Help:Watchlist messages/Wizard
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| Step | Step name | Introduction | Closing paragraph |
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| 0 | Learn | This Watchlist Message Creation Wizard will guide you through the steps required for creating a watchlist message which will be shown in the Wikimedia Commons notice.
The better the message is targeted by specifying criteria, the more messages can run simultaneously without spamming users. Only if all criteria are fulfilled, the message is shown. Usually, the fields will be filled using the formatting required by the template. If you have no clue what to enter, set the caret into the field in question and press the ↓ key. It may take a while until the suggestions appear; then simply select an element from the suggestions. If a field allows multiple values, you can repeat this procedure as often as required. One of the specified values must be met by the user, to fulfill a multiple-value-condition. Fields that need to be filled-in are marked with a an asterisk ( * ). Until after publishing the message, you can step forward and back. This Wizard is editable. The source code is available.
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Click next to start creating a Watchlist Message with entering a message text that should be shown. |
| 1 | Message text | Enter the message in Wikimarkup (aka Wikitext).
A good message text is short and meaningful, can be understood by non-native speakers and is easily translatable. As a rule of thumb, a message should not be longer than 6 lines in the text box. Links to pages containing further information can be added, if required. Using images or distracting text animations or colors should be avoided. The message is important – no question – otherwise you won't be here but this is a matter of personal views and this is no contest for grabbing attention. |
Click next to set the shedule and the message topic and type. |
| 2 | Schedule and topic | Please carefully consider the end date because it will be also used as an expiration date of the dismissing system. | Click next to fine-tune targeting. |
| 3 | Advanced | Fine-tune to whom to show the message. | Click next to check your input. If everything is sane, you will be able to publish the message with just two further clicks. |
| 4 | Post message | Please check that everything looks like expected. Testing multiple languages is unfortunately not supported. To test them, use the Sandbox. Note that the message is always visible in the preview, even if it wouldn't in the final page. | Clicking "publish" will open a dialog where you can modify the edit summary and finalize this task. |
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| Group | Heading | Introduction | Closing paragraph | Icon |
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| schedule | Schedule | Display this message… | 
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| geo | Geo-Targeting | Geo-Targeting allows notifying people by their current location. In order to geo-target to multiple regions using coordinates, one has to use multiple messages (with the same text). Cities with the same name may exist in multiple countries. It is recommended to either also marking the area in the map or at least selecting a country. Please note that the Geo-information which is derived from the IP address is often fuzzy. Tests with VPN or proxies can help you to assess the situation.
When targeting to political constructions like the EU, you have to list all countries + the EU. Usually, you want to include satellite users as well: |
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| project | Wikimedia Commons user account status and preferences | 
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| browser | Filtering by Browser | allows targeting the message depenent on the user agent (UA)/client the user currently makes use of |
usergroups edit
| Value | Name | Icon |
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| licensereviewer | Image reviewers / License reviewers | 
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| autopatrolled | Autopatrollers | 
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| filemover | File movers | 
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| patroller | Patrollers | 
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| OTRS | OTRS members | 
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| adminonly | Administrators | 
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| translationadmin | Translation administrators | 
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| gwtoolset | GWToolset users | 
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| upwizcampeditors | Upload Wizard campaign editors | 
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browser edit
| Value | Name | Icon |
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| camino | Camino | 
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| chrome | Google Chrome | .svg){kind=icon}
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| msie | Microsoft Internet Explorer | 
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| firefox | Mozilla Firefox | 
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| iceweasel | Iceweasel | 
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| netscape | Netscape | 
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| konqueror | Konqueror | 
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| lynx | Lynx | 
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| opera | Opera | 
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| safari | Apple Safari | 
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| ipod | Apple iPod | |
| iphone | Apple iPhone | 
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| blackberry | Blackberry | 
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| ps3 | PlayStation 3 | 
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| rekonq | Rekonq | 
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| android | Android | 
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countries edit
| Value | Name | Icon |
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| -- | N/A | |
| AP | Asia/Pacific Region | 
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| EU | Europe | 
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| AD | Andorra | 
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| AE | United Arab Emirates | 
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| AF | Afghanistan | 
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| AG | Antigua and Barbuda | 
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| AI | Anguilla | 
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| AL | Albania | 
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| AM | Armenia | 
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| AO | Angola | 
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| AQ | Antarctica | .svg){kind=small}
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| AR | Argentina | 
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| AS | American Samoa | 
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| AT | Austria | 
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| AU | Australia | 
