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A '''protected page''' is a page where normal users are prevented from [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Editing pages|editing]] and/or [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Moving a page|moving]] at all.<br />
Only a user with [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Sysops and permissions|sysop permissions]] can edit or move a protected page.<br />
Likewise only sysop users can protect a page in the first place, or unprotect the page to lift the restriction.<br />
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Each activity of protecting or unprotecting a page is saved in its edit history.<br />
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There are several reasons why a particular page might be protected:<br />
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* On public wikis, pages may be protected because they have been repeatedly targeted with vandalism or moved to bad titles, or where it is believed that vandalism or page moves would have an unusually severe impact.<br />
* On corporate wikis, pages may be protected when they contain statements which have been approved by management, and policy dictates that those statements can't be changed without following a certain approval process.<br />
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== Types of protections ==<br />
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Two types of protection levels exist on MediaWiki by default.<br />
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# '''Semi protected''' – This option prevents new and unregistered users from editing the page. It is best used to curb vandalism. On a page's protection settings, this option is specified as <code>{{int|protect-level-autoconfirmed}}</code>.<br />
# '''Fully protected''' – This option allows only administrators to edit the page. It is used to stop [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Edit war|edit wars]], for legal reasons, curb large-scale disruptions, etc. On a page's protection settings, this option is specified as <code>{{int|protect-level-sysop}}</code>.<br />
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Wikis can define additional protection levels using the {{ll|Manual:$wgRestrictionLevels|$wgRestrictionLevels}} configuration setting.<br />
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Page protection limits collaboration on the wiki content, and should be avoided where possible.<br />
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== How to protect a page ==<br />
Click on the <code>{{int|vector-page-tools-label}}</code> drop-down menu, and select <code>{{int|skin-action-protect}}</code>.<br />
You will be asked to choose the type of protection and also to add a reason for the protection.<br />
For the type of protection, choose either <code>{{int|protect-level-autoconfirmed}}</code> or <code>{{int|protect-level-sysop}}</code>.<br />
Select an expiration time from the drop-down menu, or choose <code>{{int|protect-othertime-op}}</code>.<br />
Manually entered time values are parsed by php's <code>strtotime</code> function.<br />
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== How to unprotect a page ==<br />
Click on the <code>{{int|vector-page-tools-label}}</code> drop-down menu, and select <code>{{int|skin-action-unprotect}}</code>.<br />
You will be asked to choose the type of protection and also to add a reason for the protection.<br />
For the type of protection, choose <code>{{int|protect-default}}</code>.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* {{ll|Help:View source}}<br />
* {{ll|Manual:Administrators#Protection}}<br />
* {{ll|Template:Edit Protected}} – A template to ask for changes on a protected page<br />
* [[Special:ProtectedPages]] -– A list of protected pages<br />
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