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A ''user right'' is an action that a user can perform, such as editing or blocking. A '''user group''' is a named collection of user rights, such as extended confirmed, rollbacker, or administrator. For example, the administrator user group possesses multiple user rights, including block and protect. User groups are assigned to accounts via various processes (automatically, or by requesting at places such as [[WP:PERM]] or [[WP:RFA]]). User groups are important because user rights cannot be granted directly to accounts, so instead we grant user groups to accounts.

The raw lists of user groups and user rights are located at [[Special:ListGroupRights]] (specific to English Wikipedia) and [[meta:Special:GlobalGroupPermissions]] (for every Wikimedia wiki). Easy-to-read summaries of those pages with some additional explanation are provided below.

There are two types of access leveling: automatic (such as extended confirmed) and requested (such as rollbacker). User groups are determined by whether the [[WP:Wikipedian|Wikipedian]] is logged in, the account's age and edit count, and what manually assigned rights the account has.

Anyone can use the basic functionalities of Wikipedia even if they are not logged in. Unless they are [[WP:BLOCK|blocked]], they may freely edit [[WP:PROTECT|most pages]]. Being logged in gives users many advantages, such as having their public [[IP address]] hidden and the ability to track one's own contributions. Furthermore, once user accounts are more than a certain number of days old and have made more than a certain number of edits, they automatically become autoconfirmed or extended confirmed, allowing the direct creation of articles, the ability to move pages, to edit semi-protected and extended-protected pages, and upload files. Further access levels need to be assigned manually by a user with the appropriate authority. An editor with more experience and in good standing can [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship|attempt to become]] an [[WP:SYSOP|administrator]], which provides a large number of advanced permissions. Many different flags for specialized tasks are also available.

== Overview ==

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All visitors to the site, including [[#Unregistered users|unregistered]] users, are part of the {{mono|*}} group, and all logged-in registered users are also part of the {{mono|[[#Registered (new) users|user]]}} group. Users are automatically promoted into the [[#Autoconfirmed users|autoconfirmed/confirmed users]] pseudo-group of established users when their account is more than four days old and has ten edits, and the {{mono|[[#Extended confirmed users|extended confirmed]]}} user group later on, at 30 days of age and 500 edits.

Other flags are only given upon request; some, such as {{mono|[[#Rollback|rollbacker]]}}, {{mono|[[#Pending changes reviewer|pending changes reviewer]]}}, or {{mono|[[#Bots|bot]]}}, are granted unilaterally if the user demonstrates a need for them (see [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]] and [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval]]). Others, such as {{mono|[[#Administrator|sysop]]}} and {{mono|[[#Bureaucrat|bureaucrat]]}}, are given only after community discussion and consensus at [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship]]. Users are made members of such groups as {{mono|[[#Oversight|oversight]]}} and {{mono|[[#CheckUser|checkuser]]}} only with the approval of the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee|Arbitration Committee]], after signing the [[Wikipedia:Access to nonpublic information|Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information]].

User groups have one or more rights assigned to them; for example, the IP block-exempt (IP block exemptions) group has the '{{mono|ipblock-exempt}}' and '{{mono|torunblocked}}' rights. All members of a particular user group will have access to these rights. The individual rights that are assigned to user groups are listed at [[Special:ListGroupRights]]. Terms like ''rights'', ''permissions'', ''bits'' and ''flags'' can refer to both user groups and the individual rights assigned to them.

Permissions requested at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions|Requests for permissions]] only have local rights on the [[English Wikipedia]] wiki. Members of ''global user groups'' have rights across all [[Wikimedia Foundation]] wikis, although that access can sometimes be restricted by [[Wikipedia:Global rights policy|local wiki policies]]. Users registered at Wikimedia wikis also have registered user rights to other Wikimedia wikis if their account is a [[Wikipedia:Unified login|SUL or unified login account]]. Both local and global user group membership across [[Special:SiteMatrix|Wikimedia wikis]] can be viewed at [[Special:CentralAuth]].

== Unregistered (IP or not logged in) users ==

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Users who are not [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]] are identified by their [[IP address]] rather than a [[User (computing)|username]], whether or not they have already [[Special:UserLogin/signup|registered an account]]. They may read all Wikipedia pages (except restricted [[Help:Special page|special pages]]), and edit pages that are not [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|protected]] (including [[WP:WHITELOCK|pending changes protected]]/[[WP:GREENLOCK|move-protected]] articles). They may create [[Help:Using talk pages|talk pages]] in any talk [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]], but need to ask for help to create pages in some parts of the wiki. Furthermore, they cannot [[Wikipedia:Upload|upload]] files or images. They must answer a [[CAPTCHA]] if they wish to make an edit which involves the addition of [[Wikipedia:External links|external links]], and click a confirmation link to [[Wikipedia:Purge|purge]] pages. All users may also query the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php site API] in 500-record batches.

