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Mordin999 at 20:25, 14 February 2012

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 [[Image:M-en-recentchanges.png|thumb|370px|'''Recent changes''' shows the latest changes to articles, file uploads, deletions and page moves]]
-The most interesting special page is '''[[Special:Recentchanges]]'''. It displays all edits, file uploads, page moves, deletions and other actions done in the wiki. In the menu on top it offers a collection of links to customize your display: limit the number of changes shown, the number of days or restrict it to edits to a certain namespace. You can also hide edits marked as minor (don't forget that major changes can be flagged by a user as minor anyway).
+The '''[[Special:Recentchanges]]''' page is the most interesting special page is. It lists the most recent edits, file uploads, page moves, deletions and other actions done in the wiki.  Using this page, you can monitor and review the latest contributions, to discover and correct mistakes and to spot and revert vandalism.
 One line in recentchanges consists of several links:

ASHaber: /* Preferences */

2012-02-14T15:30:57Z

Preferences

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	==Preferences==		==Preferences==
	Logged in users can set preferences to adjust the way that Recent Changes looks. For help in doing this, see [[Help:~~Logging in~~\|how to log in]] and [[Help:Preferences\|how to set preferences]]. The options that affect recent changes are:		Logged in users can set preferences to adjust the way that Recent Changes looks. For help in doing this, see [[Help:Registration\|how to log in]] and [[Help:Preferences\|how to set preferences]]. The options that affect recent changes are:

	* '''Hide minor edits in recent changes''' - this hides all edits that have been marked as minor by users;		* '''Hide minor edits in recent changes''' - this hides all edits that have been marked as minor by users;
	* '''Enhanced Recent Changes''' - with this option enabled, multiple edits are grouped together. This option uses [[w:JavaScript\|JavaScript]], and won't work in every browser (see [[Browser issues with MediaWiki]]). See [[Help:Preferences]]		* '''Enhanced Recent Changes''' - with this option enabled, multiple edits are grouped together. This option uses [[w:JavaScript\|JavaScript]], and won't work in every browser (see [[meta:Browser issues with MediaWiki]]). See [[Help:Preferences]]
	* '''Days to show in recent changes''' - You may select the number of days to be shown by default on the Recent Changes page.		* '''Days to show in recent changes''' - You may select the number of days to be shown by default on the Recent Changes page.
	* '''Number of recent changes''' - You may select the number of changes which will be shown by default. Once on that page, links are provided for other options. In the case of Enhanced Recent Changes this number of changes includes those that are initially hidden.		* '''Number of recent changes''' - You may select the number of changes which will be shown by default. Once on that page, links are provided for other options. In the case of Enhanced Recent Changes this number of changes includes those that are initially hidden.

ASHaber: /* Preferences */

2012-02-13T08:54:40Z

Preferences

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	* '''Hide minor edits in recent changes''' - this hides all edits that have been marked as minor by users;		* '''Hide minor edits in recent changes''' - this hides all edits that have been marked as minor by users;
	* '''Enhanced Recent Changes''' - with this option enabled, multiple edits are grouped together. This option uses [[w:JavaScript\|JavaScript]], and won't work in every browser (see [[Browser issues with MediaWiki]]). See [[Help:~~Prefernces~~]]		* '''Enhanced Recent Changes''' - with this option enabled, multiple edits are grouped together. This option uses [[w:JavaScript\|JavaScript]], and won't work in every browser (see [[Browser issues with MediaWiki]]). See [[Help:Preferences]]
	* '''Days to show in recent changes''' - You may select the number of days to be shown by default on the Recent Changes page.		* '''Days to show in recent changes''' - You may select the number of days to be shown by default on the Recent Changes page.
	* '''Number of recent changes''' - You may select the number of changes which will be shown by default. Once on that page, links are provided for other options. In the case of Enhanced Recent Changes this number of changes includes those that are initially hidden.		* '''Number of recent changes''' - You may select the number of changes which will be shown by default. Once on that page, links are provided for other options. In the case of Enhanced Recent Changes this number of changes includes those that are initially hidden.


	== See also ==		== See also ==

Mordin999: Copy paste from Medaiwiki, same license, http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Recent_changes.

2012-02-05T16:11:15Z

Copy paste from Medaiwiki, same license, http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Recent_changes.

