MeritBadgeDotOrg:Administrators/User rights

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User rights (or, permissions) available in MediaWiki

read

Allows users to read pages (not in $wgWhitelistRead)

edit

Allows editing of any page which is not protected

createpage

Allows creating normal pages

createtalk

Allows creating talk pages. Note that edit = false prevents creating talk page regardless of this setting.

move

Lets users change the title of a page by moving it

delete

Lets a user delete a page

undelete

Lets a user view deleted versions, undelete a previously deleted page, or undelete specific revisions of a deleted page

protect

Lets users lock a page (presumably only those with the ability to protect a page can edit a protected page)

block

Enables a user to block an IP address, user name, or range of IPs, from editing

userrights

Lets a user change the access levels of another user including de-sysopping. On wikipedia a Steward is required for this, but by default in mediawiki it requires only bureaucrat. Steward isn't a default group.

createaccount

Lets a user create a user account for another user, or for themselves

upload

Lets a user upload an image or other file to the wiki, or to overwrite an existing non-protected file

rollback

Gives a user a link to more easily revert a bad edit

patrol

Lets a user state that they have checked an edit that appeared in recent changes

editinterface

Lets users edit the MeritBadgeDotOrg namespace to affect the interface

siteadmin

Lets users lock and unlock the database (and possibly change other settings that affect the whole site)

bot

Edits by a user with this "right" (rather: property) by default do not show up in recent changes (usually only used for mass edits by bots)

import

Allows user to import pages via the transwiki interface.

importupload

Allows user to import pages which have been exported to a file