Edit screens of unregistered users are headed by a banner displaying the [[MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning|Anoneditwarning]] system message.

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== User groups granted to accounts ==

=== Standard user rights ===

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Each of Wikipedia's account permissions - whether systematically granted (automatically applied), or approved and granted by an [[WP:ADMIN|administrator]] or [[WP:CRAT|bureaucrat]] - are listed and described in-depth. This information can be located by clicking '''[[Special:ListGroupRights|here]]'''.

==== Registered (new) users ====

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{{See also|Wikipedia:Why create an account?}}
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Registered users may immediately e-mail other users if they activate an email address in their [[Special:Preferences|user preferences]]. All logged-in users may mark edits as [[Help:Minor edit|minor]]. They may purge pages without a confirmation step, but are still required to answer a [[CAPTCHA]] when adding external links. They may customize their Wikimedia interface and its options as they wish—either via [[Special:Preferences]], or by adding [[Help:User style|personal]] [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] or [[JavaScript]] rules to their [[Special:Mypage/common.css|common.css]] or [[Special:Mypage/common.js|common.js]] files. They may create and maintain a [[Help:Watchlist|watchlist]].

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==== Autoconfirmed and confirmed users ====

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Several actions on the English Wikipedia (such as [[WP:Article creation|article creation]]) are restricted to user accounts that are at least 4 days old ''and'' have made at least 10 edits. Users who meet these requirements are considered part of the pseudo-group {{mono|autoconfirmed}}. The conditions for autoconfirmed status are checked every time a user attempts to perform a restricted action; if they are met, permission is granted automatically by the MediaWiki software. Although the precise requirements for autoconfirmed status vary according to circumstances, most English Wikipedia user accounts that are at least 4 days old ''and'' have made at least 10 edits (including deleted edits) are considered autoconfirmed. However, users with the [[Wikipedia:IP block exemption|IP block exemption]] flag and who are editing through the [[Tor (network)|Tor]] network are subjected to much stricter autoconfirmed thresholds: 90 days and 100 edits.<ref>See wgTorAutoConfirmAge and wgTorAutoConfirmCount in https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/CommonSettings.php.txt</ref>

Autoconfirmed/confirmed users can edit [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|semi-protected pages]] and, except where prevented by [[WP:protection|protection]], can [[Wikipedia:Your first article|create articles]], [[Help:Page move|move pages]], and [[Wikipedia:Upload|upload files]] (including new versions of existing files).<ref>Before 16 November 2016, confirmed and autoconfirmed users could also mark new pages as patrolled. This is now limited to [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers|new page reviewer]]s and [[WP:administrators|administrators]].</ref> Edits that they make to a page that is under [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#Pending changes protection|pending changes protection]] will immediately be visible to all readers (unless there are prior pending changes awaiting approval).

Autoconfirmed users are no longer required to enter a [[CAPTCHA]] for most edits, including, but not limited to, adding external links. Autoconfirmed users may email users that have their "allow emails from brand-new users" checkbox off. In addition, the [[Wikipedia:Edit filter|edit filter]] has a number of warning settings that will no longer affect editors who are autoconfirmed. Autoconfirmed/confirmed users gain access to additional tools such as [[Wikipedia:Twinkle]].

{{As of|2025|06}}, there were approximately 2.49 million autoconfirmed users on the English Wikipedia,<!-- https://quarry.wmcloud.org/query/94350 --> of which the vast majority were inactive. See [[Special:ActiveUsers]] for a list of recently active users.

==== Confirmed users ====

Sometimes, it is necessary for accounts to skip the customary confirmation period and to be confirmed right away. The {{mono|confirmed}} group contains the exact same rights as the {{mono|autoconfirmed}} pseudo-group, but can be granted by administrators and event coordinators<ref>In accordance with [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Event coordinator proposal|this RfC]], event coordinators may only grant the {{mono|confirmed}} flag to editors who actually participate in an outreach event.</ref> as necessary. It is redundant to grant the {{mono|confirmed}} right to an account that is already autoconfirmed since it provides the exact same abilities. To request this permission, see [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed]]. See [[Special:ListUsers/confirmed]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:confirmed}} confirmed users.

