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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.
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'''Special pages''' are [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Help:Creating a page on the fly</tvar>|created by the software on demand]]. They are located in the "<tvar name="2">Special:</tvar>" [[<tvar name="3">Special:MyLanguage/Help:Namespace</tvar>|namespace]] and have no corresponding wikitext. An automatic list of most special pages is available by the <tvar name="4">[[Special:Specialpages|{{int:specialpages}}]]</tvar> link on every wiki page.


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.
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Below is an arranged list of special pages available on most [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia movement</tvar>|Wikimedia]] projects. Page names are case-insensitive; their default names were converted from capitalized lowercase to [[w:CamelCase|CamelCase]] in March 2008.</translate><!--revision?-->
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For many special pages the option <tvar name="1">[[Special:Preferences|{{int:mypreferences}}]]</tvar> → <tvar name="2">{{int:recentchanges}}</tvar> → "<tvar name="3">{{int:recentchangescount}}</tvar>" determines the number of titles per page.


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.
== Lists == <!--T:4-->


=== All pages === <!--T:5-->
== 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 <code>[[mw:Help:Qqx|?uselang=qqx]]</code> to the special page URL, or append <code>&uselang=qqx</code> instead if the URL already contains a <code>?</code>. This will reveal message names in parentheses. Then, go to that name in the [[Help:MediaWiki namespace|MediaWiki namespace]]. For example, {{querylink|Special:BookSources|qs=uselang=qqx|2=Special:BookSources?uselang=qqx}} reveals "(booksources-summary)", so [[MediaWiki:Booksources-summary]] is used on that page. To propose a modification, leave an {{tl|edit fully-protected}} request on the talk page of the relevant MediaWiki page. An administrator will make the change if it seems appropriate.
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* '''[[Special:Allpages|{{int:allpages}}]]''' <small>(Allpages)</small>
* '''[[Special:Prefixindex|{{int:prefixindex}}]]''' <small>(Prefixindex)</small>
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MediaWiki searches all pages in a specified group of names in a special [[w:ASCII#Order|ASCII order]]. Capitals come before lowercase letters; special characters, such as <tvar name="1">''é''</tvar>, come after <tvar name="2">''z''</tvar>.


== Available special pages ==
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=== General information ===
MediaWiki searches include redirects (for example: <tvar name="1"><nowiki>#REDIRECT[[Page name]]</nowiki></tvar>). These redirects are usually displayed in a different style than normal pages because of <tvar name="2"><code>allpagesredirect</code></tvar> class.
* [[Special:AllMessages]] (System messages): displays all pages in the MediaWiki namespace. See [[Help:MediaWiki namespace]].
* [[Special:SiteMatrix]] (Wikimedia wikis): lists all Wikimedia projects (such as different language Wikipedias) and their codes.
* [[Special:SpecialPages]]: a list of most special pages currently available to all users.
* [[Special:Statistics]]: total number of pages and users in various categories.
* [[Special:Version]]: shows the version of the software the site is currently running and lists the extensions, skins, and libraries currently installed.


=== Page listings ===
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* [[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]].
If a person uses "<tvar name="1">{{int:allpagesfrom}}</tvar>" to search, both <tvar name="2">[[Special:Prefixindex]]</tvar> and <tvar name="3">[[Special:Allpages]]</tvar> will show the list of pages starting with this word, then Allpages will display all of the other pages in ASCII order which don't have this word.
* [[Special:Categories]]: shows an alphabetical list of categories, with numbers of members.
* [[Special:CategoryTree]]: displays categories in a tree structure.
* [[Special:ListFiles]] (File list): list of images and other files uploaded; can be sorted by size or date. [[Special:ListFiles/Example]] lists files uploaded by User:Example.
* [[Special:ListRedirects]] (Redirects): lists all redirects.
* [[Special:PagesWithProp]] (Pages with a page property): lists pages that use a particular page property.
* [[Special:PrefixIndex]] (All pages with prefix): similar to AllPages. Lists all pages of a specified namespace beginning with a given prefix. Useful to find subpages, for example: [[Special:PrefixIndex/User:Example]].
* [[Special:ProtectedPages]]: lists protected pages.
* [[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 ===
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* [[Special:ApiHelp]]: MediaWiki API help.
For example, if a person types in "<tvar name="1">Computer</tvar>" in the "<tvar name="2">{{int:allpagesfrom}}</tvar>" box on the <tvar name="3">[[Special:AllPages]]</tvar> page, MediaWiki will first list all pages that start with the word "<tvar name="1">Computer</tvar>":
* [[Special:ApiSandbox]]
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* [[Special:Book]] (Manage your book): gives access to functionality for creating personalized sets of Wikipedia pages. See [[Help:Books]].
* Computer
* [[Special:ComparePages]]: to compare two pages (diffs between two pages).
* Computer-Aided Design
* 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]].
* Computer-Aided Test Tool
** [[Special:MobileDiff/548289653...567368971|Special:MobileDiff/''id1''...''id2'']]: diffs in mobile version. e.g., [[Special:MobileDiff/548289653...567368971]].
* ComputerWorld Smithsonian Award
* [[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]].
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* [[Special:Gadgets]]: lists gadgets that users can enable in their preferences.
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* [[Special:MIMESearch]]: filters files for [[media type]].
MediaWiki will then list all of the other pages that don't start with "<tvar name="1">Computer</tvar>" in [[en:ASCII#Order|ASCII order]].
* [[Special:MovePage]]: for moving (renaming) a page (see [[Wikipedia:Moving a page]]). 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]]. 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: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:Search]]: for searching Wikipedia. See [[Help:Searching]].
* [[Special:TemplateSandbox]]
* [[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]].


