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Clicking on the [[Special:preferences|Preferences]] link in the upper right while logged in allows you to change your preferences.
You will be presented with the User profile section, as well as a bar of tabs across the top for changing other types of settings.

Note that some of the preferences discussed here are added by extensions and are not a part of MediaWiki core.

== {{int|prefs-personal}} ==

=== {{int|prefs-info}} ===

{| class="wikitable"
| {{int|username}} || Your user name. Only trusted users can change your username.
|-
| {{int|prefs-memberingroups}} || A list of the {{ll|Help:User groups|user groups}} you are in.
|-
| {{int|mwoauth-prefs-managegrants}} || On Wikimedia wikis, this link allows you to manage external applications that are permitted to access your account. See {{ll|Help:OAuth}} for more information.
|-
| {{int|prefs-edits}} || How many edits you have made. Not all wikis will have this. See [[Help:User contributions#Number of edits|Help:User contributions#Number of edits]]
|-
| {{int|prefs-registration}} || The time your account was registered.
|-
| {{int|prefs-resetpass}} || [[#Change password|see below]]
|-
| {{int|centralauth-prefs-status}} || [[#Global account|see below]]
|-
| {{int|centralauth-prefs-status}} || Provides a link to [[Special:CentralAuth]], displaying statistics about your user account across all Wikimedia wikis.
|-
| {{int|oathauth-prefs-label}} || Manage two factor authentication.
|-
| {{int|globalprefs-info-label}} || Manage global preferences.
|}

{{anchor|Change password}}
==== {{int|prefs-resetpass}} ====
To change your password, enter your old password in the first box and your new password in the last two.
If you want this site to remember your login, check ''Remember my login on this computer''.
Note that this function requires you to have cookies enabled in your browser, and if your cookie is cleared or expires you will no longer be remembered.

==== Global account ====

=== {{int|prefs-i18n}} ===
From your preferences you can select what language you would like the interface to be in.
Only the buttons like 'edit' and 'talk', in addition to a few pages in the sidebar, will be affected.
The main text of the pages will not be changed by this for the vast majority of pages, although there are a few pages where it will, like some in the Wikimedia Meta Wiki.

* Languages
* How do you prefer to be described?
*: Specifies the [[w:grammatical gender|grammatical gender]] that the interface should use to refer to you. Also controls the output of the [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#GENDER|GENDER parser function]], and hence any templates that support it. This setting is public.
* More language settings
*: Opens up the {{ll|Universal Language Selector}} pop-up.

=== {{int|prefs-signature}} ===
{{main|Help:Signatures}}
{{excerpt|{{TNTN|Help:Signatures}}|customized|hat=no}}

=== {{int|prefs-email}} ===
If you have supplied an email address, you will need to click the ''verify address'' button in order to use these functions. You will receive an email; simply open it and follow the link to enable the following functions.

{| class="wikitable"
| Email confirmation || This shows the date and time your email address was confirmed. 
|-
| ''{{int|allowemail}}''
| This allows other registered users to send you an email using <code>{{int|emailuser}}</code> link on the sidebar of your user page. Emails are sent using a web interface, and your email address is not revealed to a sender until you reply by email.
|-
| ''{{int|email-allow-new-users-label}}'' || This allows users without the autoconfirmed permissions to send you emails.
|-
| ''{{int|tog-ccmeonemails}}'' || This option will have all of your emails you send to others be copied into your inbox. 
|-
| ''{{int|email-mutelist-label}}''
| This option allows you to specify which users will not be able to send you direct emails. They will not see the "Email this user" link on the sidebar of your user page. 
|-
| ''{{int|tog-enotifwatchlistpages}}''
| Causes you to be automatically sent an email when a pages on your watchlist is edited. May not be available on some large wikis.
|-
| ''{{int|tog-enotifminoredits}}'' || Same thing except for {{ll|Help:Minor edit|minor edits}}. May not be available on some large wikis.
|-
| ''{{int|lqt-preference-notify-talk}}'' || Same thing except for {{ll|Extension:LiquidThreads|Liquid Threads}} discussions, Only available if that extension is installed.
|}