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==== Extended confirmed users ====

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A registered editor becomes {{mono|extendedconfirmed}} automatically one edit after the account has existed for at least 30 days ''and'' has made at least 500 edits.<ref>The edit total includes both live and deleted edits</ref><ref>Must have at least one edit after the creation of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&offset=20160405231900&type=rights&user=&page=&tagfilter=&subtype=autopromote {{mono|extendedconfirmed}} user access level on 5&nbsp;April&nbsp;2016] (following [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 129#New usergroup with autopromotion to implement arbitration "30-500" bans as a page protection|this discussion]]).</ref> This user access right allows editors to edit and create pages that are under [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#Extended confirmed protection|extended confirmed protection]]. The English Wikipedia also enables editors to use the [[Wikipedia:Content translation tool|Content Translation tool]] to create articles and [[Wikipedia:Controlling search engine indexing#INDEX magic word|the INDEX template on user pages]]. This access is included and bundled in the {{mono|bot}} and {{mono|sysop}} (''administrator'') user groups. This group was primarily created to deal with specific arbitration remedies and community issues; the Arbitration Committee has since left community-use decisions up to the community.<ref>[[Special:PermaLink/782473728#Clarification request: Arbitration motions regarding extended confirmed protection (May 2017)|28 May 2017 clarification request]]</ref>

Membership in the {{mono|extendedconfirmed}} group is revoked if a user is in another group with which it is redundant, and in rare cases may be revoked for other reasons, such as if a user [[WP:PGAME|games the system by making many trivial edits]]. If extended confirmed is revoked, it may be re-granted at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Extended confirmed]]. That page may also be used to request early grants of the group, but requests are rarely accepted except for [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry#Legitimate uses|legitimate alternate accounts]] of users who are extended confirmed on other accounts.

See [[Special:ListUsers/extendedconfirmed]] for a list of the {{formatnum:{{NUMBERINGROUP:extendedconfirmed|R}}}} extended confirmed users.

=== Administrators and bureaucrats ===

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The administrator and bureaucrat user-rights are requested through a separate process than [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]]. See the sections below for more information.

==== Administrators ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Administrators}}
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Administrators, often referred to as "admins" or "[[sysop]]s" ('''sys'''tem '''op'''erator'''s'''), are editors who have been granted this user level by the community following a successful [[WP:RfA|request for adminship (RfA)]] (or the [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections|Administrator elections]] process, which is still in the trial phase). The RfA process involves in-depth and considerable discussion and examination of the candidate's activity and contributions as an editor. Candidates are granted the rights by community [[WP:CON|consensus]].

Administrators have exclusive access to [[Wikipedia:Administrators/Tools|a number of tools]] to allow them to carry out certain functions on the wiki. The tools cover processes such as [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|page deletion]], [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|page protection]], [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocking and unblocking users]], and the ability to edit [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#Full protection|fully protected]] pages. Administrators also have the ability to grant and remove most access rights to and from other users (''account creator'', ''autopatrolled'', ''confirmed'', ''file mover'', ''edit filter helper'', ''edit filter manager'', ''event coordinator'', ''extended confirmed'', ''IP block exempt'', ''mass message sender'', ''new page reviewer'', ''page mover'', ''pending changes reviewer'', ''rollbacker'', ''template editor'', and ''AutoWikiBrowser'') and to their own [[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry#Legitimate uses|alternate accounts]]. By convention, administrators also normally take responsibility for judging the outcome of certain discussions requiring these technical controls (such as deletions).

Administrators are not granted more editorial control over article content than other editors. They are required to follow all [[WP:PG|policies and guidelines]] and are held to the same level of accountability as non-administrators.

Administrators are not employees of the [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] and should not be confused with [[m:System administrators|Wikimedia system administrators]] ("sysadmins").

See [[Special:ListUsers/sysop]] for a full list of the {{formatnum:{{NUMINGROUP:sysop|R}}}} English Wikipedia administrators.

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==== Bureaucrats ====

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{{seealso|Wikipedia:Bureaucrats}}

Bureaucrats are exceptionally trusted editors who have the capability to perform certain actions on other users' accounts. These capabilities are granted by the community following a successful [[WP:RfB|request for bureaucratship (RfB)]].

Bureaucrats have access to [[Special:UserRights]], enabling them to add users to the {{mono|bureaucrat}} group (but not remove them),<ref>[[MediaWiki]] [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/MW/browse/master/includes/DefaultSettings.php default settings] are that the 'bureaucrats' group has the {{mono|userrights}} flag (giving access to [[Special:UserRights]]) and can add or remove any flags. However this can be modified by [[mw:Manual:$wgAddGroups]] and [[mw:Manual:$wgRemoveGroups]] to restrict adding/removing flags to specified ones. Wikimedia's settings file [http://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=InitialiseSettings.php uses these], and by default bureaucrats can only ''remove'' {{mono|bot}} flags and ''add'' {{mono|administrator, bureaucrat}} and {{mono|bot}} flags. English Wikipedia, or 'enwiki', settings additionally permit adding {{mono|accountcreator}} and removal of {{mono|ipblock-exempt}} and {{mono|accountcreator}}; which administrators can do anyway, and removal of {{mono|sysop}}.</ref> and add users to and remove users from the {{mono|administrator}},<ref>Since August 2011, per {{phab|20390}}</ref> {{mono|[[#Bots|bot]]}}, and {{mono|[[#Interface administrators|interface administrator]]}} user groups.

