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Welcome to the Edit Filter management interface.
Using the Edit Filter, authorized users can configure a wide range of tests, which may help identify and prevent potentially harmful edits and other activities before they are added to the
wiki
, and the automatic actions to be taken.
Important:
Make sure you're familiar with the
guideline
before creating or modifying filters.
PLEASE be careful
. This is potent stuff. Unless it's urgent, always test your filters with no actions enabled first.
The
examine
and
test
interfaces are awesome for learning the ropes. They let you look at specific edits and filters in detail, without risk of disrupting the encyclopedia.
Keep an eye on the log.
For guidance on how to use tags, see
Wikipedia:Tags
. Don't forget to define their appearance and description.
There is
a bot
reporting users tripping certain filters at
WP:AIV
; you can specify the filters
here
Please be careful when creating or modifying a filter.
Even a single typo can potentially disrupt the editing of thousands of legitimate contributors. It is strongly recommended that you test your filters first before you enable any actions. If you are not sure about something, please
ask for help
If you cause problems, you may have your edit filter manager permission revoked.
Discuss this feature at
Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard
Of the last 189,145 actions, 0 (0%) have
reached the condition limit
of 2,000, and 41,551 (21.97%) have matched one of the filters currently enabled.
There are currently
369 enabled filters
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Actions
Status
Last modified
Visibility
Hit count
General test filter
Disabled
19:30, 7 August 2024
by
Xaosflux ep
talk
contribs
Public
48,780 hits
Private index to help searches
Disabled
22:56, 8 January 2026
by
Daniel Quinlan
talk
contribs
Private
New user blanking articles
Disallow
Enabled
23:03, 15 August 2022
by
Suffusion of Yellow
talk
contribs
Public
1,173,475 hits
Addition or removal of the request for comment discussion template
Tag
Enabled
01:57, 5 March 2026
by
Oshwah
talk
contribs
Public
392 hits
User self-renaming or moving user talk pages into article talk space
Warn, Tag
Enabled
19:48, 18 October 2018
by
MusikAnimal
talk
contribs
Public
7,347 hits
Private test filter
Enabled
20:58, 3 November 2025
by
Daniel Quinlan
talk
contribs
Private, Protected
Personal attacks by unregistered or new user
Disabled
19:48, 18 October 2018
by
MusikAnimal
talk
contribs
Public
41,354 hits
11
Warn and tag vandalism
Warn, Tag
Enabled
18:13, 20 March 2021
by
ProcrastinatingReader
talk
contribs
Public
139,446 hits
12
Replacing a page with obscenities
Disallow
Enabled
15:56, 30 October 2025
by
Ahecht
talk
contribs
Public
151,051 hits
29
New user removing speedy deletion templates
Tag
Enabled
14:58, 28 May 2020
by
ToBeFree
talk
contribs
Public
224,036 hits
30
Large deletion from article by new editors
Warn, Tag
Enabled
23:42, 18 October 2018
by
MusikAnimal
talk
contribs
Public
1,129,891 hits
31
ASCII art
Disallow
Enabled
02:28, 7 May 2025
by
Daniel Quinlan
talk
contribs
Public
41,197 hits
33
Talk page blanking by unregistered/new user
Warn, Tag
Enabled
22:46, 23 October 2022
by
Suffusion of Yellow
talk
contribs
Public
86,864 hits
34
New or unregistered user blanking someone else's user talk page
Disallow
Enabled
14:09, 26 May 2025
by
Zzuuzz
talk
contribs
Private
39
School libel and vandalism
Warn, Tag
Enabled
03:10, 20 May 2025
by
EggRoll97
talk
contribs
Public
185,445 hits
46
"Poop" vandalism
Disallow
Enabled
17:55, 11 December 2025
by
Ahecht
talk
contribs
Public
450,514 hits
50
Shouting
Warn, Tag
Enabled
17:43, 4 November 2025
by
Daniel Quinlan
talk
contribs
Public
602,045 hits
51
LTA username pattern hit (Oshwah)
