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To contact an administrator, see the [[WikiIslam#Contact_Us|Contact us]] section on the About page. | |||
==Vandalism Related== | ==Vandalism Related== | ||
;Lock down/protected Mode: | ;Lock down/protected Mode: | ||
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* Banned template: <tt><nowiki>{{banned|reason}}</nowiki></tt> | * Banned template: <tt><nowiki>{{banned|reason}}</nowiki></tt> | ||
* '''Unblock:''' [[Special:IPBlockList|Currently Blocked IP addresses and usernames]] (for current blocks and unblocking) | * '''Unblock:''' [[Special:IPBlockList|Currently Blocked IP addresses and usernames]] (for current blocks and unblocking) | ||
*[[MediaWiki:Edit Monitor]]: | *'''[[MediaWiki:Edit Monitor]]''': | ||
** [[Special:Log/editmonitor|Edit Monitor | ** [[Special:Log/editmonitor|Edit Monitor log]] | ||
** [[MediaWiki:Edit Monitor Admin|Edit Monitor Info for Admins]] ({{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:EditMonitorAdmin&action=cleartable clear ET Table now}}) - use after unblocking a user that has been blocked by AB by mistake. | ** [[MediaWiki:Edit Monitor Admin|Edit Monitor Info for Admins]] ({{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:EditMonitorAdmin&action=cleartable clear ET Table now}}) - use after unblocking a user that has been blocked by AB by mistake. | ||
** [[MediaWiki: | ** {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special%3AAllMessages&prefix=Em-&filter=all&lang=en&limit=100 System Messages}} related to Edit Monitor. For example: [[MediaWiki:em-block-message]] - template for message shown to users blocked by Edit Monitor. | ||
** '''Username lists''' | ** '''Username lists''' ([[MediaWiki:Edit_Monitor_Admin#Changing_rights|edit these lists]]) | ||
*** | *** {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=em-bypass-1 '''em-bypass-1'''}}: Users who are new to the site and are still not considered completely trusted, should be on this list. Anyone can be added to this list without any risk. For improving security this list can be reviewed every few months to remove accounts that have been inactive for a long time. | ||
*** | *** {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=em-bypass-2 '''em-bypass-2'''}}: Users on this list are not monitored at all. Only users who are completely trusted should be on this list. Administrators do not have to be added to any lists. | ||
==Utilities== | ==Utilities== | ||
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** [[Special:UnreviewedPages]] - pages that need to be reviewed ([http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:FlaggedRevs Help page for Flagged revisions]) | ** [[Special:UnreviewedPages]] - pages that need to be reviewed ([http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:FlaggedRevs Help page for Flagged revisions]) | ||
* [[WikiIslam:Form Submissions]] (pages that use form submissions) | * [[WikiIslam:Form Submissions]] (pages that use form submissions) | ||
* [[WikiIslam:Main Page Templates]] | |||
* {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=statistics Site Statistics (Job que length)}} - in XML (job queues are created when templates are updated [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Job_queue info] on mediawiki.org) | * {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=statistics Site Statistics (Job que length)}} - in XML (job queues are created when templates are updated [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Job_queue info] on mediawiki.org) | ||
* {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:EditMonitorAdmin&action=clearsitecache '''Clear Site Cache'''}} - The Site Caches store previously retrieved data and pages to speed up site performance. Clear the site cache | * {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:EditMonitorAdmin&action=clearsitecache '''Clear Site Cache'''}} - The Site Caches store previously retrieved data and pages to speed up site performance. Clear the site cache after: | ||
** (a) changes to templates that are used on a lot of pages. Use it if pages or templates are not showing updates or their most recent versions. | |||
** (b) sidebar links (site menu on the left) are changed. | |||
** (c) a problem was detected on a mobile version of a page. The mobile cache will not refresh unless the cache is cleared. | |||
** If clearing the site cache does not solve the issue, the problem might be something else. | |||
** Clear the cache only occasionally or when necessary because the CPU usage increases slightly for some time after the cache is cleared. | |||
* [[WikiIslam:Database Compaction]] | |||
* [[WikiIslam:Site News]] | |||
;Inactive: | ;Inactive: | ||
* [[WikiIslam:Users For Recent Activity Email Notification]] (currently inactive; sends emails for edits from new and anonymous users) | * [[WikiIslam:Users For Recent Activity Email Notification]] (currently inactive; sends emails for edits from new and anonymous users) | ||
* [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist]] (used only if the extension is enabled) | * [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist]] (used only if the extension is enabled) | ||
==User | ==User Management and Information== | ||
* [[Special:Log/newusers|New Users log]] | * [[Special:Log/newusers|New Users log]] | ||
* [[Special:ListUsers|User list]] | * [[Special:ListUsers|User list]] | ||
* [[Special:RenameUser|User rename]] | * [[Special:RenameUser|User rename]] | ||
* [[Special:UserRights|User Rights Management]] (for giving rights such as reviewer, editor, etc) | * [[Special:UserRights|User Rights Management]] (for giving rights such as reviewer, editor, etc) | ||
* User lists related to [[MediaWiki:Edit Monitor|Edit Monitor]]: | * User lists related to [[MediaWiki:Edit Monitor|Edit Monitor]] ([[MediaWiki:Edit_Monitor_Admin#Changing_rights|edit these lists]]): | ||
** | ** {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=em-bypass-1 '''em-bypass-1'''}}: Users who are new to the site and are still not considered completely trusted, should be on this list. Anyone can be added to this list without any risk. | ||
** [[ | ** {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=em-bypass-2 '''em-bypass-2'''}}: Users on this list are not monitored at all. Only users who are completely trusted should be on this list. Administrators do not have to be added to any lists. | ||
* [[WikiIslam:Editor Engagement]] | |||
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Resetting_passwords Resetting passwords] (Mediawiki.org) - if the user has access to their email, the user can try [[Special:PasswordReset]]. If there is no email, the password has to be reset internally in the server (through the changePassword.php maintenance script). One option is to just make a new account (if its a relatively new account or one with few edits). '''Steps when using the reset script:''' (1) Change path to /maintenance and then type (2) php changePassword.php --user=Example --password=Example | |||
==Site Appearance and Interface== | ==Site Appearance and Interface== | ||
See: [[WikiIslam:Site Appearance and Interface]] | See: [[WikiIslam:Site Appearance and Interface]]. These interfaces are used all over the site for example: Left menu, Edit toolbar, Login/logout messages, new user welcome and many more. | ||
==Guidelines for Administrators== | |||
* '''Page deletions:''' Page deletions should be done only after it is ascertained that no part of the page content can be re-used to better fit our [[WikiIslam:Policies and Guidelines|guidelines]] | |||
* '''User blocks:''' User blocks should be done in accordance with the [[WikiIslam:Blocking Policy|blocking policy]] | |||
* Reversal of admin actions (user blocks and deletions) should be done after consulting with the administrator who initiated the action | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[:Category:Administrators]] - current administrators | * [[:Category:Administrators]] - current administrators | ||
* Bot Account: '''WIBot''' ( [[Special:Log/WIBot|logs]] | [[Special:Contributions/WIBot|contribs]] ) | |||
[[Category:Administration Pages]] | |||