See [[Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:bureaucrat}} bureaucrats.

=== Flags granted to users after approval by an [[WP:ADMIN|administrator]] or [[WP:CRAT|bureaucrat]] ===

Unless otherwise noted, see [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]] to request the following rights. Some of these rights are automatically assigned to administrators.

==== Pending changes reviewer ====

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Members of this group can review other users' edits to articles placed under [[WP:Protection policy#Pending changes protection|pending changes protection]]. This right is automatically assigned to administrators. Prior to September 2014, this right was known as {{mono|reviewer}}.

See [[Special:ListUsers/reviewer]] for a list of the {{formatnum:{{NUMINGROUP:reviewer|R}}}} reviewers.

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==== Rollback ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Rollback}}
Users who are given the rollback flag ({{mono|rollbacker}} user group) may [[Help:Reverting|revert]] consecutive revisions of an editor using the [[Wikipedia:Rollback feature|rollback]] feature. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See [[Special:ListUsers/rollbacker]] for a list of the {{formatnum:{{NUMINGROUP:rollbacker|R}}}} rollbackers.

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==== Autopatrolled ====

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Members of this group have {{mono|autopatrol}}, which allows them to have their pages automatically patrolled on the [[Special:NewPages|New Pages list]]. Prior to June 2010, it was known as {{mono|autoreviewer}}. Before December 2021, it was automatically assigned to administrators, but following [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2021 review/Proposals#Passed: 7D Remove autopatrolled from default toolkit|an RFC]], it was removed from the default toolkit. The 2021 RFC concluded that administrators are allowed to grant the user right to themselves without approval or a discussion beforehand, similar to the [[#Edit filter managers|edit filter manager]] user right.

See [[Special:ListUsers/autoreviewer]] for a list of the {{formatnum:{{NUMINGROUP:autoreviewer|R}}}} autopatrolled users.

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==== New page reviewer (patroller) ====

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Members of this group have {{mono|patrol}}, which allows them to mark pages created by others as [[mw:Help:Patrolled edits|patrolled]] or [[Wikipedia:Page Curation|reviewed]]. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See [[Special:ListUsers/patroller]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:patroller|R}} new page reviewers.

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==== File mover ====

{{See also|Wikipedia:File mover}}
The file mover right is intended to allow users experienced in working with files to rename them, subject to policy, with the ease that autoconfirmed users already enjoy when renaming Wikipedia articles. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See [[Special:ListUsers/filemover]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:filemover}} file movers.

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==== Page mover ====

{{See also|Wikipedia:Page mover}}
The page mover user right ({{mono|extendedmover}} user group) is intended to allow users who have demonstrated a good understanding of the Wikipedia page naming system to rename pages and subpages without leaving redirects, subject to policy. They are also able to create and edit [[WP:editnotice|editnotices]] as well as move categories. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See [[Special:ListUsers/extendedmover]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:extendedmover}} page movers.

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==== Account creator ====

{{See also|Wikipedia:Account creator}}
The account creator user right ({{mono|accountcreator}} user group) is intended for users involved in the [[Wikipedia:Request an account|request an account process]] (ACC), and so have signed the [[Wikipedia:Access to nonpublic information|Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information]]. They are not affected by the 6 account creation limit per day per IP, and can create accounts for other users without restriction. Users in this group can also override the anti-spoof checks on account creation. Additionally, account creators are able to create accounts with names that are otherwise blocked by the [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist|title blacklist]]. This right is automatically assigned to administrators and bureaucrats.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Account_creators|title=Project:Account creators|accessdate=2015-02-01|publisher=[[MediaWikiWiki:Project:About|MediaWikiWiki]] | quote= [[mw:Manual:DefaultSettings.php|DefaultSettings.php]] grants the <code>noratelimit</code> [[mw:Manual:User rights|user right]] to [[Project:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]] and [[Project:Administrators|sysops]].|date=2015}}</ref>

See [[Special:ListUsers/accountcreator]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:accountcreator}} account creators.

==== Event coordinator<span id="Eventcoordinator"></span> ====

{{See also|Wikipedia:Event coordinator}}
The event coordinator flag ({{mono|eventcoordinator}} user group) is intended for individuals involved with off-wiki outreach events to create accounts for their attendees. Event coordinators are not affected by the 6 account creation limit per day per IP. In addition, they can allow their event attendees to create new articles by temporarily adding newly created accounts to <samp>[[#Autoconfirmed and confirmed users|confirmed]]</samp> user group. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See [[Special:ListUsers/eventcoordinator]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:eventcoordinator}} event coordinators.