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	Following the timestamp the user is mentioned with a link to his user and talk page and to his contributions. In italic follows a comment if the user has submitted one.		Following the timestamp the user is mentioned with a link to his user and talk page and to his contributions. In italic follows a comment if the user has submitted one.

	=== See also ===		==Preferences==
			Logged in users can set preferences to adjust the way that Recent Changes looks. For help in doing this, see [[Help:Logging in\|how to log in]] and [[Help:Preferences\|how to set preferences]]. The options that affect recent changes are:

			* '''Hide minor edits in recent changes''' - this hides all edits that have been marked as minor by users;
			* '''Enhanced Recent Changes''' - with this option enabled, multiple edits are grouped together. This option uses [[w:JavaScript\|JavaScript]], and won't work in every browser (see [[Browser issues with MediaWiki]]). See [[Help:Prefernces]]
			* '''Days to show in recent changes''' - You may select the number of days to be shown by default on the Recent Changes page.
			* '''Number of recent changes''' - You may select the number of changes which will be shown by default. Once on that page, links are provided for other options. In the case of Enhanced Recent Changes this number of changes includes those that are initially hidden.


			== See also ==
	* [[Special:Newpages]]		* [[Special:Newpages]]
	* Related changes: [[Special:Recentchangeslinked/Pagename]]		* Related changes: [[Special:Recentchangeslinked/Pagename]]
	* User contributions: [[Special:Contributions/User]]		* User contributions: [[Special:Contributions/User]]
	* History
	* [[Special:Watchlist]]		* [[Special:Watchlist]]

Mordin999 at 07:21, 4 February 2012

2012-02-04T07:21:16Z

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	~~{{PD Help Page}}~~
	[[Image:M-en-recentchanges.png\|thumb\|370px\|'''Recent changes''' shows the latest changes to articles, file uploads, deletions and page moves]]		[[Image:M-en-recentchanges.png\|thumb\|370px\|'''Recent changes''' shows the latest changes to articles, file uploads, deletions and page moves]]
	MediaWiki offers a collection of special pages and tools to keep track of what is going on in the wiki. So you can watch for example:		MediaWiki offers a collection of special pages and tools to keep track of what is going on in the wiki. So you can watch for example:
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	* [[Special:Watchlist]]		* [[Special:Watchlist]]

	~~{{Admin tip\|tip=You may want to add important pages in your wiki to [[MediaWiki:Recentchangestext]], the intro shown at [[Special:Recentchanges]]}}~~

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	[[Category:Help\|Tracking changes]]		[[Category:Help\|Tracking changes]]

ASHaber at 09:56, 23 July 2011

2011-07-23T09:56:48Z

New page

{{PD Help Page}}
[[Image:M-en-recentchanges.png|thumb|370px|'''Recent changes''' shows the latest changes to articles, file uploads, deletions and page moves]]
MediaWiki offers a collection of special pages and tools to keep track of what is going on in the wiki. So you can watch for example:
* recent changes to all pages
* newly created pages
* the contributions of one specific user
* the revision history: all changes made to one page

The most interesting special page is '''[[Special:Recentchanges]]'''. It displays all edits, file uploads, page moves, deletions and other actions done in the wiki. In the menu on top it offers a collection of links to customize your display: limit the number of changes shown, the number of days or restrict it to edits to a certain namespace. You can also hide edits marked as minor (don't forget that major changes can be flagged by a user as minor anyway).

One line in recentchanges consists of several links:
* ''diff'' displays the difference to the previous revision of the page,
* ''hist'' links to the revision history of the page,
* the link with the full title of the page brings you to the current version. If the title is in bold, it indicates that it is on your watchlist.

Next is a flag describing the article modification type:
*''N'' signalizes a new page,
*''m'' a minor edit,
*''b'' an edit made by a bot.

Following the timestamp the user is mentioned with a link to his user and talk page and to his contributions. In italic follows a comment if the user has submitted one.

=== See also ===
* [[Special:Newpages]]
* Related changes: [[Special:Recentchangeslinked/Pagename]]
* User contributions: [[Special:Contributions/User]]
* History
* [[Special:Watchlist]]

{{Admin tip|tip=You may want to add important pages in your wiki to [[MediaWiki:Recentchangestext]], the intro shown at [[Special:Recentchanges]]}}

[[Category:Help|Tracking changes]]