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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Preferences}}
{{Textbox|boxtype=important|header=Important!|text=A [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Job_queue job queue] processes changes to user preferences. There may therefore be a delay before changes to the settings take effect.|icon=yes}}
{{Textbox|boxtype=important|header=Important!|text=A [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Job_queue job queue] is running to process any changes to the user preferences. There may therefore be a delay before changes to the settings take effect.|icon=yes}}
Preferences control personal settings for the account, including the user profile, appearance, editing, recent changes, watchlist, search, and notifications.
 
==Accessing preferences==
==Accessing preference settings ==
# Open the user menu.
 
# Select '''Preferences'''.
#'''Click''' on the user menu.
# Change the required settings and select '''Save'''. <br>
#'''Click''' ''Preferences''. This opens the preferences page with multiple tabs.
Alternatively, open <code>Special:Enhanced_Preferances</code> directly.
 
{{Textbox|boxtype=note|header=Note|text=The '''Reset to default preferences''' button restores the default preference settings and deletes notification subscriptions.|icon=yes}}
Alternatively, you can access the page ''Special:Preferences'' directly.
 
==User profile==
==User profile==
 
===Basic information===
===Basic Information===
*'''Connected apps:''' Select '''Manage connected applications''' to manage applications connected to the account.
*'''Connected apps:''' Lists any applications that use the account, for example authentication services. Changing the settings will impact if the user account has access to the wiki.
*'''Real name:''' The real name is optional. If provided, it may be used to give attribution for work in the wiki.
*'''Real name''': This name is shown throughout the wiki. When users hover over your real name, your profile picture and contact information is shown.
*'''Password:''' Select '''Change password''' to change the account password. This option is only available if the wiki is not connected to a central authentication provider.
 
*'''Access account data:''' Select '''My account data from this project''' to access account data from the wiki.
*'''Password''': If your wiki is not connected with the central authentication system of your company, you can manage your password here.
*'''Profile image:''' Select '''View profile''' to open the profile page, where the profile image can be uploaded or changed.
*'''Access account data:''' Export info of all preference settings in json format.
*'''Two-factor authentication:''' Shows the current two-factor authentication status. Select '''Manage''' to configure two-factor authentication. For more information, see [[Extension/ATHAuth]].
*'''Reset settings:''' This restores all preference settings including notifications subscriptions (which will be deleted).
*'''Profile image''': Link to the profile page where the image can be uploaded or changed.
*'''Privacy policy''' acceptance checkbox: Select and save this checkbox setting to confirm that your accept the privacy policy. Administrators can review this setting for all users on the page ''Special:Privacy_Admin''.
*'''Two-factor authentication:''' Allows to add an additional security check besides the password. For more info, see [[Manual:Extension/OATHAuth]].
 
===Internationalisation===
===Internationalisation===
 
*'''Language:''' Sets the language used for the wiki interface, including menus and other interface elements.
*'''Language:''' Users can change their personal language that is used in the layout and menus. BlueSpice currently supports de-formal-German (formal), de-German and en-English.
*'''How do you prefer to be described?:''' Sets the grammatical gender used by the software when addressing or mentioning the user. This preference is optional. The selected information is public.
*'''How do you prefer to be described?''' Option for setting your gender preferences.
Available options include:
 
*'''They edit wiki pages'''
=== Signature===
*'''She edits wiki pages'''
 
*'''He edits wiki pages'''
*'''Your existing signature:''' shows a preview of your current signature including your profile info when you hover over the link.
===Signature===
*'''New signature:''' customization option for the name shown for your signature.{{Textbox|boxtype=note|header=Authentication-dependenant setting|text=The "New signature" field is only available if there is no [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceConfigManager#https://en.wiki.bluespice.com/wiki/Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceConfigManager#PluggableAuth|authentication provider configured in the Configuration Manager]]. In that case, the field type needs to be change from info to text in the server configuration if custom signatures should be allowed.|icon=yes}}
*'''Your existing signature:''' Shows a preview of the current signature.
*'''Treat signature as wikitext:''' Your signature will be shown as text-only.
*'''New signature:''' Defines the name displayed as the signature.
 
