| Grant | Rights |
|---|
| Basic rights | - Bypass IP blocks, auto-blocks and range blocks
(ipblock-exempt)
- Edit pages protected as "Allow only autoconfirmed users"
(editsemiprotected)
- Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled
(autopatrol)
- Not be affected by IP-based rate limits
(autoconfirmed)
- Not have minor edits to discussion pages trigger the new messages prompt
(nominornewtalk)
- Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA
(skipcaptcha)
- Purge the site cache for a page without confirmation
(purge)
- Read pages
(read)
- Use of the write API
(writeapi)
- View recent changes patrol marks
(patrolmarks)
|
| High-volume editing | - Be treated as an automated process
(bot)
- Mark rolled-back edits as bot edits
(markbotedits)
- Not be affected by rate limits
(noratelimit)
- Use higher limits in API queries
(apihighlimits)
|
| Edit existing pages | - Add and remove arbitrary tags on individual revisions and log entries
(changetags)
- Apply tags along with one's changes
(applychangetags)
- Edit pages
(edit)
- Mark edits as minor
(minoredit)
|
| Edit protected pages | - Add and remove arbitrary tags on individual revisions and log entries
(changetags)
- Apply tags along with one's changes
(applychangetags)
- Edit pages
(edit)
- Edit pages protected as "Allow only administrators"
(editprotected)
- Mark edits as minor
(minoredit)
|
| Edit your user CSS/JavaScript | - Add and remove arbitrary tags on individual revisions and log entries
(changetags)
- Apply tags along with one's changes
(applychangetags)
- Edit pages
(edit)
- Edit your own user CSS files
(editmyusercss)
- Edit your own user JavaScript files
(editmyuserjs)
- Mark edits as minor
(minoredit)
|
| Edit your user preferences | - Edit your own preferences
(editmyoptions)
|
| Edit the MediaWiki namespace and user CSS/JavaScript | - Add and remove arbitrary tags on individual revisions and log entries
(changetags)
- Apply tags along with one's changes
(applychangetags)
- Edit other users' CSS files
(editusercss)
- Edit other users' JavaScript files
(edituserjs)
- Edit pages
(edit)
- Edit the user interface
(editinterface)
- Mark edits as minor
(minoredit)
|
| Create, edit, and move pages | - Add and remove arbitrary tags on individual revisions and log entries
(changetags)
- Apply tags along with one's changes
(applychangetags)
- Create discussion pages
(createtalk)
- Create pages (which are not discussion pages)
(createpage)
- Edit pages
(edit)
- Mark edits as minor
(minoredit)
- Move category pages
(move-categorypages)
- Move pages
(move)
- Move pages with their subpages
(move-subpages)
- Move root user pages
(move-rootuserpages)
|
| Upload new files | - Overwrite existing files uploaded by oneself
(reupload-own)
- Upload files
(upload)
|
| Upload, replace, and move files | - Move files
(movefile)
- Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages
(suppressredirect)
- Override files on the shared media repository locally
(reupload-shared)
- Overwrite existing files
(reupload)
- Overwrite existing files uploaded by oneself
(reupload-own)
- Upload files
(upload)
- Upload files from a URL
(upload_by_url)
|
| Patrol changes to pages | - Mark others' edits as patrolled
(patrol)
|
| Rollback changes to pages | - Quickly rollback the edits of the last user who edited a particular page
(rollback)
|
| Block and unblock users | - Block a user from sending email
(blockemail)
- Block other users from editing
(block)
|
| View deleted files and pages | - Search deleted pages
(browsearchive)
- View deleted history entries, without their associated text
(deletedhistory)
- View deleted text and changes between deleted revisions
(deletedtext)
|
| Delete pages, revisions, and log entries | - Add and remove arbitrary tags on individual revisions and log entries
(changetags)
- Apply tags along with one's changes
(applychangetags)
- Delete and undelete specific log entries
(deletelogentry)
- Delete and undelete specific revisions of pages
(deleterevision)
- Delete pages
(delete)
- Delete pages with large histories
(bigdelete)
- Edit pages
(edit)
- Mark edits as minor
(minoredit)
- Search deleted pages
(browsearchive)
- Undelete a page
(undelete)
- View deleted history entries, without their associated text
(deletedhistory)
- View deleted text and changes between deleted revisions
(deletedtext)
|
| Protect and unprotect pages | - Add and remove arbitrary tags on individual revisions and log entries
(changetags)
- Apply tags along with one's changes
(applychangetags)
- Change protection levels and edit cascade-protected pages
(protect)
- Edit pages
(edit)
- Edit pages protected as "Allow only administrators"
(editprotected)
- Mark edits as minor
(minoredit)
|
| View your watchlist | - View your own watchlist
(viewmywatchlist)
|
| Edit your watchlist | - Edit your own watchlist. Note some actions will still add pages even without this right.
(editmywatchlist)
|
| Send email to other users | - Send email to other users
(sendemail)
|
| Create accounts | - Create new user accounts
(createaccount)
|
| Access private information | - View your own private data (e.g. email address, real name)
(viewmyprivateinfo)
|
