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(Created page with "{{short description|Help page about special pages on Wikipedia}} {{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}} {{redirect|WP:SPEC|the policy on speculative information in articles|Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a crystal ball}} {{information page|H:SP|WP:HSPEC|WP:SPEC|WP:SPECIAL}} {{Namespaces}} {{Special pages list}} '''Special pages''' are pages generated by the software on demand for special purposes, usually related to project maintenance. They are found in the <cod...") |
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== Modifying special pages == | == Modifying special pages == | ||
Although special pages are not themselves editable, they generally contain standard text which is modifiable (although only by administrators). To find the right portion of text, append <code>[[mw:Help:Qqx|?uselang=qqx]]</code> to the special page URL, or append <code>&uselang=qqx</code> instead if the URL already contains a <code>?</code>. This will reveal message names in parentheses. Then, go to that name in the [[Help:MediaWiki namespace|MediaWiki namespace]]. For example, {{querylink|Special:BookSources|qs=uselang=qqx|2=Special:BookSources?uselang=qqx}} reveals "(booksources-summary)", so [[MediaWiki:Booksources-summary]] is used on that | Although special pages are not themselves editable, they generally contain standard text which is modifiable (although only by administrators). To find the right portion of text, append <code>[[mw:Help:Qqx|?uselang=qqx]]</code> to the special page URL, or append <code>&uselang=qqx</code> instead if the URL already contains a <code>?</code>. This will reveal message names in parentheses. Then, go to that name in the [[Help:MediaWiki namespace|MediaWiki namespace]]. For example, {{querylink|Special:BookSources|qs=uselang=qqx|2=Special:BookSources?uselang=qqx}} reveals "(booksources-summary)", so [[MediaWiki:Booksources-summary]] is used on that page. An administrator will make the change if it seems appropriate. | ||
== Available special pages == | == Available special pages == | ||
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==== General information ==== | ==== General information ==== | ||
* [[Special:AllMessages]] (System messages): displays all pages in the MediaWiki namespace. See [[Help:MediaWiki namespace]]. | * [[Special:AllMessages]] (System messages): displays all pages in the MediaWiki namespace. See [[Help:MediaWiki namespace]]. | ||
* [[Special:SpecialPages]]: a list of most special pages currently available to all users. | * [[Special:SpecialPages]]: a list of most special pages currently available to all users. | ||
* [[Special:Statistics]]: total number of pages and users in various categories. | * [[Special:Statistics]]: total number of pages and users in various categories. | ||