=== Protected === <!--T:11-->
=== Latest changes ===
* [[Special:AbuseFilter]] (Edit filter management): a set of tools for detecting problematic edits. See [[Wikipedia:Edit filter]].
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* [[Special:AbuseLog]] (Edit filter log): the log generated by the Abuse Filter.
* '''[[Special:Protectedpages|{{int:protectedpages}}]]''' <small>(Protectedpages)</small> — <translate><!--T:12--> pages [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Help:Protection</tvar>|protected]] from editing</translate>
* Special:AdvancedReviewLog or Special:QualityOversight: listed recent approvals and deprecations of pending revisions. (deprecated in 2022; see [[phab:T277883]])
* '''[[Special:Protectedtitles|{{int:protectedtitles}}]]''' <small>(Protectedtitles)</small> — <translate><!--T:13--> titles protected from creation. This feature replaced cascading protection hack. Titles can be also protected by mask with <tvar name="1">[[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist]]</tvar>.</translate>
* Special:ConfiguredPages (deprecated in 2022; see [[phab:T277883]])
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* [[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]].
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* [[Special:NewFiles]] (Gallery of new files): gallery of new uploaded files.
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* [[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:Categories|{{int:categories}}]]''' <small>(Categories)</small>
** [[Special:NewPagesFeed]]: for new page patrolling. See [[Wikipedia:Page Curation]].
: <translate><!--T:15--> List of all [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Category</tvar>|categories]], alphabetically ordered, showing the number of top elements in each category. Not very convenient, so many projects create index pages like [[w:Wikipedia:Contents/Categories]].</translate>
* [[Special:PendingChanges]] or [[Special:OldReviewedPages]] (Articles with edits awaiting review): articles with edits awaiting review. See [[Wikipedia:Pending changes]].
* '''[[Special:CategoryTree|Category Tree]]''' <small>(Categorytree)</small>
* Special:ProblemChanges (Tagged pending changes): tagged pending changes. (deprecated in 2021; see [[phab:T277883]])
: <translate><!--T:16--> The tree of pages and subcategories, using [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CategoryTree</tvar>|Extension:CategoryTree]]. The same tree functionality is used on categories pages, and can be inserted into any page with <tvar name="2">{{tag|categorytree|open}}</tvar> tag.</translate>
* [[Special:RecentChanges]]: lists the latest edits in the project. Changes to watched pages appear bold. See [[Help:Recent changes]].
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* [[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]].
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* Special:ReviewedPages (deprecated in 2021; see [[phab:T277883]])
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* Special:ReviewedVersions (deprecated in 2021; see [[phab:T277883]])
* '''[[Special:Imagelist|{{int:imagelist}}]]''' <small>(Imagelist)</small>
* [[Special:RevisionReview]]
: <translate><!--T:18--> List of uploaded files with descriptions, can be sorted by date, name or size.</translate>
* Special:Stabilization or Special:Stabilisation (deprecated in 2022; see [[phab:T277883]])
* '''[[Special:Newimages|{{int:newimages}}]]''' <small>(Newimages)</small>
* [[Special:Tags]]: lists the tags with which edits may be marked. See [[Wikipedia:Tags]].
: <translate><!--T:19--> Gallery of uploaded files with thumbnails, sorted by upload date.</translate>
* Special:UnreviewedPages (deprecated in 2022; see [[phab:T277883]])
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=== Users ===
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* [[Special:ActiveUsers]] (Active users list): lists editors who have performed at least one action in the last 30 days.
All these lists are updated periodically (not in real time). They say "The following data is cached" and show the day of the last update.
* [[Special:BlockList]] (Blocked users): blocked IPs and usernames.
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* [[Special:Contributions]] (User contributions): enables listing of a user's contributions, or all new users' contributions. The user can be supplied as a parameter, e.g. [[Special:Contributions/Example]]. See [[Help:User contributions]].
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* [[Special:EmailUser]]: e.g. [[Special:EmailUser/Example]]. For emailing users, see [[Wikipedia:Emailing users]].
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* [[Special:ListGroupRights]] (User group rights): shows the rights assigned to user groups.
All these lists are limited to 5000 titles, on several large Wikimedia projects to 1000 titles.
* [[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]].


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==== 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]].
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* [[Special:GlobalBlockList]] (List of globally blocked IP addresses): all IP addresses with global blocks.
* '''[[Special:Listredirects|{{int:listredirects}}]]''' <small>(Listredirects)</small>
* [[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.
: <translate><!--T:24--> List of first 500/1000 [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Help:Redirect</tvar>|redirects]], ordered by creation date.</translate>
* [[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.
* '''[[Special:Mostlinkedtemplates|{{int:mostlinkedtemplates}}]]''' <small>(Mostlinkedtemplates)</small>
* '''[[Special:Mostimages|{{int:mostimages}}]]''' <small>(Mostimages)</small>
* '''[[Special:Mostlinkedcategories|{{int:mostlinkedcategories}}]]''' <small>(Mostlinkedcategories)</small>
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These lists only show main namespace pages:
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* '''[[Special:Mostcategories|{{int:mostcategories}}]]''' <small>(Mostcategories)</small>
* '''[[Special:Shortpages|{{int:shortpages}}]]''' <small>(Shortpages)</small>
* '''[[Special:Longpages|{{int:longpages}}]]''' <small>(Longpages)</small>
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The following lists are no longer updated in Wikimedia projects due to big server load:
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* '''<s>[[Special:Mostlinked|{{int:mostlinked}}]]</s>''' <small>(Mostlinked)</small>
* '''<s>[[Special:Ancientpages|{{int:ancientpages}}]]</s>''' <small>(Ancientpages)</small>
* '''<s>[[Special:Fewestrevisions|{{int:fewestrevisions}}]]</s>''' <small>(Fewestrevisions)</small>
* '''<s>[[Special:Mostrevisions|{{int:mostrevisions}}]]</s>''' <small>(Mostrevisions)</small>
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* '''[[Special:BrokenRedirects|{{int:brokenredirects}}]]''' <small>(BrokenRedirects)</small>
: <translate><!--T:28--> Redirects to non-existent pages, usually left after deletions. Periodically fixed or deleted by administrators.</translate>