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| AW | Aruba | 
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| AX | Aland Islands | 
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| AZ | Azerbaijan | 
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| BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 
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| BB | Barbados | 
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| BD | Bangladesh | 
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| BE | Belgium | 
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| BF | Burkina Faso | 
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| BG | Bulgaria | 
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| BH | Bahrain | 
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| BI | Burundi | 
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| BJ | Benin | 
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| BL | Saint Barthelemy | 
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| BM | Bermuda | 
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| BN | Brunei Darussalam | 
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| BO | Bolivia | 
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| BQ | Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | 
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| BR | Brazil | 
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| BS | Bahamas | 
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| BT | Bhutan | 
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| BV | Bouvet Island | 
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| BW | Botswana | 
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| BY | Belarus | 
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| BZ | Belize | 
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| CA | Canada | .svg){kind=small}
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| CC | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | _Islands.svg){kind=small}
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| CD | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 
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| CF | Central African Republic | 
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| CG | Congo, Republic of the | 
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| CH | Switzerland | 
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| CI | Ivory Coast | 
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| CK | Cook Islands | 
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| CL | Chile | 
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| CM | Cameroon | 
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| CN | China | 
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| CO | Colombia | 
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| CR | Costa Rica | 
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| CU | Cuba | 
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| CV | Cape Verde | 
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| CW | Curaçao | 
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| CX | Christmas Island | 
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| CY | Cyprus | 
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| CZ | Czech Republic | 
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| DE | Germany | 
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| DJ | Djibouti | 
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| DK | Denmark | 
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| DM | Dominica | 
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| DO | Dominican Republic | 
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| DZ | Algeria | 
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| EC | Ecuador | 
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| EE | Estonia | 
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| EG | Egypt | 
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| EH | Western Sahara | 
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| ER | Eritrea | 
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| ES | Spain | 
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| ET | Ethiopia | 
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| FI | Finland | 
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| FJ | Fiji | 
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| FK | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 
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| FM | Micronesia, Federated States of | 
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| FO | Faroe Islands | 
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| FR | France | 
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| GA | Gabon | 
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| GB | United Kingdom | .svg){kind=small}
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| GD | Grenada | 
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| GE | Georgia | 
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| GF | French Guiana | 
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| GG | Guernsey | 
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| GH | Ghana | 
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| GI | Gibraltar | 
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| GL | Greenland | 
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| GM | Gambia | 
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| GN | Guinea | 
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| GP | Guadeloupe | .svg){kind=small}
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| GQ | Equatorial Guinea | 
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| GR | Greece | 
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| GS | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 
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| GT | Guatemala | 
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| GU | Guam | 
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| GW | Guinea-Bissau | 
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| GY | Guyana | 
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| HK | Hong Kong | 
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| HM | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 
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| HN | Honduras | .svg){kind=small}
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| HR | Croatia | 
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| HT | Haiti | 
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| HU | Hungary | 
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| ID | Indonesia | 
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| IE | Ireland | 
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| IL | Israel | 
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| IM | Isle of Man | 
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| IN | India | 
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| IO | British Indian Ocean Territory | 
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| IQ | Iraq | 
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| IR | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 