== {{int|prefs-rendering}} ==

=== {{int|prefs-skin}} ===
Here you can choose the skin you want to use. You can preview the available skins before choosing them, by clicking on the <code>{{int|skin-preview}}</code> link next to each skin.
Please refer to {{ll|Help:Skins}} for more details.
Also includes a link to your [[Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Interface/Stylesheets|skin-specific CSS and JavaScript]] for that skin.

{{anchor|Date and time}}
=== Date format and time offset ===
Determines the date format and timezone that the interface of pages such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Recent changes|recent changes]] or [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist|your watchlist]] display.
Any dates that appear in Wikitext will not be automatically reformatted.
In particular, this includes [[Help:Signature|signatures]], so if you set a timezone other than the wiki default times shown in the interface won't match those in signatures.

=== {{int|prefs-files}} ===
Here you can determine how images will be displayed. Images displayed by direct pasting of a URL (if the wiki has it enabled) will not be affected by this setting.

* ''{{int|imagemaxsize}}'' - This setting lets you choose how big image previews will be on the <code>{{ns:File}}:</code> pages. If you know what your current screen resolution is you may like to set this to one or two sizes smaller than your own screen. If you have a slow connection (such as dial-up) you may want to limit them to 320×240. Defaults to: <code>800×600px</code>
* ''{{int|thumbsize}}'' - Define how big you want thumbnails to appear. This setting will not affect thumbnails with dimensions determined by an editor, nor can it increase images beyond their original dimensions. Defaults to: <code>220px</code>
* Use Media Viewer: On Wikimedia wikis, this setting (on by default) determines whether the {{ll|Extension:Media Viewer/About|Media Viewer}} should be used to provide a smoother image viewing experience.

=== {{int|prefs-diffs}} ===

{{#section:Help:Diff|prefs}}
=== {{int|prefs-advancedrendering}} ===
{{update|section}}

* {{int|tog-underline}}
*: Determines whether links are <u>underlined</u> automatically. This may make it easier to distinguish links from other content, but may also cause confusion if a link includes an underscore.
* {{int|tog-showhiddencats}}
*: Determines whether [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Categories#Hidden categories|hidden categories]] are displayed at the bottom of the page.
* {{int|tog-showrollbackconfirmation}}
* [[:mw:Manual:Safemode]]
* [[:mw:Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/User Info|user info card]]

{{anchor|Rendering_math}}
=== {{int|prefs-math}} ===
Here you can control how mathematical equations described using the {{tag|math|open}} tag will be displayed.
Mathematical formulae uploaded as images or written outside the math tag will not be affected by this setting.
Note the math preferences will only be visible if {{ll|Extension:Math}} is installed.

== {{int|prefs-editing}} ==
These are the settings to control editing pages, including whether to automatically watch pages that you have edited or created.

=== {{int|prefs-advancedediting}} ===
* {{int|tog-editsectiononrightclick}} 
*: Assuming your browser supports it, causes right-clicking on a section heading to open up the editor for that section (this is the same functionality as the [edit] link).
* {{int|tog-editondblclick}}
*: Assuming your browser supports it, causes double-clicking (anywhere on the page, except for when clicking on a link) to open up the editor for that page, in the same way as clicking on the edit tab at the top.

Some extensions, such as {{ll|Extension:WikiLove|nsp=0}}, {{ll|Extension:TwoColConflict|nsp=0}}, {{ll|Extension:FlaggedRevs|nsp=0}}, and {{ll|Extension:ProofreadPage|nsp=0}} also add their own preferences to this section.