=== Personal ===
* '''[[Special:DoubleRedirects|{{int:doubleredirects}}]]''' <small>(DoubleRedirects)</small>
* [[Special:CentralLogin]] (Central user log in)
: <translate><!--T:29--> Redirects to other redirects. May contain false positives. Double redirects are fixed by [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Bot</tvar>|bots]] in many projects.</translate>
* [[Special:ChangePassword]], [[Special:ChangeEmail]] (Change or remove email address), [[Special:ConfirmEmail]] (Confirm email address) and [[Special:ResetTokens]]
* [[Special:Contributions]] (User contributions)
** [[Special:MyContributions]]: links to your contributions page. See [[Help:User contributions]].
* [[Special:EditWatchlist]] and [[Special:EditWatchlist/raw]]: To edit your watchlist.
* [[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:MyTalk]]: links to your user talk page.
* [[Special:MyUploads]] (File list): lists files you have uploaded.
* [[Special:Notifications]]: links to your [[Help:Notifications|notifications]] page.
* [[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 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:Watchlist]]: shows recent changes to the pages you are watching. See [[Help:Watchlist]].


=== Maintenance ===
* '''[[Special:Lonelypages|{{int:lonelypages}}]]''' <small>(Lonelypages)</small>
* [[Special:BrokenRedirects]]: lists redirects that point a non-existent page. May contain false positives.
: <translate><!--T:30--> Main namespace pages with no links to them in the wiki.</translate>
* [[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:FileDuplicateSearch]]: Check to see if a certain file has a duplicate.
* [[Special:ListDuplicatedFiles]]: See all duplicated files on Wikipedia.
* [[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: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: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:UncategorizedTemplates]]: templates without category tags (see above).
* [[Special:UnusedCategories]]
* [[Special:UnusedFiles]]
* [[Special:UnusedTemplates]]: templates which are not transcluded (however, they may be used for substitution).
* [[Special:WantedCategories]]: categories with members but no category page.
* [[Special:WantedFiles]]: missing image files and others.
* [[Special:WithoutInterwiki]] (Pages without language links): pages without links to other language Wikipedias.


=== Miscellaneous ===
* '''[[Special:Deadendpages|{{int:deadendpages}}]]''' <small>(Deadendpages)</small>
* [[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 red link.
: <translate><!--T:31--> Main namespace pages without any outgoing internal links.</translate>
* [[Special:BlankPage]]: a blank page.
* [[Special:BookSources]]: search sources for a book by inputting the book's [[ISBN]] number.
* [[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: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:Hieroglyphs]] (Try hieroglyph markup): to try out hieroglyph markup.
* [[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: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: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:SecurePoll]]
* [[Special:ValidationStatistics]] (Page review statistics): page review statistics for pending changes.
* [[Special:WikiSets]], shows a list of wiki sets


=== Restricted ===
* '''[[Special:Withoutinterwiki|{{int:withoutinterwiki}}]]''' <small>(Withoutinterwiki)</small>
The following pages can be accessed only by users with certain privileges.
: <translate><!--T:32--> Main namespace pages without [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Help:Interwiki linking#Interlanguage links</tvar>|Interlanguage links]].</translate>
* [[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: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: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:UnwatchedPages]]: available to administrators.
* [[Special:UserRights]]: can be read by anyone, however only administrators can use the page to assign and remove user access rights (e.g. [[Wikipedia:Rollback|rollbacker]] status).


=== Infrequently updated ===
* '''[[Special:Wantedcategories|{{int:wantedcategories}}]]''' <small>(Wantedcategories)</small>
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]].
: <translate><!--T:33--> Non-existent categories used on wiki pages. These should either be created (by adding category description and upper categories) or those wiki pages should be fixed (e.g. if someone mistyped a category name).</translate>
* [[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:Wantedpages|{{int:wantedpages}}]]''' <small>(Wantedpages)</small>
* [[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>
: <translate><!--T:34--> List of non-existing pages with the most links to them, excluding pages which only have redirects linking to them.</translate>
* [[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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* [[Special:LonelyPages]] (Orphaned pages): i.e. articles with no links to them in the wiki. Updated on the 15th of every month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#4</ref>
* [[Special:MostCategories]] (Pages with the most categories): lists articles whose number of categories is largest. Updated on the 16th of every month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#9</ref>
* [[Special:MostLinkedCategories]] (Most linked-to categories): lists categories with the most pages. Updated on the 17th of every month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#14</ref>
* [[Special:MostLinkedPages]] (Most linked-to pages): lists pages linked from the largest number of other pages. Updated on the 10th and 24th of each month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/mostlinked.pp</ref>
* [[Special:MostRevisions]] (Pages with the most revisions): lists articles with the most revisions. Updated on the 11th and 25th of each month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/mostrevisions.pp</ref>
* [[Special:MostTranscludedPages]] or [[Special:MostLinkedTemplates]] (Most transcluded pages): lists templates for which the number of pages in which the template is transcluded is largest, not counting transclusions through redirects. Updated on the 18th of every month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#19</ref>
* [[Special:UncategorizedCategories]] Updated on the 19th of every month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#24</ref>
* [[Special:WantedPages]] Updated on the 12th and 26th of each month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/wantedpages.pp</ref>
* [[Special:WantedTemplates]] Updated on the 20th of every month.<ref>https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#29</ref>