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| IS | Iceland | 
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| IT | Italy | 
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| JE | Jersey | 
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| JM | Jamaica | 
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| JO | Jordan | 
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| JP | Japan | 
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| KE | Kenya | 
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| KG | Kyrgyzstan | 
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| KH | Cambodia | 
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| KI | Kiribati | 
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| KM | Comoros | 
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| KN | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 
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| KP | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 
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| KR | Korea, Republic of | 
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| KW | Kuwait | 
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| KY | Cayman Islands | 
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| KZ | Kazakhstan | 
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| LA | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 
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| LB | Lebanon | 
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| LC | Saint Lucia | 
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| LI | Liechtenstein | 
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| LK | Sri Lanka | 
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| LR | Liberia | 
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| LS | Lesotho | 
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| LT | Lithuania | 
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| LU | Luxembourg | 
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| LV | Latvia | 
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| LY | Libya | 
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| MA | Morocco | 
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| MC | Monaco | 
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| MD | Moldova, Republic of | 
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| ME | Montenegro | 
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| MF | Saint Martin | 
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| MG | Madagascar | 
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| MH | Marshall Islands | 
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| MK | Macedonia, North | 
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| ML | Mali | 
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| MM | Myanmar | 
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| MN | Mongolia | 
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| MO | Macau | 
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| MP | Northern Mariana Islands | 
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| MQ | Martinique | 
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| MR | Mauritania | 
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| MS | Montserrat | 
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| MT | Malta | 
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| MU | Mauritius | 
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| MV | Maldives | 
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| MW | Malawi | 
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| MX | Mexico | 
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| MY | Malaysia | 
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| MZ | Mozambique | 
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| NA | Namibia | 
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| NC | New Caledonia | 
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| NE | Niger | 
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| NF | Norfolk Island | 
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| NG | Nigeria | 
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| NI | Nicaragua | 
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| NL | Netherlands |
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| NO | Norway | 
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| NP | Nepal | 
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| NR | Nauru | 
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| NU | Niue | 
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| NZ | New Zealand | 
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| OM | Oman | 
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| PA | Panama | 
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| PE | Peru | 
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| PF | French Polynesia | 
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| PG | Papua New Guinea | 
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| PH | Philippines | 
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| PK | Pakistan | 
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| PL | Poland | 
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| PM | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 
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| PN | Pitcairn Islands | 
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| PR | Puerto Rico | 
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| PS | Palestinian Territory | 
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| PT | Portugal | 
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| PW | Palau | 
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| PY | Paraguay | 
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| QA | Qatar | 
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| RE | Reunion |
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| RO | Romania | 
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| RS | Serbia | 
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| RU | Russian Federation | 
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| RW | Rwanda | 
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| SA | Saudi Arabia | 
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| SB | Solomon Islands | 
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| SC | Seychelles | 
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| SD | Sudan | 
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| SE | Sweden | 
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| SG | Singapore | 
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| SH | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
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| SI | Slovenia | 
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| SJ | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 
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| SK | Slovakia | 
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| SL | Sierra Leone | 
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| SM | San Marino | 
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| SN | Senegal | 
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| SO | Somalia | 
