Tags

This page lists the tags that the software may mark an edit with, and their meaning.

Tag nameAppearance on change listsFull description of meaningSourceActive?Tagged changes
mw-new-redirectNew redirectEdits that create a new redirect or change a page to a redirectDefined by the softwareYes15,093 changes
mobile editMobile editEdit made from mobile (web or app)Defined by the softwareYes3,343 changes
mobile web editMobile web editEdit made from mobile web siteDefined by the softwareYes3,343 changes
mw-changed-redirect-targetRedirect target changedEdits that change the target of a redirectDefined by the softwareYes2,865 changes
wikieditor(hidden)Edit made using WikiEditor (2010 wikitext editor)Defined by the softwareYes1,765 changes
mw-removed-redirectRemoved redirectEdits that change an existing redirect to a non-redirectDefined by the softwareYes337 changes
mw-undoUndoEdits that undo previous edits using the undo linkDefined by the softwareYes289 changes
mw-blankBlankingEdits that blank a pageDefined by the softwareYes95 changes
mw-replaceReplacedEdits that remove more than 90% of the content of a pageDefined by the softwareYes71 changes
visualeditorVisual editEdit made using the visual editorDefined by the softwareYes59 changes
visualeditor-switchedVisual edit: SwitchedUser started to edit using the visual editor, then changed to the wikitext editor.Defined by the softwareYes36 changes
mw-rollbackRollbackEdits that roll back previous edits using the rollback linkDefined by the softwareYes16 changes
mw-manual-revertManual revertEdits that manually restore the page to an exact previous stateDefined by the softwareYes11 changes
mw-revertedRevertedEdits that were later reverted by a different editDefined by the softwareYes9 changes
moderation-mergedmerged edit of another userAnother user's edit (moderator just resolved an edit conflict in it).Defined by the softwareNo6 changes
bad formattingbad formattingDefined by the softwareYes2 changes
advanced mobile editAdvanced mobile editEdit made by user with Advanced modeDefined by the softwareYes1 change
torMade through TorIf this tag is set, an edit was made from a Tor exit node.Defined by the softwareYes1 change
mw-contentmodelchangecontent model changeEdits that change the content model of a pageDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
mw-server-side-uploadServer-side uploadMedia files that were uploaded via a maintenance scriptDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
visualeditor-wikitext2017 source editEdit made using the 2017 wikitext editorDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
visualeditor-needcheckVisual edit: CheckEdit made using the visual editor where the system detected the wikitext possibly having unintended changes.Defined by the softwareYes0 changes
abusefilter-condition-limitcondition limit reachedEdits or other events that couldn't be checked by all active abuse filters (help).Defined by the softwareYes0 changes
disambiguator-link-addedDisambiguation linksEdits that add links to disambiguation pagesDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
moderation-spam(hidden)If AbuseFilter adds this tag to an edit, and Moderation intercepts that edit, then Moderation will place it into the Spam folder.Defined by the softwareNo0 changes