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==== Template editor ====

{{See also|Wikipedia:Template editor}}
Users who are given the template editor flag ({{mono|templateeditor}} user group) are allowed to edit pages that are [[Wikipedia:Protection policy#template|template-protected]], as well as create and edit [[Wikipedia:editnotice|editnotices]]. Template protection is only applied to pages in the [[Wikipedia:Template namespace|template]] and [[Wikipedia:Lua|module]] namespaces, as well as a few pages in the Wikipedia namespace. This right is intended to allow experienced template and module coders to make changes without having to request that an administrator make the edits for them. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See [[Special:ListUsers/templateeditor]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:templateeditor}} template editors.

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==== IP block exemption ====

{{see also|Wikipedia:IP block exemption}}
Users who are given the ipblock-exempt flag ({{mono|ipblock-exempt}} user group) are not affected by [[WP:AUTOBLOCK|autoblocks]], blocks of IP addresses and ranges that are made with the "Prevent logged-in users from editing" option enabled,<ref>This flag only grants the exempted user to ''edit'' behind the IP address. IP block exempt users are not able to create accounts while behind an IP address that is also blocked with the "Prevent account creation" option enabled.</ref> and by [[Tor (anonymity network)#Tor exit node block|Tor blocks]].

The flag is intended for trusted users in good standing who are unfortunately affected by such blocks. Requests for this permission may be included with your [[Wikipedia:Appealing a block|unblock request]]. If you are affected by an IP address range block, you must send your unblock request using the [[Wikipedia:Unblock Ticket Request System|Unblock Ticket Request System]]. If you are trying to edit through a blocked anonymous proxy or a VPN service, you must instead send your request to {{nospam|checkuser-en-wp|wikipedia.org}}, or contact a [[#CheckUser|CheckUser]] directly.

This right is automatically assigned to administrators and bots.<ref>Administrators and bots are not affected by [[WP:AUTOBLOCK|autoblocks]] and [[WP:HARDBLOCK|hard IP address blocks]]. However, the ipblock-exempt flag ''must'' be added to the administrator or bot account as a separate user right to allow them to edit from IP addresses affected by [[Tor (anonymity network)#Tor exit node block|Tor blocks]].</ref> Administrators are also free to grant the right to good-faith editors known to be affected by IP blocks, without waiting for an unblock request.

See [[Special:ListUsers/ipblock-exempt]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:ipblock-exempt}} affected users.

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==== Edit filter managers ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Edit filter manager}}

Members of the edit filter manager group can view, create, modify, enable, disable, and delete [[Special:AbuseFilter|edit filters]], including private edit filters that are hidden from public view. They can also view any associated logs that are generated by any edit filter. This right is not assigned to administrators by default, but they are allowed to grant the user right to themselves without approval or a discussion beforehand. The edit filter manager user right can also be granted to non-administrators following a successful request at the [[Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard|edit filter noticeboard]].

See [[Special:ListUsers/abusefilter]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:abusefilter}} edit filter managers.

==== Edit filter helpers ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Edit filter helper}}

Members of the edit filter helper group have the ability to view all [[Special:AbuseFilter|edit filters]] (including private edit filters that are hidden from being publicly viewed), as well as view their associated logs. It does ''not'' grant them the ability to modify or make any changes to edit filters. The user right is intended for editors who are interested in helping with edit filters or have demonstrated experience with helping with public edit filters on appropriate discussion pages, but do not yet meet the thresholds required to be able to modify them. The user right is also intended for users who are currently active administrators or edit filter managers on other [[Wikimedia]] wikis who would like to learn from the English Wikipedia, as well as, at the discretion of any checkuser, [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Clerks|sockpuppet investigation (SPI) clerks]] and trainee clerks.

This access is also included in the administrator groups. These capabilities can also be granted to non-administrators following a successful request at the [[Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard|edit filter noticeboard]].

See [[Special:ListUsers/abusefilter-helper]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:abusefilter-helper}} edit filter helpers.

==== Mass message sender ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Mass message senders}}
Members of this group may send messages to multiple users at once. This right is automatically assigned to administrators.

See [[Special:ListUsers/massmessage-sender]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:massmessage-sender}} mass message senders.

