Help:Protect a page

'''Note: Only administrators are permitted to protect a page. (See also: Protection Policy)'''

In certain cases it may be necessary to protect a page from being edited. The MediaWiki software provides for a simple mechanism by which all edits that are not made by administrators are forbidden.


 * 1) Select the "protect" tab at the top of the page for the article to be protected.
 * 2) Choose a protection level, either "Block unregistered users" or "Sysops only".
 * 3) If you want to change the move permissions separate from the edit permissions, check the "Unlock move permissions" and choose a protection level for moves.
 * 4) Enter a descriptive reason for why the page is being protected.
 * 5) Click "Confirm".

After you click "Confirm", the protection will be implemented by the MediaWiki software, and it will be logged in the protection log.

In order to unprotect a page, follow the same procedure (except the tab is labeled "unprotect"), but give a reason why the page is to be unprotected.

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