Enabled
00:58, 13 April 2026
by
Oshwah
talk
contribs
Private
52
Edit summary vandalism II
Disallow
Enabled
13:57, 24 June 2024
by
EggRoll97
talk
contribs
Private
53
LTA edit summary or editing pattern hit (Oshwah)
Enabled
04:26, 13 April 2026
by
Oshwah
talk
contribs
Private
54
Promotional, group, organization, or company username creation (Oshwah)
Enabled
00:24, 6 February 2026
by
Oshwah
talk
contribs
Public
188,929 hits
56
Inappropriate CSS code in article space
Disallow
Disabled
06:24, 16 March 2020
by
Oshwah
talk
contribs
Private
58
Long-term pattern abuse
Disallow
Enabled
00:45, 12 April 2025
by
EggRoll97
talk
contribs
Private
59
New user removing templates on image description
Tag
Enabled
23:54, 18 October 2018
by
MusikAnimal
talk
contribs
Public
23,370 hits
61
New user removing references
Tag
Enabled
03:00, 10 March 2019
by
MusikAnimal
talk
contribs
Public
3,114,639 hits
68
Pagemove throttle for new users
Throttle, Disallow
Enabled
04:17, 23 May 2025
by
Daniel Quinlan
talk
contribs
Private
79
New user removing reference grouping tags
Warn, Tag
Enabled
02:22, 10 November 2025
by
Oshwah
talk
contribs
Public
255,260 hits
80
Link spamming
Throttle, Warn, Tag
Enabled
21:05, 3 November 2025
by
Daniel Quinlan
talk
contribs
Private
98
Creating very short new article
Tag
Enabled
00:56, 21 June 2024
by
DannyS712
talk
contribs
Public
361,747 hits
102
LTA or abusive account username creation
Disallow
Enabled
03:30, 30 January 2026
by
PharyngealImplosive7
talk
contribs
Private
110
Test filter
Disabled
14:47, 25 January 2026
by
Primefac
talk
contribs
Public
2,006 hits
113
Misplaced or malformed #redirect in articles
Warn, Tag
Enabled
01:16, 26 March 2026
by
Daniel Quinlan
talk
contribs
Public
30,873 hits
117
removal of Category:Living people
Tag
Enabled
13:25, 13 November 2019
by
Zzuuzz
talk
contribs
Public
65,468 hits
123
New users moving other users' pages
Disabled
21:22, 31 August 2019
by
Suffusion of Yellow
talk
contribs
Private
126
Youtube links
Enabled
17:52, 18 April 2026
by
Daniel Quinlan
talk
contribs
Private
132
Removal of all categories
Warn, Tag
Enabled
10:19, 12 November 2019
by
Zzuuzz
talk
contribs
Public
508,785 hits
135
Repeating characters
Disallow
Enabled
00:56, 21 April 2026
by
EggRoll97
talk
contribs
Public
1,683,794 hits
139
Fixed position vandalism
Disallow
Enabled
02:11, 10 November 2025
by
Oshwah
talk
contribs
Private
147
Users creating autobiographies (logging)
Enabled
01:08, 6 May 2025
by
Daniel Quinlan
talk
contribs
Public
27,452 hits
148
Users creating autobiographies
Warn, Tag
Enabled
07:42, 6 May 2025
by
Daniel Quinlan
talk
contribs
Public
397,144 hits
149
User adds link containing username
Warn, Tag
Enabled
01:37, 12 August 2025
by
EggRoll97
talk
contribs
Public
258,458 hits
164
Possible cut and paste moves
Tag
Enabled
20:51, 10 July 2022
by
Oshwah
talk
contribs
Public
38,817 hits
172
Section blanking
Tag
Enabled
10:24, 12 November 2019
by
Zzuuzz
talk
contribs
Public
1,317,137 hits
174
New user removing XfD template
Disallow
Enabled
19:29, 1 December 2024
by
Queen of Hearts
talk
contribs
Public
31,909 hits
180
Large unwikified new article
Tag
Enabled
10:25, 12 November 2019
by
Zzuuzz
talk
contribs
Public
178,346 hits
183
AFC submissions in wrong namespace
Warn
Disabled
18:29, 12 February 2015
by
Cenarium
talk
contribs
Public
6,545 hits
189
BLP vandalism or libel
Tag
Enabled
21:49, 17 April 2026
by
Daniel Quinlan
talk
contribs
Private
201
KoH test filter
Disabled
23:17, 18 October 2022
by
King of Hearts
talk
contribs
Public
1,863 hits
213
Saban troll
Disallow
Disabled
17:20, 3 December 2014
by
MusikAnimal
talk
contribs
Private
220
Adding external images/links
Warn, Tag
Enabled
13:16, 7 June 2019
by
Galobtter
talk
contribs
Public
371,335 hits
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