== Linking and transcluding<span class="anchor" id="Linking to or listing special pages"></span> ==
=== Without categories === <!--T:35-->
To create a link to a special page:
* <code><nowiki>[[Special:PrefixIndex/HMS]]</nowiki></code> → [[Special:PrefixIndex/HMS]]
It can take a label:
* <code><nowiki>[[Special:PrefixIndex/HMS|All HMSs]]</nowiki></code> → [[Special:PrefixIndex/HMS|All HMSs]]


To present the list on a page, transclude the name:
<!--T:36-->
* <code><nowiki>{{Special:PrefixIndex/HMS}}</nowiki></code>
Usually these pages need to be either categorized or deleted.
However, some pages cannot be transcluded and would produce only a wikilink (e.g., <code><nowiki>{{Special:Random}}</nowiki></code> → {{Special:Random}}). When non-existent pages are linked or transcluded, a red link is produced (e.g., [[Special:RedLinkExample]]).{{efn|[[MediaWiki:Nospecialpagetext]] is the message displayed for non-existent special pages. However, [[Special:Badtitle]] is peculiar as it has actual viewable content but is a red link, which is because this special page was intentionally and by design to be considered non-existent (unlike all other valid page names.) See [[:phab:T262959]] for more details.}}
</translate>
* '''[[Special:UncategorizedPages|{{int:uncategorizedpages}}]]''' <small>(Uncategorizedpages)</small>
* '''[[Special:UncategorizedCategories|{{int:uncategorizedcategories}}]]''' <small>(Uncategorizedcategories)</small>
* '''[[Special:UncategorizedImages|{{int:uncategorizedimages}}]]''' <small>(Uncategorizedimages)</small>
* '''[[Special:UncategorizedTemplates|{{int:uncategorizedtemplates}}]]''' <small>(Uncategorizedtemplates)</small>
<translate>
=== Unused === <!--T:37-->


More information on transcludable special pages can be found at [[Help:Transclusion#Special pages]].
<!--T:38-->
If the pages are not used, they probably need to be deleted. Note however that images might be used externally, and templates may be used for substitution.
</translate>
* '''[[Special:UnusedImages|{{int:unusedimages}}]]''' <small>(Unusedimages)</small>
* '''[[Special:UnusedCategories|{{int:unusedcategories}}]]''' <small>(Unusedcategories)</small>
* '''[[Special:UnusedTemplates|{{int:unusedtemplates}}]]''' <small>(Unusedtemplates)</small>
<translate>
== Tools == <!--T:39-->
</translate>
* '''[[Special:WhatLinksHere|{{int:whatlinkshere}}]]''' <small>(Whatlinkshere)</small>
: <translate><!--T:40--> This link is available on every wiki page, see [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:What links here</tvar>|Help:What links here]] on MediaWiki.</translate>
* '''[[Special:Upload|{{int:upload}}]]''' <small>(Upload)</small>
: <translate><!--T:41--> Available only to [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/registered user</tvar>|autoconfirmed]] users on most projects.</translate>
* '''[[Special:FilePath|{{int:filepath}}]]''' <small>(Filepath)</small>
: <translate><!--T:42--> Returns the complete path for a file.</translate>
* '''[[Special:ExpandTemplates|{{int:expandtemplates}}]]''' <small>(ExpandTemplates)</small>
: <translate><!--T:43--> Provides an input box to enter wikitext, and another one to enter a page name, and produces [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Help:Expansion</tvar>|expanded]] wikitext, i.e., templates, parser functions and variables are expanded recursively; variables depending on page name are expanded based on the supplied page name.</translate>
* '''[[Special:Booksources|{{int:booksources}}]]''' <small>(Booksources)</small>
: <translate><!--T:44--> [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Help:ISBN links</tvar>|ISBN]] Book Sources</translate>
* '''[[Special:CiteThisPage|{{int:citethispage}}]]''' <small>(Cite)</small>
: <translate><!--T:45--> See [[w:Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia]].</translate>
* '''[[Special:Export|{{int:export}}]]''' <small>(Export)</small>
: <translate><!--T:46--> 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 <tvar name="1">Special:Import</tvar>; exporting is typically done either in preparation of applying the latter at another MediaWiki project, or for searching within old page revisions. See [[<tvar name="2">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Export</tvar>|Help:Export]] on MediaWiki.</translate>
<translate>
=== Search === <!--T:47-->
</translate>
* '''[[Special:Search|{{int:search}}]]''' <small>(Search)</small>
: <translate><!--T:48--> See <tvar name="1">{{ll|Help:Searching}}</tvar>.</translate>
* '''[[Special:Linksearch|{{int:linksearch}}]]''' <small>(Linksearch)</small>
: <translate><!--T:49--> See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Linksearch|Help:Linksearch]] on MediaWiki.</translate>
* '''[[Special:MIMEsearch|{{int:mimesearch}}]]''' <small>(MIMEsearch)</small>
: <translate><!--T:50--> Filters files for its MIME-type.</translate>
<translate>
=== Random === <!--T:51-->
</translate>
* '''[[Special:Random|{{int:randompage}}]]''' <small>(Random)</small>
* '''[[Special:Randomredirect|{{int:randomredirect}}]]''' <small>(Randomredirect)</small>
<translate>
<!--T:52-->
These links redirect to a random page/redirect from the main namespace. Other namespaces can be specified as a parameter.
</translate>
{| class="collapsible collapsed" style="width:40%; float:left; border: 1px solid #999; background: transparent; margin:.5em; padding:5px; margin-left:30px"
|-
!colspan=2|<translate><!--T:53--> Random pages</translate>
|-
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:0}}|(Main)]]
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:1}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:2}}|{{ns:2}}]]
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:3}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:4}}|{{ns:4}}]]
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:5}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:6}}|{{ns:6}}]]
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:7}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:8}}|{{ns:8}}]]
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:9}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:10}}|{{ns:10}}]]
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:11}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:12}}|{{ns:12}}]]
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:13}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:14}}|{{ns:14}}]]
|[[Special:Random/{{ns:15}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|}


