Wiki:Operations Manual

Overview

This Operations Manual documents all features, extensions, and APIs available on the Doc Moates Wiki (MediaWiki 1.42.4).

Documentation Version: 1.12.0
Last Updated: 2026-01-30 17:00:09 UTC
Total Extensions: 43 | API Modules: 96

Core MediaWiki Features

Page Management

Page Creation & Editing

Create and edit wiki pages using wikitext markup or the VisualEditor. Supports revision history, page protection, and content namespaces.

Categories

Organize pages into hierarchical categories. Pages can belong to multiple categories for flexible organization.

Namespaces

Separate content into distinct areas (Main, User, Talk, Wiki, Blog). Custom namespaces include Wiki (NS 3002) and Blog (NS 3000).

Redirects

Create automatic redirects from old page titles to new ones. Useful for maintaining link integrity after page moves.

Page Protection

Restrict editing or moving pages to specific user groups. Prevents vandalism on important pages.

User Management

User Accounts

Registration system with email verification. Users have personal pages, preferences, and contribution tracking.

User Groups & Permissions

Role-based access control with groups like administrator, bureaucrat, and autoconfirmed users.

Watchlist

Track changes to specific pages. Users receive notifications when watched pages are modified.

User Preferences

Customize appearance, editing behavior, notifications, and social profile settings.

Content Features

File Uploads

Upload images, PDFs, and other media files. Maximum upload size: 100MB. Supports ImageMagick for thumbnails.

InstantCommons

Automatically use images from Wikimedia Commons without local upload.

Search

Full-text search across all wiki content with advanced query options.

Recent Changes

View all recent edits across the wiki with filtering by namespace, user, and time period.

Communication

Talk Pages

Discussion pages attached to every content page for collaborative editing discussions.

Email Integration

User-to-user email and notification emails for watchlist changes and account actions.

Installed Extensions

Anti-Spam & Security

Extension	Version	Description
Abuse Filter	N/A	Applies automatic heuristics to edits
SpamBlacklist	N/A	Regex-based anti-spam tool allowing to block list URLs in pages and email addresses for registered users
TitleBlacklist	1.5.0	Allows administrators to forbid creation of pages and user accounts according to a list of disallowed and allowed titles

Parser & Content

Extension	Version	Description
CategoryTree	N/A	Dynamically navigate the category structure
Cite	N/A	Adds <ref> and <references> tags for citations
InputBox	0.3.0	Allow inclusion of predefined HTML forms
Math	N/A	Render mathematical formulas between <math> ... </math> tags
PDFEmbed	3.0.1	Media handler extension for PDF files.
ParserFunctions	1.6.1	Enhance parser with logical functions
Poem	N/A	Adds <poem> tag for poem formatting
Scribunto	N/A	Framework for embedding scripting languages into MediaWiki pages
TemplateData	0.1.2	Implements data storage for template parameters (using JSON)
TemplateStyles	1.0	Implement per-template style sheets
Widgets	1.7.0	Allows wiki administrators to add free-form widgets to the wiki by editing pages within the Widget namespace. Community-contributed widgets can be found on MediaWikiWidgets.org
WikiBoxes	1.0.0	Easy creation of navboxes and infoboxes
WikiSignup	1.0.0	Adds a signup form shortcode that can be embedded in wiki articles

Editors

Extension	Version	Description
VisualEditor	N/A	Visual editor for MediaWiki
WikiEditor	0.5.4	Provides an advanced, extensible wikitext editing interface

Special Pages & Administration

Extension	Version	Description
AIChat	2.3.0	AI-powered chat assistant for the wiki
CiteThisPage	N/A	Adds a citation special page and toolbox link
Echo	N/A	System for notifying users about events and messages
GroupMe	1.0.0	GroupMe messaging integration with scheduled messages and modern features
Linter	N/A	Track lint errors from an external service and show them to users
NewsletterManager	1.0.0	Substack-like newsletter system for MediaWiki
Nuke	N/A	Gives administrators the ability to mass delete pages
UserImpersonate	1.0.0	Allows administrators to impersonate other users for troubleshooting

Media

Extension	Version	Description
PDF Handler	N/A	Handler for viewing PDF files in image mode

API Extensions

Extension	Version	Description
PageImages	N/A	Collects information about images used on page

Skins

Extension	Version	Description
MinervaNeue	N/A	A responsive mobile first skin
Vector	1.0.0	Provides 2 Vector skins: 2011 - The Modern version of MonoBook with fresh look and many usability improvements. 2022 - The Vector built as part of the WMF Desktop Improvements project.

