Memory Alpha
Memory Alpha

This page lists the tags that the software may mark an edit with, and their meaning.

Tag nameAppearance on change listsFull description of meaningSourceActive?Tagged changes
sourceeditsourceeditNo longer in useNo251,449 changes
visualeditor-wikitextVE: SourceEdit made using the source mode of the visual editorDefined by the softwareYes103,597 changes
apieditapieditNo longer in useNo91,080 changes
visualeditorVEEdit made using the visual editorDefined by the softwareYes51,221 changes
wikieditorWikiEditEdit made using WikiEditor (2010 wikitext editor)Defined by the softwareYes43,295 changes
mobile editMobile editEdit made from mobile (web or app)Defined by the softwareYes10,708 changes
mobile web editMobile web editEdit made from mobile web siteDefined by the softwareYes10,681 changes
mw-new-redirectNew redirectEdits that create a new redirect or change a page to a redirectDefined by the softwareYes8,617 changes
mw-revertedRevertedEdits that were later reverted by a different editDefined by the softwareYes4,597 changes
categoryselectcategoryselectNo longer in useNo4,044 changes
mw-changed-redirect-targetRedirect target changedEdits that change the target of a redirectDefined by the softwareYes2,444 changes
mw-manual-revertManual revertEdits that manually restore the page to an exact previous stateDefined by the softwareYes2,377 changes
rollbackrollbackNo longer in useNo2,084 changes
mw-undoUndoEdits that undo previous edits using the undo linkDefined by the softwareYes1,626 changes
mw-rollbackRollbackEdits that roll back previous edits using the rollback linkDefined by the softwareYes1,200 changes
disambiguator-link-addedDisambiguation linksEdits that add links to disambiguation pagesDefined by the softwareYes707 changes
advanced mobile editAdvanced mobile editEdit made by user with Advanced modeDefined by the softwareYes676 changes
mw-replaceReplacedEdits that remove more than 90% of the content of a pageDefined by the softwareYes672 changes
mw-removed-redirectRemoved redirectEdits that change an existing redirect to a non-redirectDefined by the softwareYes524 changes
mobileeditmobileeditNo longer in useNo411 changes
visualeditor-switchedVE: SwitchedUser started to edit using the VisualEditor then changed to the wikitext editor.Defined by the softwareYes335 changes
mobile-editMobileEdit made from mobile (web or app)No longer in useNo303 changes
mw-blankBlankingEdits that blank a pageDefined by the softwareYes83 changes
gallerygalleryNo longer in useNo78 changes
visualeditor-needcheckVE: CheckEdit made using the visual editor where the system detected the wikitext possibly having unintended changes.Defined by the softwareYes56 changes
torMade through TorIf this tag is set, an edit was made from a Tor exit node.No longer in useNo10 changes
mw-contentmodelchangecontent model changeEdits that change the content model of a pageDefined by the softwareYes6 changes
2021052800111520210528001115No longer in useNo1 change
2021060107275620210601072756No longer in useNo1 change
2021060107294520210601072945No longer in useNo1 change
2021060713451720210607134517No longer in useNo1 change
2021060714264220210607142642No longer in useNo1 change
2021070910074420210709100744No longer in useNo1 change
2021081914034320210819140343No longer in useNo1 change
2021081919051520210819190515No longer in useNo1 change
mw-server-side-uploadServer-side uploadMedia files that were uploaded via a maintenance scriptDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
maps-visual-editVE: MapEdit made with the visual editor provided by the Maps extensionDefined by the softwareYes0 changes
abusefilter-condition-limitcondition limit reachedEdits or other events that couldn't be checked by all active abuse filters (help).Defined by the softwareYes0 changes