==== Interface administrators ====

{{see also|Wikipedia:Interface administrators}}
Users who are given the interface administrator flag ({{mono|interface-admin}} user group) have the ability to edit site-wide [[CSS]], [[JavaScript]], and [[JSON]] pages (pages such as [[MediaWiki:Common.js]] or [[MediaWiki:Vector.css]], or the gadget pages listed on [[Special:Gadgets]]), all CSS, JavaScript, and JSON pages regardless of location<ref>Specifically, they can edit these pages - even if they're located within the user space of another account.</ref>, and pages in the MediaWiki namespace. Interface administrator access, along with access to another group that has <code>undelete</code> access, is required to view deleted versions of pages only editable by this group. Because it provides the potential to send malicious CSS, JS, and JSON code to execute in other users' browsers, this right may only be granted to existing administrators<ref>See this RfC at {{Section link|Wikipedia talk:Interface administrators/Archive 3#Allow non-admins to request access?}}</ref> with [[Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] enabled on their accounts.<ref>[[meta:Special:PermanentLink/18694289|WMF 2FA requirement as published on Meta-Wiki]]</ref> These capabilities can be granted following a successful request at [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard]].

See [[Special:ListUsers/interface-admin]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:interface-admin}} interface administrators.

==== Election clerk ==== 
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=== Functionary user levels ===
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{{seealso|Wikipedia:Functionaries}}

==== CheckUser ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:CheckUser|meta:CheckUser policy}}
Users who are granted and possess the CheckUser flag ({{mono|checkuser}} user group) have access to [[Special:CheckUser]], a [[WP:SPEC|function page]] that allows them to view a list of [[IP address]]es that have been used by a user account to edit the English Wikipedia, an extended list of edits made from an IP address or range (which includes edits that were made by any user accounts while using the specific IP or range), or a list of all user accounts that have used a given IP address or range to edit the English Wikipedia. They also have access to the [[Special:CheckUserLog|Checkuser log]], which logs each time a Checkuser uses their tools to view any of the information listed. This user right is only granted to ''exceedingly few users'' and after a high level of scrutiny and review by the community, and after review and the support of the [[WP:ARB|Arbitration Committee]], typically around once a year (see {{Section link|Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight#Appointments}}). Users must also be at least 18 years old and have signed the [[Wikipedia:Access to nonpublic information|Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information]]. As CheckUsers have access to deleted revisions, they are also required to have passed an "RfA or RfA-identical process" first.<ref name="wmf"/>

See [[Special:ListUsers/checkuser]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:checkuser}} CheckUsers.

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==== Oversight ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Oversight|meta:Oversight policy}}
Users who are granted and possess the Oversight flag ({{mono|suppress}} user group<ref>The user group was named {{mono|oversight}} [[phab:T112147|until February of 2022]].</ref>) have access to additional options on the page deletion, revision deletion, and block [[Help:Special page|function pages]] through which they can hide logs or revisions of pages (partially or entirely) from any form of usual access by all other users, including [[WP:ADMIN|administrators]]. They also have access to the [[Special:Log/suppress|suppression log]], where they can view actions made by other oversighters, as well as the content of the hidden revisions. This user right is only granted to ''exceedingly few users'' and after a high level of scrutiny and review by the community, and after review and the support of [[WP:ARB|Arbitration Committee]], typically around once a year (see {{Section link|Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight#Appointments}}). Users must also be at least 18 years old and have signed the [[Wikipedia:Access to nonpublic information|Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information]]. Oversighters are also required to have passed a "RfA or RfA-identical process" first.<ref name="wmf">The Wikimedia Foundation has [[Special:Diff/545773892|stated]] that an "RfA or RfA-identical process" is required for users to be granted access to deleted revisions.</ref>

See [[Special:ListUsers/suppress]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:suppress}} Oversighters.

=== Other flagged accounts ===

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==== Bots ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Bot policy}}
Accounts used by approved [[WP:BOT|bots]] to make pre-approved edits can be flagged as such. Bot accounts are automated or semi-automated, the nature of their edits is well defined, and they will be quickly blocked if their actions vary from their given tasks, so they require less scrutiny than human edits.

For this reason, contributions from accounts with the bot flag ({{mono|[[Wikipedia:Bots|bot]]}} user group) are not displayed in [[Wikipedia:Recent Changes|recent changes]] or [[Help:Watching pages|watchlists]] to users who have opted to hide bot edits. Minor edits made by bot accounts to user talk pages do not trigger the [[Help:Using talk pages#You have new messages|"you have new messages"]] banner. Bot accounts can query the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php API] in batches of 5,000 rather than 500.

See [[Special:ListUsers/bot]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:bot}} bots.

==== Copyright violation bots ====

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Bot policy#The "copyviobot" flag}}

A {{mono|copyviobot}} is an approved bot that is given the {{mono|(pagetriage-copyvio)}} permission, allowing it to use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php API] to tag pages listed on [[Special:NewPagesFeed]] as likely [[Wikipedia:Copyright violations|copyright violations]].

See [[Special:ListUsers/copyviobot]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:copyviobot}} {{PLURAL:{{NUMINGROUP:copyviobot}}|copyviobot|copyviobots}}.