=== {{int|prefs-editor}} ===
* {{int|editfont-style}}
*: Determines the font that text in the edit window (and in diffs) displays in. Options are [[w:monospace font|<span style="font-family:monospace">{{int|editfont-monospace}}</span>]], [[w:sans-serif font|<span style="font-family:sans-serif">{{int|editfont-sansserif}}</span>]], and [[w:serif font|<span style="font-family:serif">{{int|editfont-serif}}</span>]].
* {{int|tog-minordefault}}
*: Causes all edits to be marked as [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Minor edit|minor]], unless the checkbox is explicitly deselected with each edit. Some wikis, such as the English Wikipedia, have disabled this preference (because it makes it too easy to accidentally mark a non-minor edit minor).
* {{int|tog-forceeditsummary}}
*: Will display a warning message ({{#tag:nowiki|{{int|Missingsummary}}}}) when you try to save an edit without providing an edit summary. Can be useful since edit summaries make an edit easier for others to understand. This does not apply to your own user or usertalk page.[[phab:T372643|T372643]]
* {{int|tog-useeditwarning}}
*: Displays a browser-specific alert popup if you try to close an edit page without publishing your in-progress edit, preventing the edit from being lost.
* {{int|wikieditor-toolbar-preference}}
*: Enables the [[Special:MyLanguage/Extension:WikiEditor|2010 wikitext editor]]'s editing toolbar.
* {{int|visualeditor-preference-betatempdisable}}
* {{int|visualeditor-preference-tabs}}
* {{int|flow-preference-visualeditor}}
*: Various settings that control whether, and under what circumstances, the Visual Editor is provided used when you edit a page. Options are to use only the Visual Editor (for namespaces that support it), use only the source editor, remember which editor was used for the previous edit, or show edit tabs for both. Only shown if {{ll|Extension:VisualEditor}} is installed.

=== {{int|prefs-preview}} ===
* {{int|tog-previewonfirst}}
*: Results in a preview window (of the page before your edit) appearing alongside the edit box when you edit a page, as if you had pressed "Show preview" and made no changes.
* {{int|tog-previewontop}}
*: Determines whether to display the preview window above or below the edit textbox. Below is the default position.

=== {{int|prefs-translate}} ===
* {{int|translate-pref-editassistlang}}
*: Determines which languages are shown in the translation interface. See [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Translate/Translation example#Translation editor|Help:Extension:Translate/Translation example#Translation editor]] for more details.

=== {{int|prefs-preview}} ===
* {{int|tog-previewonfirst}}
* {{int|tog-previewontop}}
* {{int|tog-uselivepreview}}

{{anchor|Recent_changes}}
== {{int|prefs-rc}} ==
Some of these preferences impact [[Special:RelatedChanges|Special:RelatedChanges]] and [[Special:RecentChangesLinked|Special:RecentChangesLinked]] as well as [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]].
See {{ll|Help:Tracking changes}} for more information.

=== {{int|prefs-displayrc}} ===
* ''{{int|recentchangesdays}}'' - Here you can specify how far back the [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tracking changes|recent changes]] pages will go. Note that the list will stop prematurely if the number of edits is exceeded (see below).
* ''{{int|recentchangescount}}'' - Here you can specify how many edits should be displayed.

=== {{int|prefs-advancedrc}} ===
* ''{{int|tog-usenewrc}}'' - Enhanced recent changes condenses edits into a per-page list. This requires JavaScript to be enabled..
* {{int|rcfilters-preference-label}} - Enables or disables [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:New filters for edit review|new filters for edit review]], a more complicated UI for displaying and filtering changes developed in 2017. This requires JavaScript be enabled.
* Show Wikidata edits in recent changes: On selected Wikimedia projects where data from [[d:|Wikidata]] is available, this option allows you to see changes to the Wikidata items connected to pages on your wiki, as well as changes to the wiki pages themselves. This can help catch vandalism on Wikidata that could be seen on your wiki.

