MediaWiki user rights system
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The MediaWiki user rights system is the permission and access-control framework that defines what different user groups can do on a MediaWiki-powered site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MediaWiki authorization system | 1 |
| MediaWiki user rights system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8380249 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MediaWiki user rights system Context triple: [MassMessage, integratesWith, MediaWiki user rights system]
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A.
MediaWiki site administrators
MediaWiki site administrators are users with elevated permissions who manage and configure a MediaWiki installation, including its appearance, extensions, user rights, and overall site settings.
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B.
MediaWiki
MediaWiki is a free, open-source wiki software platform designed for collaborative editing of web pages, best known for powering Wikipedia and many other wikis.
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C.
MediaWiki extensions
MediaWiki extensions are modular add-ons that enhance and customize the functionality of the MediaWiki software beyond its core features.
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D.
MediaWiki.org
MediaWiki.org is the official website and documentation hub for the MediaWiki software, providing technical resources, manuals, and community collaboration for users and developers.
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E.
Wikimedia unified login
Wikimedia unified login is a single sign-on system that lets users access and manage their accounts across all Wikimedia projects with one set of credentials.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MediaWiki user rights system Target entity description: The MediaWiki user rights system is the permission and access-control framework that defines what different user groups can do on a MediaWiki-powered site.
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A.
MediaWiki site administrators
MediaWiki site administrators are users with elevated permissions who manage and configure a MediaWiki installation, including its appearance, extensions, user rights, and overall site settings.
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B.
MediaWiki
MediaWiki is a free, open-source wiki software platform designed for collaborative editing of web pages, best known for powering Wikipedia and many other wikis.
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C.
MediaWiki extensions
MediaWiki extensions are modular add-ons that enhance and customize the functionality of the MediaWiki software beyond its core features.
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D.
MediaWiki.org
MediaWiki.org is the official website and documentation hub for the MediaWiki software, providing technical resources, manuals, and community collaboration for users and developers.
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E.
Wikimedia unified login
Wikimedia unified login is a single sign-on system that lets users access and manage their accounts across all Wikimedia projects with one set of credentials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (86)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
permission management framework
ⓘ
software access control system ⓘ |
| allows |
custom rights sets
ⓘ
custom user groups ⓘ overriding default permissions ⓘ revoking inherited rights ⓘ |
| configuredBy |
$wgAddGroups
ⓘ
$wgGroupPermissions ⓘ $wgGroupsAddToSelf ⓘ $wgGroupsRemoveFromSelf ⓘ $wgRemoveGroups ⓘ $wgRevokePermissions ⓘ |
| controls |
access to restricted actions
ⓘ
what actions users can perform ⓘ |
| defines |
user groups
ⓘ
user rights ⓘ |
| designedFor |
collaborative editing environments
ⓘ
multi-user wikis ⓘ |
| documentedAt |
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgGroupPermissions
ⓘ
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:User_rights ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
MediaWiki::checkUserRights
ⓘ
PermissionManager ⓘ
linked to:
ACLs
Title::userCan ⓘ |
| hasDefaultGroup |
*
ⓘ
autoconfirmed ⓘ bot ⓘ bureaucrat ⓘ checkuser ⓘ interface-admin ⓘ oversight ⓘ steward ⓘ sysop ⓘ user ⓘ |
| hasDefaultRight |
autopatrol
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block ⓘ checkuser ⓘ delete ⓘ edit ⓘ editinterface ⓘ move ⓘ patrol ⓘ protect ⓘ read ⓘ rollback ⓘ suppressrevision ⓘ undelete ⓘ upload ⓘ userrights ⓘ userrights-interwiki ⓘ viewdeleted ⓘ |
| hasInterface |
Special:ListGroupRights
ⓘ
Special:UserGroupRights ⓘ Special:UserRights ⓘ |
| implementedIn | PHP ⓘ |
| introducedIn | early versions of MediaWiki ⓘ |
| partOf | MediaWiki ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
MediaWiki authentication system
ⓘ
MediaWiki authorization system ⓘ
linked to:
MediaWiki user rights system
MediaWiki extensions ⓘ |
| supports |
API permission checks
ⓘ
action-based permissions ⓘ extension-defined rights ⓘ fine-grained permissions ⓘ global user rights via CentralAuth ⓘ namespace-based permissions ⓘ per-group permissions ⓘ per-user rights assignment ⓘ read restrictions ⓘ write restrictions ⓘ |
| usedBy |
MediaWiki administrators
ⓘ
linked to:
MediaWiki site administrators
stewards ⓘ wiki bureaucrats ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Wikidata
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Wikimedia Commons ⓘ Wikipedia ⓘ other Wikimedia projects ⓘ third-party MediaWiki installations ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
autopromotion
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explicit groups ⓘ global groups ⓘ implicit groups ⓘ local groups ⓘ permission checks ⓘ permission inheritance ⓘ rights revocation ⓘ user groups ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MediaWiki user rights system Description of subject: The MediaWiki user rights system is the permission and access-control framework that defines what different user groups can do on a MediaWiki-powered site.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: MediaWiki user rights system