=== Links containing URL query strings ===
{| class="collapsible collapsed" style="width:40%; float:left; border: 1px solid #999; background: transparent; margin:.5em; padding:5px"
{{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.
!colspan=2|<translate><!--T:54--> Random redirects</translate>
|-
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:0}}|(Main)]]
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:1}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:2}}|{{ns:2}}]]
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:3}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:4}}|{{ns:4}}]]
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:5}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:6}}|{{ns:6}}]]
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:7}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:8}}|{{ns:8}}]]
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:9}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:10}}|{{ns:10}}]]
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:11}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:12}}|{{ns:12}}]]
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:13}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|-
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:14}}|{{ns:14}}]]
|[[Special:Randomredirect/{{ns:15}}|{{ns:1}}]]
|}
{{Clear}}
<translate>
=== Users actions === <!--T:55-->
</translate>
* '''[[Special:Log|{{int:log}}]]''' <small>(Log)</small>
: <translate><!--T:56--> See [[<tvar name="1">#Logs</tvar>|#Logs]] below.</translate>


== Special pages in other languages ==
* '''[[Special:Recentchanges|{{int:recentchanges}}]]''' <small>(Recentchanges)</small>
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:
: <translate><!--T:57--> See <tvar name="1">{{ll|Help:Recent changes}}</tvar>. Limited to 30 days on Wikimedia projects, just like two following special pages and the watchlist.</translate>
* "{{lang|es|Especial:Estadísticas|italic=no}}" in Spanish
* '''[[Special:Recentchangeslinked|{{int:recentchangeslinked}}]]''' <small>(Recentchangeslinked – Relatedchanges ([[bugzilla:13112]]))</small>
* "{{lang|nl|Speciaal:Statistieken|italic=no}}" in Dutch
: <translate><!--T:58--> See [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Related changes</tvar>|Help:Related changes]] on MediaWiki.</translate>
* "{{lang|fr|Spécial:Statistiques|italic=no}}" in French
* '''[[Special:Newpages|{{int:newpages}}]]''' <small>(Newpages)</small>
* "{{lang|de|Spezial:Statistik|italic=no}}" in German
:: <translate><!--T:59--> See [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLangauge/Help:New pages</tvar>|Help:New pages]] on MediaWiki. Can be [[<tvar name="2">mw:Special:MyLangauge/Help:Patrolled edits</tvar>|patrolled]] on Wikimedia projects.</translate>
<translate>
== Project == <!--T:60-->