*'''Treat signature as wikitext (without an automatic link to your user page):''' Determines whether the signature is interpreted as wikitext rather than as plain text. <br>
Comments on talk pages can be signed by entering <code>[[User:WikiSysop|WikiSysop]] ([[User talk:WikiSysop|talk]]) 08:28, 2 September 2026 (UTC)</code>. The wiki replaces the four tildes with the signature and a timestamp.
===Email options===
===Email options===
If you provide an email adress, you can specify to receive email notifications in addition to wiki notifications. This also affects the settings in the [[Manual:Preferences#Notifications|Notifications]] tab.
*'''Email:''' Shows the email address associated with the account.
 
*'''Show my email address to other users:''' Makes the email address visible to other users. <br>
In Wikis mit Anbindung an ein zentrales Authentifizierungssystem kann die E-Mail nicht vom Benutzer überschrieben werden.
If the wiki is connected to a central authentication provider, the email address may be managed by that system and cannot be changed in the wiki.
 
===Privacy===
=== Privacy ===
The following settings control acceptance of the site's privacy policy and terms of service:
If users deactivate at least one checkbox, they have to reactivate it during their next login. Using the wiki is not possible without both checkboxes being active.
*'''I accept the privacy policy of this site'''
 
*'''I accept the terms of service of this site''' <br>
Both settings must remain active to use the wiki. If either setting is deactivated, it must be accepted again during the next login.
==Appearance==
==Appearance==
===Skin===
===Skin===
If your system has more than one skin installed, you can select one here. It only affects your view. All other users see the skin that is selected in their preferences.
If multiple skins are available, select a skin for the personal view of the wiki. The selected skin affects only the current user.
 
=== Reading preferences===
'''Page previews:''' You can set if you want to see the first lines of an article as a tool tip before you click on a link. This functionality is provided by the extension [[Reference:Popups|Popups]].  
 
'''Reference previews:''' You can set if you want to see the first lines of a footnote as a tool tip before you click on a link. This functionality is provided by the extension [[Reference:Popups|Popups]]'''.'''
 
===Date format===
===Date format===
You can set how you would like to see the timestamp on wiki pages, for example the timestamp of a user signature on a discussion page.
Select the format used to display timestamps throughout the wiki, for example, on discussion pages.
===Time offset===
===Time offset===
 
*'''Server time:''' Shows the time of the wiki server.
*'''Server time:''' Shows the server time so that you can compare it to your local time.
*'''Local time:''' Shows the time based on the selected time zone.
*'''Local time:''' Shows the time set in the time zone setting.
*'''Time zone:''' Sets the time zone used to calculate the local time.
*'''Time zone:''' When you select  a time zone, your local time will be shown throughout the wiki wherever there is a timestamp.
===Advanced options===
 
====Link underlining====
===Files ===
Controls whether links in the content area are underlined.
 
*'''Skin or browser default:''' Uses the link styling defined by the skin.
*'''Image size limit:''' Sets the maximum size of the preview image on the file description page.
*'''Always:''' Always underlines links in the content area.
*'''Thumbnail size:''' Sets the default size of the thumbnail image when it is embedded in a page.
*'''Never:''' Never underlines links in the content area. <br>
*'''Enable Media Viewer:''' If this checkbox is not selected, image links on a page will load the file description page rather than the media viewer overlay.
The table of contents is not affected by this setting.
===Diffs===
====Context menu====
Diffs are a comparison view between different versions of a page. They are accessible from the version history of a page. You can select two versions for a comparison and then click ''Compare selected revisions'' to view the differences.
'''Open context menu by (not for mobile):''' Defines how the page context menu is opened.
*'''Do not show the page content below diffs:''' Turns off the display of the current page preview below the differences view.
*'''Click on right mouse button and pressing CTRL:''' Opens the BlueSpice context menu with a right-click while holding <code>CTRL</code>. A normal right-click opens the browser context menu.
 