Other

Extension	Version	Description
ArticleDownloader	1.0.0	Allows users to download article content as HTML or PDF
CustomRegistration	1.0.0	Custom registration fields: first name, last name, email, phone
DiscussionTools	0.0.0	Tools to enhance discussion pages.
Gadgets	N/A	Lets users select custom CSS and JavaScript gadgets in their preferences
GoogleWorkspace	1.0.0	Integrates Google Workspace (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Calendar, Gmail, Photos, Keep, Tasks, Meet, Vids, Gemini, NotebookLM) with MediaWiki
LoginNotify	0.1	Notify users about suspicious logins from unfamiliar devices and/or IP addresses
MultimediaViewer	N/A	Expand thumbnails in a larger size in a fullscreen interface
OATHAuth	0.5.0	Provides authentication support using HMAC based one-time passwords
PageAnalytics	1.0.0	Track page views with user/IP logging
SecureLinkFixer	N/A	Rewrites URLs to HTTPS if domain always requires HTTPS
Thanks	1.2.0	Adds links for thanking users for edits, comments, etc.
UserBlog	1.0.0	Allows users to create and manage personal blog posts in their user space
UserVerification	1.0.0	User verification badges displayed site-wide

MediaWiki API Reference

The wiki provides a comprehensive REST-like API at https://docmoates.com/api.php.

Available API Modules (96 total)