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.
=== Account === <!--T:61-->
</translate>
* '''[[Special:Userlogin|{{int:userlogin}}]]''' <small>(Userlogin)</small>
: <translate><!--T:62--> Creates new login [[w:HTTP cookie|cookie]].</translate>
* <translate><!--T:63--> <tvar name="1">[[Special:CreateAccount]]</tvar> and <tvar name="2">[[Special:Userlogin/signup]]</tvar> are two aliases for account creation page. Registered user can use this page to create a new account (for example, for a bot), so that it's affiliation with the main account would be obvious from the [[<tvar name="3">Special:Log/newusers</tvar>|user creation log]].</translate>
* '''[[Special:Userlogout|{{int:logout}}]]''' <small>(Userlogout)</small>
: <translate><!--T:64--> Destroys cookie, see also <tvar name="1">{{ll|Privacy policy}}</tvar>. This link is not included in the automatic list because it is present on every page.</translate>
<translate>
<!--T:65-->
Pages available only to [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Registered user</tvar>|registered users]]:
</translate>
* '''[[Special:Preferences|{{int:preferences}}]]''' <small>(Preferences)</small>
: <translate><!--T:66--> See <tvar name="1">{{ll|Help:Preferences}}</tvar>.</translate>
* '''[[Special:Watchlist|{{int:watchlist}}]]''' <small>(Watchlist)</small>
: <translate><!--T:67--> See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watching pages|Help:Watching pages]] on MediaWiki.</translate>
* '''[[Special:MergeAccount|{{int:mergeaccount}}]]''' <small>(MergeAccount)</small>
: <translate><!--T:68--> See <tvar name="1">{{ll|Help:Unified login}}</tvar>.</translate>
<translate>
=== Users === <!--T:69-->
</translate>
* '''[[Special:Listusers|{{int:listusers}}]]''' <small>(Listusers)</small>
: <translate><!--T:70--> Alphabetic list of all registered users, can be shown by group. There also is <tvar name="1">[[Special:ListAdmins]]</tvar>, which is a redirect to <tvar name="2">[[Special:ListUsers/sysop]]</tvar>. For some project families, notably Fandom, this applies for the whole family.</translate>
* '''[[Special:Ipblocklist|{{int:ipblocklist}}]]''' <small>(Ipblocklist)</small>
: <translate><!--T:71--> Blocked IPs and usernames.</translate>
* '''[[Special:Contributions|{{int:contributions}}]]''' <small>(Contributions)</small>
: <translate><!--T:72--> Requires a target user: e.g. <tvar name="1">[[Special:Contributions/Example]]</tvar>. This link is also present on every user/user talk page. Registered users also have the link to their own contributions on top.</translate>
<translate>
=== MediaWiki === <!--T:73-->
</translate>
* '''[[Special:Version|{{int:version}}]]''' <small>(Version)</small>
: <translate><!--T:74--> Shows <tvar name="1">{{ll|MediaWiki}}</tvar> version the site is currently running, and a listing of extensions installed.</translate>
* '''[[Special:Statistics|{{int:statistics}}]]''' <small>(Statistics)</small>
: <translate><!--T:75--> Project statistics, appearance is defined by <tvar name="1">[[MediaWiki:Sitestatstext]]</tvar>.</translate>
* '''[[Special:Specialpages|{{int:specialpages}}]]''' <small>(Specialpages)</small>
: <translate><!--T:76--> Automatic list of most special pages.</translate>
* '''[[Special:Allmessages|{{int:allmessages}}]]''' <small>(Allmessages)</small>
: <translate><!--T:77--> All pages in the MediaWiki namespace, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:System message|Help:System message]] on MediaWiki.</translate>
* '''[[Special:Gadgets|Gadgets]]''' <small>(Gadgets)</small>
: <translate><!--T:78--> By [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets</tvar>|Extension:Gadgets]].</translate>
<translate>
=== Wikimedia === <!--T:79-->
</translate>
* '''[[Special:SiteMatrix|Wiki matrix]]''' <small>(SiteMatrix)</small>
: <translate><!--T:80--> By [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SiteMatrix</tvar>|Extension:SiteMatrix]]. Displays all sites of the <tvar name="2">{{ll|Wikimedia Foundation}}</tvar>.</translate>
* '''[[Special:Boardvote|<translate><!--T:81--> Wikimedia Board of Trustees election</translate>]]''' <small>(Boardvote)</small>
: <translate><!--T:82--> Voting software for <tvar name="1">{{ll|Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees}}</tvar> elections.</translate>
<translate>
== Restricted special pages == <!--T:83-->


== See also ==
<!--T:84-->
These pages are only available to users with special rights. Most of them are linked from the corresponding places in MediaWiki interface.
* [[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
</translate>
; <translate><!--T:85--> Sysops</translate>
* [[Special:Blockip|{{int:blockip}}]] <small>(Blockip)</small>
: <translate><!--T:86--> Block or unblock users, IPs and ranges of IPs.</translate>
* [[Special:Undelete|{{int:undelete}}]] <small>(Undelete)</small>
: <translate><!--T:87--> Restore all or some revisions of deleted page.</translate>
* [[Special:DeletedContributions|{{int:deletedcontributions}}]] <small>(DeletedContributions)</small>
: <translate><!--T:88--> Show user's contributions to deleted pages.</translate>
* [[Special:Import|{{int:import}}]] <small>(Import)</small>
: <translate><!--T:89--> Imports the wikitext and metadata of one or more revisions of one or more pages by uploading an XML file in the format produced by <tvar name="1">Special:Export</tvar> (typically after applying the latter at another MediaWiki project). See <tvar name="2">{{ll|Help:Import}}</tvar>.</translate>
* [[Special:Unwatchedpages|{{int:unwatchedpages}}]] <small>(Unwatchedpages)</small>
: <translate><!--T:90--> List of pages not watched by anyone.</translate>
* [[Special:Nuke|{{int:Nuke}}]] <small>(Nuke)</small>
: <translate><!--T:91--> Mass deletions of pages recently added by a given user or IP. This is [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Nuke</tvar>|Extension:Nuke]], enabled only on some Wikimedia projects.</translate>


== Notes ==
; <translate><!--T:92--> Bureaucrats</translate>
{{notelist}}
* [[Special:Makesysop]]
: <translate><!--T:93--> Make a user into a sysop.</translate>
* [[Special:Makebot]]
: <translate><!--T:94--> Make a user into a bot.</translate>
* [[Special:Renameuser]]
: <translate><!--T:95--> Rename user account, see [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Renameuser</tvar>|Extension:Renameuser]].</translate>


== References ==
; <translate><!--T:96--> CheckUsers</translate>
{{reflist}}
* [[Special:CheckUser]]
: <translate><!--T:97--> Get user IP, see <tvar name="1">{{ll|Help:CheckUser}}</tvar>.</translate>

; <translate><!--T:98--> Oversight</translate>
* [[Special:Oversight]]
: <translate><!--T:99--> See [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Oversight policy</tvar>|oversight policy]].</translate>

; <translate><!--T:100--> Stewards</translate>
* [[Special:Userrights|{{int:userrights}}]] <small>(Userrights)</small>
: <translate><!--T:101--> Give and remove user access rights (e.g. sysop, bureaucrat, checkuser) on any Wikimedia project. On some projects also available to sysops for giving users patrol or rollback flags.</translate>