*'''Click on right mouse button:''' Opens the BlueSpice context menu with a right-click. Holding <code>CTRL</code> opens the browser context menu. <br>
*'''Don't show diff after performing a rollback:''' After an administrator does a rollback of a page, the difference between the previous latest and the current latest version is shown by default. If turned off, the rollback loads the current page directly instead.
The context menu provides actions for a linked page without opening that page first.
*'''Don't show the [[Reference:RevisionSlider|revision slider]]:''' By default there is a collapsed interactive graph of the revision history. This graph can be deactivated.
[[File:preferences-contextmenu.png|center|thumb|220x220px|Context menu for a page link]]
 
===Preview===
=== Advanced options===
*'''Show preview for links:''' Shows a preview of the linked page when the pointer is moved over the link or when the link receives keyboard focus.
 
*'''Link underlining:'''  
**''Skin or browser default:'' Keeps the link settings as specified in the skin.
**''Always:'' Underlines all links in the content area of a page, even if the selected skin specifies no underlining. The table of contents is not affected by this setting.
**''Never:'' Never underlines links in the content area of a page, even if the selected skin specifies underlining.
*'''Show hidden categories:''' The categories that a page is in are normally listed on the page. A category can be hidden from this list by adding the magic word ''<code>[[mediawikiwiki:Help:Categories#Hidden_categories|HIDDENCAT__]]</code> to the category page. With this setting, a user can opt to show the hidden category anyway''
*'''Show a confirmation prompt when clicking on a rollback link:''' If an admin user wants to perform a rollback of multiple options from the version history of a page, the rollback is executed immediately after clickint the link by default. With this setting, the admin user needs to click on the "Rollback" link again to confirm the rollback before it is executed.
*'''Always enable safe mode:''' Loads pages without on-wiki javascript or user-css modifications. This can help with troubleshooting issues.
 
===Context menu===
Page links in the content area of the wiki show a context menu that allows to perform actions on the target page without having to go to the target page first. You can set whether you want to show the context menu with ''right-click'' or with r''ight-click + Strg.''
[[File:preferences-contextmenu.png|center|thumb|220x220px|context menu|]]
===Video player{{Bsvs|bsvTo=5.1}}===
When a page contains a video that was inserted with the [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpicePlayer|BlueSpicePlayer]] extension, you can set it to autoplay when you load a page.
 
=== Math ===
 
* (Explain formulae: Setting currently has no apparent effect.)
 
==Editing==
==Editing==
===General options===
===General options===
 
*'''Enable section editing by right clicking on section titles:''' Allows a section to be opened directly in edit mode by right-clicking its heading.
*'''Enable section editing by right clicking on section titles:''' Right-clicking a section title with the mouse sets the page in edit mode. The specified section can be edited immediately.
*'''Edit pages on double click:''' Opens a page in edit mode when the text area of the page is double-clicked.
*'''Editing pages by double clicking (JavaScript):''' Double-clicking on the page sets the page in edit mode. The double-click needs to be inside the text area of the page. Clicking in the title section of a page will not set the page into edit mode.
*<span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: Lato, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 252); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">'''Enable the'''</span> [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Paragraph-based_Edit_Conflict_Interface|'''Paragraph-based Edit Conflict Interface''']] '''<span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: Lato, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 252); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">to resolve edit conflicts</span>'''<span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: Lato, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 252); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">: Allows section-based merging of differences which improves the process for solving edit conflicts between users.  If this setting is disabled: Users will see the source code of the latest version, a diff view between the latest and the own version, and a source diting window to manually work on the user's unsaved version.</span>
 