=== {{int|prefs-changesrc}} ===
* ''{{int|tog-hideminor}}'' - This enables you to hide edits marked as minor (see {{ll|Help:Editing pages}}). Since some users will rapidly make a lot of tiny tweaks to update templates or fix spelling errors you may find enabling this to be useful. You can also turn this on temporarily from the recent changes page.
* ''{{int|tog-hidepatrolled}}'' - This enables you to hide edits marked as patrolled (see {{ll|Help:Patrolled edits}}). You can also turn this on temporarily from the recent changes page. May not appear if you don't have sufficient permissions to see patrolled edits.
* ''{{int|tog-hidecategorization}}'' - This enables you to hide changes to categories (see {{ll|Help:Categorization}}). Note that this only affects changes to pages within the category when watching the category; if you are watching the page, or the category is edited directly, any edits will still be shown. You can also turn this on temporarily from the recent changes page.
* '''{{int|tog-newpageshidepatrolled}}''' - Same as <code>{{int|tog-hidepatrolled}}</code>, but for [[Special:NewPages|Special:NewPages]] (some wikis only use patrolling for new page creation, and not edits to existing pages). You can also turn this on temporarily from the new pages list itself.

== {{int|prefs-watchlist}} ==
These are the settings to control the behavior of the watchlist (See {{ll|Help:Watchlist}}).
Most of these options are also available on the watchlist display itself, but by setting them in your preferences, you control the default behavior of the watchlist i.e., it will perform the same actions every time you visit the page.

=== {{int|prefs-editwatchlist}} ===
Provides a set of links to view and edit the pages on your watchlist, either as a formatted list of links with checkboxes to remove them (<code>{{int|prefs-editwatchlist-edit}}</code>), a raw list of page titles in a text box (<code>{{int|prefs-editwatchlist-raw}}</code>).
The final option is to clear your watchlist entirely (<code>{{int|prefs-editwatchlist-clear}}</code>).

=== {{int|prefs-displaywatchlist}} ===
* ''{{int|prefs-watchlist-days}}'' - Here you can specify how far back the watchlist will go. Note that the list will stop prematurely if the number of edits is exceeded (see below).
* ''{{int|prefs-watchlist-edits}}'' - Here you can specify how many edits should be displayed.

=== {{int|prefs-advancedwatchlist}} ===
* ''{{int|tog-extendwatchlist}}'' - Expands the watchlist to display all relevant changes to pages (limited by the time and number settings above), rather than merely the most recent edit to page.
* '''{{int|tog-watchlistreloadautomatically}}''' - When you change one of the filter settings (on the watchlist itself, not in your preferences), causes the page to be automatically reloaded. If this is not set, then the changes to the filters will not take affect until you click on the "show" button to refresh the list.
* '''{{int|tog-watchlistunwatchlinks}}''' - Adds a button on the watchlist itself to remove pages. If JavaScript is enabled, then the button crosses out the entry and allows you to add it back if the clicked on it accidentally. If JavaScript is disabled, then it goes to a separate page load to confirm the request, and there's no UI to add the entry back.
* {{int|rcfilters-watchlist-preference-label}} - Enables or disables [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:New filters for edit review|new filters for edit review]], a more complicated UI for displaying and filtering changes developed in 2017. This requires JavaScript be enabled
* Show Wikidata edits in your watchlist: On selected Wikimedia projects where data from [[d:|Wikidata]] is available, this option allows you to see changes to the Wikidata items connected to pages on your wiki, as well as changes to the wiki pages themselves. This can help catch vandalism on Wikidata that could be seen on your wiki.
=== {{int|prefs-changeswatchlist}} ===
* {{int|tog-watchlisthideminor}}
* {{int|tog-watchlisthidebots}}
* {{int|tog-watchlisthideown}}
* {{int|tog-watchlisthideanons}}
* {{int|tog-watchlisthideliu}}
* {{int|tog-watchlisthidecategorization}}
* {{int|tog-watchlisthidepatrolled}}
*: Use these options to filter out changes you are not interested in from the watchlist. Note that the categorization option only affects changes shown when watching the category, not changes shown when watching the page being added or removed from the category.
=== {{int|prefs-pageswatchlist}} ===
* {{int|tog-watchdefault}}
* {{int|tog-watchmoves}}
* {{int|tog-watchdeletion}}
* {{int|tog-watchrollback}}
* {{int|tog-watchuploads}}
*: Selects the "watch this page" checkbox by default when performing each of the specified actions. It can still be unselected manually. Some options may not appear if you don't have sufficient permissions to perform the action in question.
=== {{int|prefs-tokenwatchlist}} ===
* Watchlist token: This token is used to generate a [[w:RSS feed|RSS feed]] from your watchlist. Anyone who knows this token can use it to access your watchlist. If the token is discovered by someone else, you can use the "Click here if you need to reset it" link to create a new token. Once you have done this, you will need to edit the URL of your feed subscription in your feed reader to account for the new token.