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| SR | Suriname | 
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| SS | South Sudan | 
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| ST | São Tomé and Príncipe | 
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| SV | El Salvador | 
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| SX | Sint Maarten | 
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| SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 
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| SZ | Eswatini | 
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| TC | Turks and Caicos Islands | 
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| TD | Chad | 
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| TF | French Southern Territories | 
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| TG | Togo | 
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| TH | Thailand | 
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| TJ | Tajikistan | 
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| TK | Tokelau | 
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| TM | Turkmenistan | 
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| TN | Tunisia | 
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| TO | Tonga | 
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| TL | Timor-Leste | 
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| TR | Turkey | 
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| TT | Trinidad and Tobago | 
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| TV | Tuvalu | 
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| TW | Taiwan | 
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| TZ | Tanzania, United Republic of | 
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| UA | Ukraine | 
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| UG | Uganda | 
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| UM | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 
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| US | United States |
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| UY | Uruguay | 
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| UZ | Uzbekistan | 
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| VA | Holy See (Vatican City State) | .svg){kind=small}
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| VC | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 
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| VE | Venezuela | 
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| VG | Virgin Islands, British | 
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| VI | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 
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| VN | Vietnam | 
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| VU | Vanuatu | 
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| WF | Wallis and Futuna | 
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| WS | Samoa | 
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| YE | Yemen | 
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| YT | Mayotte | .svg){kind=small}
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| ZA | South Africa | 
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| ZM | Zambia | 
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| ZW | Zimbabwe | 
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| A1 | Anonymous Proxy | 
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| A2 | Satellite Provider | 
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| O1 | Other | 
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paraminfo edit
| Step | Group | Parameter | Type | Paraminfo | Output | Label | Placeholder | Required | Default |
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| 1 | text | localized_text | Text to be shown | x | |||||
| 2 | type | select | table:wlc-types | Type or topic | x | ||||
| 2 | schedule | from | date | yy-mm-dd 00:00:00 | From | YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss | x | 2024-04-15 00:00:00 | |
| 2 | schedule | until | date | yy-mm-dd 23:59:59 | Until | YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss | x | ||
| 3 | geo | countries | taglist | table:wlc-countries | : | Countries | |||
| 3 | geo | cities | taglist | : | Cities — (Server responds (null) if it's unknown) | City in native language; separated by a colon (:) | |||
| 3 | geo | latFrom|latTo|lonFrom|lonTo | geoedit | Area | |||||
| 3 | project | preferences | taglist | obj:mw.user.options.values | ; | User preferences | The suggested values are taken from your preferences. | ||
| 3 | project | languages | taglist | window:wpAvailableLanguages | : | User language preference | |||
| 3 | project | groups | taglist | table:wlc-usergroups | space | User group | |||
| 3 | project | condition | freetext | Condition — if 0 (zero) is returned, the message is hidden | |||||
| 3 | browser | browser | taglist | table:wlc-browser | : | Browser name | |||
| 3 | browser | browserLang | taglist | window:wpAvailableLanguages | : | Browser or system language | |||
| 3 | browser | browserVerMin | float | Browser version from which on the message will be shown | |||||
| 3 | browser | browserVerMax | float | Browser version to which the message will be shown |
static config (sitewide) edit
WatchlistNotice
LangSwitch
further UI strings edit
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Edit summary
| ID | Human readable name | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| policy_new | New policies | Request for Comments about new policies, substantial changes to or the adoption of new policies | |
| policy_change | Policy changes | Recent or intended amendments to policies | |
| highly_trusted_election | Election of important positions | Election of people requiring a high level of trust such as checkusers | |
| technical_new | New features | New technical features | |
| technical_change | Technical changes | Recent or on-going technical changes | |
| technical_issue | Technical issues | Technical issues at Wikimedia Commons | |
| mobile | Mobile | Everything related to Mobile access to Wikimedia Commons | |
| bot_approval | Bot approval | If community input in a bot-approval request is required | |
| i18n | Internationalization | Internationalization and Localization | |
| poty | Picture of the Year | The Picture of the Year contest | |
| wlm | Wiki loves Monuments | The Wiki Loves Monuments contest | |
| photo_challenge | Commons:Photo challenge | The Wikimedia Commons “Photo Challenge” | |
| other_media_contests | Other contests | Other media-related contests | |
| glam | GLAM | Cooperation with Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) | |
| other_projects | Look at the wider picture | Information about other projects that may influence Wikimedia Commons | |
| backlogs | Important backlogs | Backlogs at Wikimedia Commons that are important to be cleared in time | |
| meetings_photo | Photographer meetings | Photo workshops, Photographer-relevant topics at general meetings like Wikimania | |
| meetings_tech | Dev- and Tech-Meetings | Hackathons, IRC hours, Wikimedia Commons-relevant topics at general meetings like Wikimania |
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