===Editor===
===Editor===
 
*'''Mark all edits minor by default:''' Marks edits as minor by default when saving a page.
*'''Edit area font style:''' Displays source code in monospace, serif, or sans-serif font.{{Messagebox|boxtype=note|icon=|Note text=This setting is ignored if the [[Reference:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] extension is enabled (from BlueSpice 4.2).|bgcolor=}}
*'''Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary (or the default undo summary):''' Displays a prompt when an edit is saved without a custom edit summary.
*'''Mark all edits minor by default:''' This automatically sets the minor flag in the save dialog. It can be selected or deselected in the save dialog on the page itself:<br />[[File:usermenu-preferences-minoredit.png|center|400x400px|thumb|marking a minor edit]]
*'''Prompt to lock page when starting editing:''' Prompts to lock the page when editing starts. The page can also be locked later from the page menu.
{{Messagebox|boxtype=note|Note text=Note: The 'Watch this page' checkbox in the save dialog can be activated or deactivated by default under the preferences tab ''Watchlist'' under ''Advanced options: Add pages and files I edit to my watchlist''.}}
 
*'''Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary''': Displays a text message when you click ''Save changes'' reminding you to enter a summary description. If you do not enter a description after that, the page will save without the summary the next time you click ''Save changes.''[[File:preferences-editpromptwarning.png|center|thumb|400x400px|edit summary prompt]]<br />
*'''Warn me when I leave an edit page with unsaved changes:''' When you reload or leave a page with unsaved edits, a warning message is displayed. You can confirm to leave the page or stay on the page and save your changes.
*'''Enable the visual editor:''' Enables the extension [[Manual:Extension/VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] in visual editing mode. Disabling is not recommended, as this reverts the editor back to a simpler MediaWiki editor.
 
===<span class="col-black">Preview</span>===
These preview settings are only applied if you have temporarily disabled VisualEditor and the edit text area is on the same page as the page preview. In BlueSpice 3.1+ you can generally ignore these settings.
 
*'''Show preview on first edit:''' The preview of the article is displayed when you click on "Edit"
*'''Show preview before edit box:''' If this option is deactivated, the preview will be shown under the edit form
*'''Show previews without reloading the page'''
 
===Reminder===
 
*'''Default reminder period:''' Prefills the date field for reminders with ''current date + x days'' specified here.
*'''Set reminder on page creation:''' When you create a new page, a reminder for that page is automatically created based on the default reminder period.
*'''Do not create reminder for the following namespaces:''' Excludes namespaces from the automatic reminder if  "set reminder on page creation" is activated.
 
===Accessibility===
===Accessibility===
 
*'''Enable colorblind-friendly scheme for syntax highlighting when editing wikitext:''' Uses a colorblind-friendly color scheme for syntax highlighting when editing wikitext.
*'''Enable colorblind-friendly scheme:''' Changes the color scheme for extension CodeMirror. See [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Colorblind_mode|mediawiki.org documentation]].
{{Textbox|boxtype=note|header=Note|text=If a gadget provides syntax highlighting, this preference does not affect its color scheme.|icon=yes}}
 
==Recent changes==
==Recent changes==
===Display options===
===Display options===
 
*'''Days to show in recent changes:''' Sets the number of days included in the default view of Recent changes. The maximum is 90 days.
*'''Days to show in recent changes:''' You can set how many results are displayed on the page ''Recent changes''.
*'''Number of edits to show in recent changes, page histories, and in logs, by default:''' Sets the default number of edits displayed in Recent changes, page histories, and logs. The maximum is 1000.
*'''Number of edits to show in recent changes, (,...) by default:''' Setting for the filter (1) on the ''Recent changes'' page and similar log pages. The filter can be manually changed during page visits.[[File:preferences-recent changes display options.png|alt=screenshot of the filter section of the page "Recent changes"|center|thumb|550x550px|Recent changes default filter setting (1)]]
===Advanced options===
 
*'''Group changes by page in recent changes and watchlist:''' Groups changes to the same page into a collapsible view.
===Advanced options ===
===Changes shown===
 
