Edit checks

Edit checks are configured at MediaWiki:Editcheck-config.json. For documentation, see Edit check/Configuration.

Default checks

Name

Appearance

Configuration

addReference

AddReferenceEditCheck.js

Add a citation

Help readers understand where this information is coming from by adding a citation.

YesNo

Default configuration

minimumCharacters	50
beforePunctuation	false
ignoreDisambiguationPages	true

paste

PasteCheck.js

Pasted content

Please avoid copying text from other sources, even if rephrased or cited. This could be considered copyright violation or plagiarism and may result in your content being removed or your account being blocked.

Did you write this text?Yes, keep itNo, remove it

Default configuration

enabled	false
minimumCharacters	50
ignoreQuotedContent	true

tone

ToneCheck.js

Revise Tone?

Other users often revise this kind of wording, saying the tone is unbalanced. Learn more

ReviseRecheckDecline

Default configuration

predictionThreshold	0.8
ignoreQuotedContent	true

Experimental checks

Name

Appearance

Configuration

convertReference

ConvertReferenceEditCheck.js

⧼citoid-referencecontextitem-convert-button⧽

⧼citoid-referencecontextitem-convert-message⧽

⧼citoid-referencecontextitem-convert-button⧽Dismiss

Default configuration

strict	"url-only"

disambiguation

DisambiguationEditCheck.js

Link to a more specific page

This link points to a disambiguation page. Help readers find the right topic by linking to a more specific page.

Edit linkDismiss

doubleBold

DoubleBoldEditCheck.js

Remove unnecessary bold formatting

Bold is applied automatically to subheadings, definition list terms and table headers. Help readers by removing unnecessary bold formatting from these elements.

Remove boldDismiss

Default configuration

enabled	false

duplicateLink

DuplicateLinksEditCheck.js

Remove duplicated link

This link appears more than once in this section. Help readers navigate the article more easily by removing repeated links.

Remove linkDismiss

Default configuration

scope	"paragraph"

externalLink

ExternalLinksEditCheck.js

Remove external link

External links should generally not appear in the body of an article. Help readers stay focused on the content by either removing this link, moving it to an "External links" section, or by converting it into a citation if appropriate.

Remove linkDismiss

fakeHeadings

FakeHeadingsEditCheck.js

Use real headings

Real headings should be used, not bold text.

Adjust headingDismiss

Default configuration

enabled	false

headingLevels

HeadingLevelsEditCheck.js

Adjust heading level

This heading level may not follow the article structure. Help readers navigate and read the content more easily by using the correct heading level.

Adjust headingDismiss

imageCaption

ImageCaptionEditCheck.js

Add image caption

This image does not have a caption. Help readers understand why the image is relevant by adding a short caption.

Add captionDismiss

redirect

RedirectEditCheck.js

Link to the final page

This link points to a redirect page. Link to the final page instead.

Update linkDismiss

Default configuration

enabled	false

requireTemplateParams

RequiredTemplateParamsEditCheck.js

Template has missing parameters

The template is missing some required parameters.

EditDismiss

Default configuration

enabled	false

textMatch

TextMatchEditCheck.js

Default configuration

maximumEditcount	null
minimumEditcount	null

yearLink

YearLinkEditCheck.js

Fix year link

This link points to a different year than the one shown in the text. Help make the article more accurate by updating the displayed year and linked year to match.

Use 2001Use 2003Dismiss

Base configuration

Default configuration

enabled

true

account

false

maximumEditcount

100

minimumEditcount

0

ignoreSections

Empty array

ignoreLeadSection

false

includeSections

true

ignoreDisambiguationPages

false

ignoreQuotedContent

false

context

"suggestion"

"check"