; <translate><!--T:102--> Developers</translate>
* [[Special:Lockdb]]
: <translate><!--T:103--> Lock database, puts the wiki in read only mode.</translate>
* [[Special:Unlockdb]]
: <translate><!--T:104--> Unlock database: returns the wiki to read/write mode.</translate>
<translate>
<!--T:105-->
== Other pages ==
These pages are not listed in the automatic list because they are already present in MediaWiki interface.
</translate>
* '''[[Special:Movepage|{{int:move}}]]''' <small>(Movepage)</small>
* '''[[Special:Captcha|{{int:captchahelp-title}}]]''' <small>(Captcha)</small>
* '''[[Special:Confirmemail|{{int:confirmemail}}]]''' <small>(Confirmemail)</small>

<translate><!--T:106--> Also, by definition these pages can be considered special:</translate><!--action=delete vs Special:Move was not very consistent-->
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Page history|<translate><!--T:107--> Page history</translate>]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Diff|<translate><!--T:108--> Diff</translate>]]
* <translate><!--T:109--> Delete, protect, and block pages available to sysops.</translate>

<translate>
== Links to special pages == <!--T:119-->
</translate>
{{anchor|Miscellaneous}} <!--old name-->
<translate>
<!--T:120-->
Special pages can be linked to as usual, like <tvar name="1">[[Special:Recentchanges]]</tvar>. Instead of "<tvar name="2">special</tvar>" prefix, a localized namespace name can be used, e.g. "<tvar name="3">Speciaal</tvar>" in Dutch, "<tvar name="4">Spezial</tvar>" in German, "<tvar name="5">Speciális</tvar>" in Hungarian and "<tvar name="6">מיוחד</tvar>" in Hebrew. The localized name also appears in the [[<tvar name="7">Special:MyLanguage/Help:URL</tvar>|URLs]].

<!--T:121-->
Redirects to special pages have been disabled because of their complications.

<!--T:122-->
Some special pages accept (and some require) a parameter after <tvar name="1"><code>/</code></tvar>. For other pages and parameters the full URL has to be given, for example <tvar name="2">{{SERVER}}/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Recentchanges&days=3&limit=10</tvar> (last 10 changes).
</translate>
* <translate><!--T:123--> <tvar name="1"><code>Allpages</code></tvar> and <tvar name="2"><code>Prefixindex</code></tvar> allow a namespace and a (partial) pagename, for example:</translate>
:* [[Special:Allpages/Template:Z]] — <translate><!--T:124--> all templates starting with "<tvar name="1">Z</tvar>" and all templates after that.</translate>
:* [[Special:Prefixindex/User:Example/]] — <translate><!--T:125--> all [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Subpages</tvar>|subpages]] of user <tvar name="2">Example</tvar>; this is the most popular usage of <tvar name="3">PrefixIndex</tvar>.</translate>
: <translate><!--T:126--> Besides, these special pages can be [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Transclusion</tvar>|transcluded]] into wikitext, so the result appears as the part of the page, e.g. <tvar name="2"><code><nowiki>{{Special:Prefixindex/User:Example/}}</nowiki></code></tvar>.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:127--> <tvar name="1"><code>Whatlinkshere</code></tvar>, <tvar name="2"><code>Recentchangeslinked</code></tvar>, <tvar name="3"><code>Movepage</code></tvar>, <tvar name="4"><code>Undelete</code></tvar>, <tvar name="5"><code>Contributions</code></tvar> and <tvar name="6"><code>Blockip</code></tvar>, being interface links, accept (or even require) a page or a user name, e.g. <tvar name="7">[[Special:Whatlinkshere/Help:Special page]]</tvar>.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:128--> <tvar name="1"><code>Search</code></tvar>, <tvar name="2"><code>Linksearch</code></tvar> and <tvar name="3"><code>MIMEsearch</code></tvar> accept search value, e.g. <tvar name="4">[[Special:Search/word]]</tvar>.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:129--> <tvar name="1"><code>Listusers</code></tvar> can be used with a group name: <tvar name="2">sysop</tvar>, <tvar name="3">bot</tvar>, <tvar name="4">bureaucrat</tvar>, <tvar name="5">checkuser</tvar>, e.g. <tvar name="6">[[Special:Listusers/bot]]</tvar>.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:130--> <tvar name="1"><code>Log</code></tvar> can be used with a log type: <tvar name="2">move</tvar>, <tvar name="3">protect</tvar>, <tvar name="4">block</tvar>, <tvar name="5">delete</tvar>, e.g. <tvar name="6">[[Special:Log/move]]</tvar>.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:131--> <tvar name="1"><code>Random</code></tvar> and <tvar name="2"><code>Randomredirect</code></tvar> accept namespace (see [[<tvar name="3">#Random</tvar>|above]]).</translate>
<translate>
<!--T:132-->
Two special pages <tvar name="1">'''[[Special:Mypage|Mypage]]'''</tvar> and <tvar name="2">'''[[Special:Mytalk|Mytalk]]'''</tvar> exist specially for internal links, they redirect to the pages of a user who follows these links. Examples: <tvar name="3">[[Special:Mypage]]</tvar>, <tvar name="4">[[Special:Mypage/common.js]]</tvar>.