*'''Hide minor edits from recent changes:''' Hides edits marked as minor from the default Recent changes view.
*'''Group changes by page in recent changes and watchlist:''' This view creates a collapsible view of all the changes on a page that occured before another page was edited. All changes still count towards the number of changes that are set in the view filter for the page.[[File:preferences-recent changes - grouping.png|alt=Screenshot of grouped changes on the page "Recent changes"|center|thumb|550x550px|Grouped changes]]
*'''Use non-JavaScript interface:''' Removes the advanced filter option to save filters and to color-highlight changes.
 
=== Changes shown ===
*'''Hide minor edits from recent changes:''' Hide [[metawikimedia:Help:Minor_edit|edits marked as minor]]  from appearing on your ''Recent changes'' page by default.
==Watchlist==
==Watchlist==
===Edit watchlist===
===Edit watchlist===
 
The following options open pages for managing watchlist entries:
*'''Edit entries on your watchlist:'''
*'''View and remove titles on your watchlist:''' Opens the page for viewing and removing titles from the watchlist.
**''View and remove titles on your watchlist:'' Links to the page Special:EditWatchlist whre you can manage your watchlist entries. The watchlist is organized by namespaces.
*'''Edit raw watchlist:''' Opens a text-based interface for removing pages from the watchlist.
**''Edit raw watchlist:'' Links to the page Special:EditWatchlist/raw where you can remove pages by page name from a textbox. This list is also organized by namespaces.
*'''Clear your watchlist:''' Removes all pages from the watchlist.
**''Clear watchlist:'' Links to the page Special:EditWatchlist/clear where you can empty your watchlist with the click of a button.
 
===Display options===
===Display options===
 
*'''Days to show in watchlist:''' Sets the default period for which changes are displayed on the watchlist. The maximum is 90 days.
*'''Days to show in watchlist''' (default:7)''':''' Presets the value in the selection menu Period of time to display on the page ''Special:Watchlist.''
*'''Maximum number of changes to show in watchlist:''' Sets the maximum number of changes displayed on the watchlist. The maximum is 1000.
*'''Maximum number of changes to show in watchlist''' (default:250)''':''' Limits the number of changes that are displayed in your watchlist.
 
This example shows a default setting of 8 days and 20 changes.
[[File:preferences-watchlistoptions.png|center|thumb|480x480px|watchlist display options]]
<br />
 
===Advanced options===
===Advanced options===
 
*'''Expand watchlist to show all changes, not just the most recent:''' Displays all changes to a watched page within the selected period instead of only the most recent change. This option is enabled by default.
* '''Expand watchlist to show all changes, not just the most recent''' (default): Determins if a changed page is displayed several times in the filtered time period or if only the latest change is listed.
*'''Add direct unwatch/watch markers (×/+) to watched pages with changes (JavaScript required for toggle functionality):''' Adds markers to changed watched pages for quickly adding or removing the page from the watchlist.
* '''Add direct unwatch/watch markers (×/+) to watched pages with changes (JavaScript required for toggle functionality):''' An icon for the direct removal of the page from the watchlist is available.[[File:Preferences-watchlist-marker.png|alt=screenshot of direct markers|center|thumb|550x550px|Direct markers: (1) Changes have been read, (2) remove from watchlist, (3) changes have not been read]]
[[File:Preferences-watchlist-marker.png|alt=Watchlist showing direct watch and unwatch markers|center|thumb|550x550px|Direct watch and unwatch markers]]
* '''Use non-JavaScript interface:''' A basic view of the watchlist loads (without special filter menu and without highlighting options).
===Changes shown===
 
These settings define the default filters for changes displayed on the watchlist:
=== Changes shown ===
*'''Hide minor edits from the watchlist'''
These settings configure a standard filter for the watchlist. By default, no filter is applied. Possible standard filters are:
*'''Hide bot edits from the watchlist'''
 