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==== Founder ====

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The [[Special:ListUsers/founder|{{mono|founder}}]] group was created on the English Wikipedia by developer [[User:Tim Starling|Tim Starling]], without community input, as a unique group for [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales]]—although [[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] is a [[Founder of Wikipedia|co-founder]],<!--intentional disambiguation link--> he [[xtools:ec-rightschanges/en.wikipedia.org/Larry Sanger|has never been]] a member of this group—see [[Special:ListUsers/founder]]. The group formerly gave Wales full access to [[Special:UserRights|user rights]], and no longer has any function but continues to exist as a courtesy. Wales is also a member of the founder [[m:Special:GlobalGroupPermissions/founder|global group]], which grants several more rights across the Wikimedia network.

==== <span class="anchor" id="Researcher"></span>Researchers ====

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The {{mono|researcher}} group allows individuals approved by the Wikimedia Foundation to perform a title search for deleted pages, view deleted history entries, and view deleted contents. It was created in 2010 and expanded in 2020.<ref>[[phab:T253420|Phabricator Task T253420: Add 'deletedtext' right to user group 'researchers']]</ref><ref>The group has access to the {{mono|browsearchive}}, {{mono|deletedhistory}} and {{mono|deletedtext}} rights, as well as {{mono|apihighlimits}} ({{Section link|Special:ListGroupRights#researcher}})</ref>

See [[Special:ListUsers/researcher]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:researcher}} current researcher{{#ifeq:{{NUMINGROUP:researcher}}|1||s}} and [[meta:Research:Special API permissions/Log]] for further details.

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==== Importers and transwiki importers ====
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The {{mono|Transwiki importers}} group gives editors the <code>import</code> permission for use on [[Special:Import]]. This interface allows users to copy pages, and optionally entire page histories, from certain other [[Wikimedia]] wikis. The <code>import</code> permission is also included in the administrators and importers user groups. See [[Special:ListUsers/transwiki]] for a list of the  {{NUMINGROUP:transwiki}} {{PLURAL:{{NUMINGROUP:transwiki}}|user|users}} in the transwiki importers group. This group is only available for assignment by stewards following a special community approval discussion.

{{mono|Importers}} is a similar group which gives editors the <code>importupload</code> permission as well as the <code>import</code> permission for use on [[Special:Import]]. Importers have the additional ability to import articles directly from XML (which may come from any wiki site), as well as to merge the history of pages together using the <code>mergehistory</code> right (see [[WP:HM]] for more information). The <code>importupload</code> permission is also included in the stewards group. See [[Special:ListUsers/import]] for a list of the {{NUMINGROUP:import}} user(s) in the importer group. This access is highly restricted and is only available for assignment to a limited number of very trusted users by stewards following a special community approval discussion.

All users can use [[Special:Export]] to create an XML export of a page and its history.

See also the [[Special:Log/import|import log]], [[Wikipedia:Transwiki log|transwiki log]], [[Help:Import]], and [[Wikipedia:Requests for page importation]].

== Blocked users ==

{{see|Wikipedia:Blocking policy}}

Any user account can be blocked, regardless of which user group(s) it belongs to. While the account is blocked, the blocking flag disables the user or IP's existing editing privileges depending on which [[WP:OPTIONS|block options]] are set by the administrator. A [[Wikipedia:Partial blocks|partial block]] still allows some parts of Wikipedia to be edited.

Blocked users are listed on [[Special:BlockList]].

=== Indefinitely blocked users ===

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If an editor is [[WP:INDEF|blocked indefinitely]] but not [[WP:SBAN|site-banned]], their rights should generally be left as is. Rights specifically related to the reason for blocking may be removed at administrators' discretion;<ref>See the RfC at {{slink|Wikipedia talk:User access levels/Archive 2#Rights of indef blocked users}}.</ref> certain rights might also later be removed under applicable inactivity rules.

When an editor is indefinitely site-banned by the community, all manually-granted permissions should be removed. If the ban is reversed due to actual error (e.g. votestacking in the ban thread), the rights should be restored, but otherwise a user who successfully appeals their ban is not automatically entitled to regain the rights.<ref>See [[Special:Permalink/1155585586#Alternate proposal (Procedural community desysop)|2023 RfC]]. There is [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive352#Implementation of WP:BANNEDRIGHTS change for already-banned users|no consensus for or against]] applying this consensus retroactively. Administrators should use their discretion.</ref>

== Global rights ==

Global rights have effects on all public [[Wikimedia]] wikis, but their use may be restricted by local policy, see [[Wikipedia:Global rights policy]]. For an automatically generated list of global groups with all their permissions, see [[Special:GlobalGroupPermissions]]. For a list of users along with their global groups, see [[Special:GlobalUsers]].

