Wikispecies:Interface administrators

To reach a Interface administrator immediately, see the Interface administrators' Noticeboard. (If you rather need to reach an administrator, please use the Administrators' Noticeboard instead.)

What is an Interface administrator?

Interface administrators (interface-admins) are users who can edit all Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript (JS), and Javascript Object Notation (JSON) pages, as well as pages in the MediaWiki namespace. These pages are executed by the browser of wiki editors and readers as code, which can be used to change how content is styled, change the behavior of pages, or even create complex tools to help with editing. All registered users may edit their own personal JS/CSS/JSON pages (as described on Wikipedia:User scripts) but interface administrators are the only local user group that has the ability to edit any CSS or JS page in Wikispecies, including the scripts of other users.

The promotion to interface administrator is time-limited to one year, after which the user is automatically demoted. If needed the user may then reapply their application for a new period. The time-limit is in place as a proactive measure due to the fact that this user right unlocks some powerful tools that may be potentially dangerous in the hands of a malicious user. This is also why interface administrator user rights are only granted to users who are highly trusted, have at least a basic understanding of CSS and JS, are aware of the privacy policies and praxis of Wikimedia wikis, and have a decent understanding of how to secure their account (choosing strong and unique passwords, avoiding malware infection, and using two-factor authentication for logins).

If you need assistance of an interface administrator, you can make a request at the Interface administrators' Noticeboard.

Technical access

There are two general kinds of pages in the MediaWiki namespace: Message pages and site configuration pages. Interface administrators can edit and delete these pages, and can modify user configuration pages that live in the user space of other editors. Administrators who are not interface administrators can instead edit and delete most message pages (but not all of them).

Administrators and oversighters who are not interface administrators can delete and revision delete (or suppress in the case of oversighters) JS or CSS pages that live in the user space of other editors, as well as view their deleted revisions. However, they cannot restore revisions of those pages. Both regular administrators and interface administrators can modify JSON pages in the MediaWiki namespace or within the user space of other editors.

Access to code file pages located in the MediaWiki namespace and in the user space of other editors

Permission	User	Administrator	Interface administrator
View	Yes	Yes	Yes
Create	No	No	Yes
Edit	No	No	Yes
Move	No	No	Yes
Delete	No	Yes	Yes
View deleted history	No	Yes	Yes
Restore	No	No	Yes

List of Interface administrators

There are currently 2 interface administrators on Wikispecies.

Interface Admin userbox on Wikispecies

This user is a MediaWiki Interface administrator on Wikispecies. (verify)

Interface administrators may use the Interface Administrator user box on their user page by copy-pasting the following code to their user page: {{User Interface Admin}} Note that the user box is exclusive to members of the Interface administrator user group.

Requests for Interface adminship

Please explain here why you need Interface Administrator access. After seven days, if there is general agreement that you should be an Interface Administrator, one of the bureaucrats will fulfill the request. Please note that the Wikimedia Foundation requires two-factor authentication for users holding this role.

You can use {{subst:RFIA|Username|Reason why you want to be an Interface Admin.}} when making a request to automatically create the form.

Current requests

None

Past requests

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