== {{int|prefs-searchoptions}} ==
=== {{int|prefs-searchmisc}} ===
* {{int|searchlimit-label}} - How many results to display on each page of a search. Defaults to 20, maximum is 500.

=== {{int|cirrussearch-pref-completion-section-desc}} ===
These preferences control the [[Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CirrusSearch/CompletionSuggester|Completion Suggester]] used to provide suggestions of article titles when you type a search query, including possibly correcting any typos.

* {{int|cirrussearch-completion-profile-fuzzy-pref-name}}
** {{int|cirrussearch-completion-profile-fuzzy-pref-desc}}
* {{int|cirrussearch-completion-profile-fuzzy-subphrases-pref-name}}
** {{int|cirrussearch-completion-profile-fuzzy-subphrases-pref-desc}}
* {{int|cirrussearch-completion-profile-strict-pref-name}}
** {{int|cirrussearch-completion-profile-strict-pref-desc}}
* {{int|cirrussearch-completion-profile-normal-pref-name}}
** {{int|cirrussearch-completion-profile-normal-pref-desc}}
* {{int|cirrussearch-completion-profile-normal-subphrases-pref-name}}
** {{int|cirrussearch-completion-profile-normal-subphrases-pref-desc}}
* {{int|cirrussearch-completion-profile-classic-pref-name}}
** {{int|cirrussearch-completion-profile-classic-pref-desc}}

=== {{int|prefs-advancedsearch}} ===
* {{int|advancedsearch-preference-disable}} - Disables [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:AdvancedSearch|Advanced Search]]. {{int|advancedsearch-preference-help}}.

== {{int|prefs-gadgets}} ==
{{main|Extension:Gadgets}}
This section of your preferences allows you to enable or disable any [[Special:MyLanguage/Extension:gadgets|gadgets]] that have been set up by your wiki's interface administrators to improve browsing experience.

== {{int|prefs-betafeatures}} ==
On Wikimedia wikis, the '''Beta features''' tab allows you to enable experimental features before they are made available to everyone.
If you choose to turn on any of these features, you should be prepared to encounter bugs and problems, and you may see sudden changes in the way the feature looks or works as development continues.

Each feature has a "discussion" link next to it, so you can offer your suggestions or report any problems.

The following Beta Features are available:
{{#section:{{TNTN|Beta Features}}|list}}
* Automatically enable all new beta features: If you turn on this option, new beta features will become active for you as soon as they are added to the Beta Features system.

== {{int|prefs-echo}} ==
{{main|Help:Notifications}}
This section of your preferences allows you to control what notifications you receive and how you receive them. 
{{#section:{{TNTN|Help:Notifications}}|prefs}}

== See also ==
* {{ll|Manual:User preferences}}
* {{ll|Manual:$wgDefaultUserOptions}}
* {{ll|Help:Skins}}

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