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==== Stewards ====

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Stewardship is an elected role, and stewards are appointed globally across all public Wikimedia wikis.

Users who are members of the {{mono|steward}} user group may grant and revoke any permission to or from any user on any wiki operated by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] which allows open account creation. This group is set on [[meta:Main Page|MetaWiki]], and may use [[meta:Special:Userrights]] to set permissions on any Wikimedia wiki; they may add or remove any user from [[bugzilla:12518|any group configured on metawiki]]. Stewards generally act only when there is no user on a particular wiki that can make the necessary change. This includes granting of the {{mono|administrator}} or {{mono|bureaucrat}} access levels on wikis which do not have any local bureaucrats, and removing such flags if the user resigns or the account is acting maliciously. Stewards are also responsible for granting and revoking access levels such as {{mono|oversight}} and {{mono|checkuser}}, as no other group is capable of making such changes except [[meta:System administrators|Foundation sysadmins]] and [[meta:Trust and Safety|Trust and Safety]] staff.

Stewards can also act as [[#CheckUser|checkusers]], [[#Oversight|oversighters]], [[#Bureaucrat|bureaucrats]] or [[#Administrator|administrators]] on wikis which do not have active local members of those groups. For example, if a wiki has a passing need for an edit to be oversighted, a steward can add themselves to the {{mono|oversight}} user group on that wiki, perform the necessary function, and then remove themselves from the {{mono|oversight}} group using their steward rights.

Most steward actions are logged at [[meta:Special:Log/rights]] or [[meta:Special:Log/gblrights]] (some go to [[meta:Stewards/Additional log for global changes]]). See [[Special:GlobalUsers/steward]] or [[meta:Special:ListUsers/steward]] for a list of users in this group.

==== Other global user groups ====

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Other global groups include WMF staff, sysadmins (system administrators), ombuds, [[Wikipedia:Volunteer Response Team|Volunteer Response Team (VRT) members]], global bots, global rollbackers, global sysops (not enabled on English Wikipedia), and interface editors. See [[Wikipedia:Global rights policy|Global rights policy]] and [[meta:User groups]] for information on these, as well as a full list.

== Table ==

* On the English Wikipedia, bureaucrats are generally also administrators, meaning they have all the permissions of the {{mono|sysop}} user group in addition to their {{mono|bureaucrat}}-specific rights. However, this is not a requirement of the [[MediaWiki]] software, nor is it a formal requirement of the [[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship]] process. Technically, a user can hold {{mono|bureaucrat}} rights without being an admin.
* Deprecated permissions are either no longer assigned to any user group, or assigned to a user group that is no longer populated.
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* {{anchor|Ratelimit}} IPs and new users are limited to eight (8) edits per minute. Autoconfirmed or confirmed users who are in no usergroup with the {{mono|noratelimit}} userright are limited to eight moves per minute, except that those granted the {{mono|[[WP:PMR|page mover]]}} usergroup are subject to an increased limit of sixteen moves per minute.<ref>Per consensus in [[Special:Permalink/727057737#RfC:_Increase_throttle_limit_to_16_moves_per_minute|2016 RfC]].</ref> Rollbackers in the same situation are limited to 100 rollbacks per minute.<ref>The API query [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=userinfo&uiprop=ratelimits|groups https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=userinfo&uiprop=ratelimits{{!}}groups] can be used to check those values.</ref> Account creations are subject to an IP based limit, [[mw:Manual:$wgAccountCreationThrottle|set at 6]] for WMF wikis, but users with {{mono|noratelimit}} are unaffected.

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== Former levels ==

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* ''Course coordinator, instructor, online and campus volunteer''
*: Enabled users to manage course pages in the "Education Program:" namespace, which was [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/January_2018/Education_Extension_scheduled_shutdown shut down in June 2018].
* ''Afttest and Afttest-hide''
*: Only granted by WMF staff, these enabled users to delete and/or hide [[WP:AFT5|article feedback]]. Removed in March 2014 after one year as the article feedback feature was discontinued.
* ''EP staff, administrator, campus-ambassador, online-ambassador, and instructor''
*: Used by users to coordinate and work with students, instructors, and institutions as part of the [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About education program]. Deprecated since 2013.

== See also ==

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* [[Meta:User groups]]
* [[mw:Manual:User rights|Manual:User rights]] on [[MediaWiki]]
* [[Special:ListGroupRights]]
* [[Special:UserRights|See what usergroup a user is in]]
* [[Wikipedia:Editing restrictions]]
* [[Wikipedia:Editorial oversight and control]] (explains the access structure from the perspective of quality control on Wikipedia)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=usergroups Wikipedia User permissions API]
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]] (to request certain userrights)
* [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations]]

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