Module	Description
abusefiltercheckmatch	Check to see if an AbuseFilter matches a set of variables, an edit, or a logged AbuseFilter event. vars, rcid or logid is required however only one may be used. .
abusefilterchecksyntax	Check syntax of an AbuseFilter filter.
abusefilterevalexpression	Evaluates an AbuseFilter expression.
abusefilterunblockautopromote	Unblocks a user from receiving autopromotions due to an abusefilter consequence.
abuselogprivatedetails	View private details of an AbuseLog entry.
acquiretempusername	Acquire a temporary user username and stash it in the current session, if temp account creation is enabled and the current user is logged out. If a name has already been stashed, returns the same n...
aichat	Send messages to the AI chat assistant and receive responses.
block	Block a user.
categorytree	Internal module for the CategoryTree extension.
changeauthenticationdata	Change authentication data for the current user.
changecontentmodel	Change the content model of a page.
checktoken	Check the validity of a token from action=query&meta=tokens.
clearhasmsg	Clears the hasmsg flag for the current user.
clientlogin	Log in to the wiki using the interactive flow. The general procedure to use this module is: Fetch the fields available from action=query&meta=authmanagerinfo with amirequestsfor=login, and a...
compare	Get the difference between two pages. A revision number, a page title, a page ID, text, or a relative reference for both "from" and "to" must be passed. .
createaccount	Create a new user account. The general procedure to use this module is: Fetch the fields available from action=query&meta=authmanagerinfo with amirequestsfor=create, and a createaccount toke...
createnewsletter	MediaWiki API module.
cspreport	Used by browsers to report violations of the Content Security Policy. This module should never be used, except when used automatically by a CSP compliant web browser.
delete	Delete a page.
discussiontoolscompare	Get information about comment changes between two page revisions.
discussiontoolsedit	Post a message on a discussion page.
discussiontoolsfindcomment	Find a comment by its ID or name.
discussiontoolsgetsubscriptions	Get the subscription statuses of given topics.
discussiontoolspageinfo	Returns metadata required to initialize the discussion tools.
discussiontoolspreview	Preview a message on a discussion page.
discussiontoolssubscribe	Subscribe (or unsubscribe) to receive notifications about a topic.
echomarkread	Mark notifications as read for the current user.
echomarkseen	Mark notifications as seen for the current user.
echomute	Mute or unmute notifications from certain users or pages.
edit	Create and edit pages.
editcheckreferenceurl	Check the status of a URL for use as a reference.
emailuser	Email a user.
expandtemplates	Expands all templates within wikitext.
feedcontributions	Returns a user's contributions feed.
feedrecentchanges	Returns a recent changes feed.
feedwatchlist	Returns a watchlist feed.
filerevert	Revert a file to an old version.
getnewsletters	MediaWiki API module.
googleworkspace	MediaWiki API module.
groupme	Manage social groups - create, list, add/remove members.
help	Display help for the specified modules.
imagerotate	Rotate one or more images.
import	Import a page from another wiki, or from an XML file. Note that the HTTP POST must be done as a file upload (i.e. using multipart/form-data) when sending a file for the xml parameter. .
json	Output data in JSON format.
jsonfm	Output data in JSON format (pretty-print in HTML).
linkaccount	Link an account from a third-party provider to the current user. The general procedure to use this module is: Fetch the fields available from action=query&meta=authmanagerinfo with amireques...
login	Log in and get authentication cookies. This action should only be used in combination with Special:BotPasswords; use for main-account login is deprecated and may fail without warning. To safely lo...
logout	Log out and clear session data.
managetags	Perform management tasks relating to change tags.
mergehistory	Merge page histories.
move	Move a page.
newsletteranalytics	MediaWiki API module.
newslettercomment	MediaWiki API module.
newsletterpoll	MediaWiki API module.
newsletterreaction	MediaWiki API module.
newslettersend	MediaWiki API module.
none	Output nothing.
oathvalidate	Validate a two-factor authentication (OATH) token.
opensearch	Search the wiki using the OpenSearch protocol.
options	Change preferences of the current user. Only options which are registered in core or in one of installed extensions, or options with keys prefixed with userjs- (intended to be used by user scripts...
paraminfo	Obtain information about API modules.
parse	Parses content and returns parser output. See the various prop-modules of action=query to get information from the current version of a page. There are several ways to specify the text to parse: ...
patrol	Patrol a page or revision.
php	Output data in serialized PHP format.
phpfm	Output data in serialized PHP format (pretty-print in HTML).
protect	Change the protection level of a page.
purge	Purge the cache for the given titles.
query	Fetch data from and about MediaWiki. All data modifications will first have to use query to acquire a token to prevent abuse from malicious sites. .
rawfm	Output data, including debugging elements, in JSON format (pretty-print in HTML).
removeauthenticationdata	Remove authentication data for the current user.
resetpassword	Send a password reset email to a user.
revisiondelete	Delete and undelete revisions.
rollback	Undo the last edit to the page. If the last user who edited the page made multiple edits in a row, they will all be rolled back. .
rsd	Export an RSD (Really Simple Discovery) schema.
scribunto-console	Internal module for servicing XHR requests from the Scribunto console.
sendnewsletter	MediaWiki API module.
setnotificationtimestamp	Update the notification timestamp for watched pages. This affects the highlighting of changed pages in the watchlist and history, and the sending of email when the "Email me when a page or a file ...
setpagelanguage	Change the language of a page. Changing the language of a page is not allowed on this wiki. Enable $wgPageLanguageUseDB to use this action. .
spamblacklist	Validate one or more URLs against the spam block list.
stashedit	Prepare an edit in shared cache. This is intended to be used via AJAX from the edit form to improve the performance of the page save. .
subscribenewsletter	MediaWiki API module.
tag	Add or remove change tags from individual revisions or log entries.
templatedata	Fetch data stored by the TemplateData extension.
thank	Send a thank-you notification to an editor.
titleblacklist	Validate a page title, filename, or username against the TitleBlacklist.
unblock	Unblock a user.
undelete	Undelete revisions of a deleted page. A list of deleted revisions (including timestamps) can be retrieved through prop=deletedrevisions, and a list of deleted file IDs can be retrieved through lis...
unlinkaccount	Remove a linked third-party account from the current user.
upload	Upload a file, or get the status of pending uploads. Several methods are available: Upload file contents directly, using the file parameter. Upload the file in pieces, using the filesize, chunk, ...
userrights	Change a user's group membership.
validatepassword	Validate a password against the wiki's password policies. Validity is reported as Good if the password is acceptable, Change if the password may be used for login but must be changed, or Invalid i...
visualeditor	Returns HTML5 for a page from the Parsoid service.
visualeditoredit	Save an HTML5 page to MediaWiki (converted to wikitext via the Parsoid service).
watch	Add or remove pages from the current user's watchlist.
xml	Output data in XML format.
xmlfm	Output data in XML format (pretty-print in HTML).

API Authentication

All write operations require authentication:

1. Obtain login token: action=query&meta=tokens&type=login
2. Login with credentials: action=clientlogin with token
3. Get CSRF token: action=query&meta=tokens&type=csrf
4. Include token in edit/upload requests

Rate Limits

• Anonymous: 10 requests/minute
• Logged-in users: 60 requests/minute
• Bots: 200 requests/minute (requires bot flag)

Custom Namespaces

ID	Name	Description
3000	Blog	User blog posts and articles
3001	Blog_talk	Discussion pages for blog posts
3002	Wiki	Wiki operational documentation and guides
3003	Wiki_talk	Discussion for Wiki namespace pages

Version History

This documentation is automatically updated every 15 minutes when extensions are added, removed, or updated.

• Current Version: 1.12.0
• Last Updated: 2026-01-30 17:00:09 UTC
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See Also

• Special:Version - Full version and extension details
• Special:AdminLinks - Administrative tools
• Special:AIChat - AI Chat assistant
• Special:SpecialPages - All special pages
• API Sandbox - Interactive API testing