:WithoutInterwiki]], Pages without language links
* [[Special:WithoutInterwiki]], Pages without language links
* [[Special:WikimediaWikis]], Wikimedia wikis. Redirects to [[Special:SiteMatrix]].
* [[Special:WithoutConnection]], Pages not connected to data items


== Linking and transcluding<span class="anchor" id="Linking to or listing special pages"></span> ==
== Linking and transcluding<span class="anchor" id="Linking to or listing special pages"></span> ==
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{{main|Help:Link#Links containing URL query strings}}
{{main|Help:Link#Links containing URL query strings}}
Because the ampersand character (&) is disallowed, it is not possible to create an ordinary link containing <code>&action=edit</code> or <code>&redirect=no</code> in the URL query string.
Because the ampersand character (&) is disallowed, it is not possible to create an ordinary link containing <code>&action=edit</code> or <code>&redirect=no</code> in the URL query string.
== Special pages in other languages ==
The term in the site language equivalent to the English word "Special" and the special page name in English (e.g. "Special:Statistics") is used in each project, for example:
* "{{lang|es|Especial:Estadísticas|italic=no}}" in Spanish
* "{{lang|nl|Speciaal:Statistieken|italic=no}}" in Dutch
* "{{lang|fr|Spécial:Statistiques|italic=no}}" in French
* "{{lang|de|Spezial:Statistik|italic=no}}" in German
These also appear in the [[Help:URL|URL]]s. The English word "Special" and the special page name in English (e.g. "Special:Statistics") always works, even on foreign-language sites, but non-English equivalents don't work on English-language projects, nor on other-language project besides the language edition one is on.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[mw:Writing a new special page|Writing a new special page]] on the MediaWiki site
* [[mw:Writing a new special page|Writing a new special page]] on the MediaWiki site
* [[mw:Category:Special page extensions|Special page extensions]]: MediaWiki category
* [[mw:Category:Special page extensions|Special page extensions]]: MediaWiki category
* [[m:Help:Special page|Help:Special page]] on Meta


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Latest revision as of 22:12, 20 September 2024


Saintapedia namespaces[1]
Basic namespaces Talk namespaces
0 Main Talk 1
2 User User talk 3
4 Saintapedia Saintapedia talk 5
6 File File talk 7
8 MediaWiki MediaWiki talk 9
10 Template Template talk 11
12 Help Help talk 13
14 Category Category talk 15
100 Portal Portal talk 101
106 Form Form talk 107
420 GeoJson GeoJson talk 421
828 Module Module talk 829
844 CommentStreams CommentStreams talk 845
2300 Gadget Gadget talk 2301
2302 Gadget definition Gadget definition talk 2303
Virtual namespaces
-1 Special
view · talk · edit
It has been suggested that this page be merged with Help:Special page. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2024.
Special pages (maintenance) Information
Broken redirects
Dead-end pages Dead-end pages
Dormant pages Forgotten articles
Double redirects Double redirects
Lonely pages Orphaned articles
Long pages
New pages New pages patrol
New pages feed Page curation
Protected pages Protection policy
Short pages
Uncategorized pages Categorization
Uncategorized categories
Uncategorized templates
Unused categories
Unused files (images)
Unused templates
Without interwiki links
Most interwiki links
Wanted pages
Most-wanted articles
See also: Maintenance departments

Special pages are pages generated by the software on demand for special purposes, usually related to project maintenance. They are found in the Special: namespace, a virtual namespace whose pages lack corresponding talk pages. They are not written in wikitext and cannot be directly edited but elements of their pages can sometimes be edited through corresponding pages in the MediaWiki namespace. If you make a normal redirect to a special page, the redirect will not be immediately followed (though special pages can be targets of soft redirects), and directly creating any pages beginning with the Special: prefix is also not possible.

Special pages often take parameters. Sometimes these can be supplied after a slash (as in Special:Log/block); in other cases an index.php call is used; for example https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&days=3&limit=10. Also, the content of most special pages depends on preferences that have been set by the user, e.g. classic or enhanced Recent Changes, the number of titles in Recent Changes and the watchlist, etc.

A directory of special pages available for the current user can be accessed from Special:SpecialPages, which is found in the sidebar of every page on Saintapedia in the Tools section.

Modifying special pages

Although special pages are not themselves editable, they generally contain standard text which is modifiable (although only by administrators). To find the right portion of text, append ?uselang=qqx to the special page URL, or append &uselang=qqx instead if the URL already contains a ?. This will reveal message names in parentheses. Then, go to that name in the MediaWiki namespace. For example, Template:Querylink reveals "(booksources-summary)", so MediaWiki:Booksources-summary is used on that page. An administrator will make the change if it seems appropriate.

Available special pages

By function

General information

Page listings

Tools

Latest changes

Users

Personal

Maintenance

Miscellaneous

Restricted

The following pages can be accessed only by users with certain privileges.

Infrequently updated

The following special pages are updated on a less regular schedule. Some of these pages may have analogues on cloud services.

Alphabetical order

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

L

M

N

O

P

Q

  • None

R

S

T

U

V

  • Special:Version, Version of MediaWiki in use, extensions installed, authors, etc.

W

Linking and transcluding

To create a link to a special page:

It can take a label:

  • [[Special:PrefixIndex/HMS|All HMSs]] → All HMSs

To present the list on a page, transclude the name:

  • {{Special:PrefixIndex/HMS}}

However, some pages cannot be transcluded and would produce only a wikilink (e.g., {{Special:Random}} → Special:Random). When non-existent pages are linked or transcluded, a red link is produced (e.g., Special:RedLinkExample).[lower-alpha 1]

More information on transcludable special pages can be found at Help:Transclusion#Special pages.

Links containing URL query strings

Main page: Help:Link#Links containing URL query strings

Because the ampersand character (&) is disallowed, it is not possible to create an ordinary link containing &action=edit or &redirect=no in the URL query string.

See also

Notes

Template:Notelist

References

  1. ↑ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension_default_namespaces
  2. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/deadendpages.pp
  3. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/fewestrevisions.pp
  4. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#4
  5. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#9
  6. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#14
  7. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/mostlinked.pp
  8. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/mostrevisions.pp
  9. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#19
  10. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#24
  11. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/wantedpages.pp
  12. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#29

External links

Template:Wikipedia technical help
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