== Transclusion == <!--T:133-->
</translate>
* <translate><!--T:134--> <tvar name="1"><code>Recentchanges</code></tvar>, <tvar name="2"><code>Newpages</code></tvar>, <tvar name="3"><code>Newimages</code></tvar> and <tvar name="4"><code>OldReviewedPages</code></tvar> can be transcluded:</translate>
*: <code><nowiki>{{Special:Newpages/shownav}}</nowiki></code> — <translate><!--T:135--> show with header</translate>
*: <code><nowiki>{{Special:Newpages/10}}</nowiki></code> — <translate><!--T:136--> show 10 elements</translate>
*: <code><nowiki>{{Special:Newpages/limit=10,offset=10,shownav}}</nowiki></code> — <translate><!--T:137--> start from 10th element, plus previous parameters</translate>
<translate>
<!--T:138-->
From [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLangauge7MediaWiki 1.19</tvar>|MediaWiki 1.19]] template-like syntax works also, see <tvar name="2">[[bugzilla:15558]]</tvar>. For example:
</translate>
<pre>
{{Special:Newpages|limit=3}}
</pre>
<translate><!--T:139--> gives</translate>
{{Special:Newpages|limit=3}}
<translate>
== Logs == <!--T:140-->
</translate>
<!--Maybe move to [[Help:Logs]] ? -->
[[Special:Log]] - <translate><!--T:141--> combined display of various logs. You can narrow down the view by:</translate>
* <translate><!--T:142--> selecting a log type, including:</translate>
** [[Special:Log/block|{{int:blockpage}}]] - <translate><!--T:143--> blocks and unblocks</translate>
** [[Special:Log/delete|{{int:dellogpage}}]] - <translate><!--T:144--> deleted and undeleted pages</translate>
** [[Special:Log/protect|{{int:protectlogpage}}]] - <translate><!--T:145--> protected and unprotected pages</translate>
** [[Special:Log/upload|{{int:uploadlogpage}}]] - <translate><!--T:146--> list of images uploaded</translate>
* <translate><!--T:147--> entering the full name without prefix of the acting user (usual case-sensitivity)</translate>
* <translate><!--T:148--> entering the full name of the affected page (usual case-sensitivity) e.g. "<tvar name="1">File:Map South Holland.png</tvar>"), or the full name including prefix of the affected user (in the case of blocking, setting user rights, setting bot status, and user creation) or without prefix (in the case of renaming a user)</translate>
<translate>
<!--T:149-->
It does not seem possible to search by editor for edits of deleted pages. They can only be seen by a sysop with Special:Undelete if the exact page name is known.

<!--T:150-->
There are no logs available on the site for:
</translate>
* <translate><!--T:151--> adding or removing a page from a user's list of page to watch (the user can only view the current state)</translate>
* <translate><!--T:152--> change of preferences of a user (ditto)</translate>
* <translate><!--T:153--> viewing a page (except that, if <tvar name="1">[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:$wgDisableCounters|$wgDisableCounters]]</tvar> is <tvar name="2"><code>false</code></tvar>, the total number of views of a page is displayed on it)</translate>
* <translate><!--T:154--> editing and previewing a page without saving</translate>
* <translate><!--T:155--> applying <tvar name="1">[[Special:ExpandTemplates]]</tvar></translate>
* <translate><!--T:156--> applying <tvar name="1">[[Special:Export]]</tvar></translate>
* <translate><!--T:157--> unfinished operations (e.g. an attempted page move)</translate>
<translate>
<!--T:158-->
It is possible to add other events to the logs; for an example, see the code for [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalBlocking</tvar>|Extension:GlobalBlocking]] or for <tvar name="2">[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Article.php|Article.php]]</tvar>.

== See also == <!--T:159-->
</translate>
* [[Special:MyLangauge/Help:Namespace#Special namespace|<translate><!--T:160--> Help:Namespace#Special namespace</translate>]]
* <translate><!--T:161--> <tvar name="1">{{ll|Help:Alphabetic order}}</tvar> used by <tvar name="2">[[Special:Allpages]]</tvar> among others</translate>
* <translate><!--T:162--> [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Special pages</tvar>|Manual:Special pages]] on MediaWiki</translate>
* <translate><!--T:163--> [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLangauge/Category:Special page extensions</tvar>|Category:Special page extensions]] on MediaWiki</translate>


== External links ==
* [https://doc.wikimedia.org/mediawiki-core/master/php/html/classSpecialPage.html MediaWiki special page class definitions]
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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 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 Wikipedia 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. To propose a modification, leave an {{edit fully-protected}} request on the talk page of the relevant MediaWiki page. An administrator will make the change if it seems appropriate.

Available special pages

General information

Page listings

Tools

Latest changes

Users

Global 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.

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 article: 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.

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:

  • "Especial:Estadísticas" in Spanish
  • "Speciaal:Statistieken" in Dutch
  • "Spécial:Statistiques" in French
  • "Spezial:Statistik" in German

These also appear in the URLs. 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

Notes

  1. ↑ MediaWiki:Nospecialpagetext is the message displayed for non-existent special pages. However, Special:Badtitle is peculiar as it has actual viewable content but is a red link, which is because this special page was intentionally and by design to be considered non-existent (unlike all other valid page names.) See phab:T262959 for more details.

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Suggestions/Archive 18#Volunteer-initiated extension to be deployed to Wikimedia sites
  2. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/ancientpages.pp
  3. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/deadendpages.pp
  4. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/fewestrevisions.pp
  5. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#4
  6. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#9
  7. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#14
  8. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/mostlinked.pp
  9. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/mostrevisions.pp
  10. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#19
  11. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#24
  12. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/wantedpages.pp
  13. ↑ https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/operations/puppet/+/0c69e0e8cdcdf4cf25a29aebe9ae87eb2eabf700/modules/profile/manifests/mediawiki/maintenance/updatequerypages/enwiki/cronjob.pp#29

External links

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