*'''Hide my edits from the watchlist'''
* '''Hide minor edits from the watchlist'''
*'''Hide edits by anonymous users from the watchlist'''
* '''Hide bot edits from the watchlist'''
*'''Hide edits by logged in users from the watchlist'''
* '''Hide my edits from the watchlist'''
===Watched pages===
* '''Hide edits by anonymous users from the watchlist'''
These settings determine which pages and files are automatically added to the watchlist.
* '''Hide edits by logged in users from the watchlist'''
*'''Add pages and files I edit to my watchlist'''
 
*'''Add pages and files I move to my watchlist'''
[[File:preferences-watchlist- filter settings.png|alt=screenshot of a standard filter with preset values from the preferences settings|center|thumb|750x750px|Standard filter with preset values from the preferences settings]]
*'''Add pages I create and files I upload to my watchlist'''
 
*'''Add pages where I have performed a rollback to my watchlist'''
=== Watched pages ===
*'''Add new files I upload to my watchlist''': enabled by default.
These settings determin which pages are automatically added to the watchlist by preselecting the  checkbox ''Watch this page'' of the related dialog window. If no dialog window is available, the addition to the watchlist automatically happens in the background:
*'''Add pages and files I delete to my watchlist''' <br>
 
When a corresponding dialog provides a '''Watch this page''' checkbox, these preferences determine whether the checkbox is selected by default. If no dialog is available, the page or file is added to the watchlist automatically according to the preference.
* '''Add pages and files I edit to my watchlist (default)'''[[File:Preferences-watchlist-checkbox.png|alt=screenshot of the "Save" dialog window with prechecked watchlist checkbox|center|thumb|400x400px|Pre-checked watchlist checkbox]]
[[File:Preferences-watchlist-checkbox.png|alt=Save dialog with the Watch this page checkbox selected|center|thumb|400x400px|Preselected Watch this page checkbox]]
* '''Add pages and files I move to my watchlist'''
* '''Add pages and files I delete to my watchlist'''
* '''Add pages I create and files I upload to my watchlist''' (default)
* '''Add pages where I have performed a rollback to my watchlist'''
* '''Add new files I upload to my watchlist''' (default)
 
===Token===
===Token===
 
*'''Watchlist token:''' Provides a secret key for accessing the watchlist through a web feed. The token can be viewed and reset.
*'''Watchlist token:''' The token can be used to create a public <span class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="bf1981220040a8ac147698c85d55334f" data-hasqtip="0">RSS</span> feed to your watchlist. Anyone who knows this token can access the feed. The syntax for the feed URL is:  <code>https://[YourWikiDomain]/w/api.php?action=feedwatchlist&wlowner=[USERNAME]&wltoken=[TOKEN]</code>  .
{{Textbox|boxtype=important|header=Security|text=Anyone who knows the watchlist token can read the watchlist. Do not share the token.|icon=yes}}
 
==Extended search==
== Extended Search ==
===Search areas===
Here you can set which namespaces you want to get a boost in your search results. This can be useful if you work in only some areas of the wiki or if you are looking for information in a few areas of your wiki only.
'''Preferred namespaces:''' Defines the namespaces that receive a higher priority in search results.
 
===Search settings===
== Notifications ==
*'''Enable search using a keyboard shortcut:''' Enables the keyboard shortcut <code>Shift + 7</code> for opening the search.
Here you can set how and when you would like to receive notifications in email and/or in the notifications area for your user account (Web notifications). If you haven't received email notifications yet, make sure that your email address is shown in your user profile preferences.  
==Notifications==
 
Notification preferences control which subscribed notifications are delivered through the wiki and, where configured, by email.
To receive certain notifications, you need to create different subscription types. There are also system notifications that are automatically sent from the wiki (e.g., workflow tasks) and that cannot be deactivated.
===Notification subscriptions===
 
Subscriptions can be configured for different types of events. <br>
[[Manual:Extension/NotifyMe|{{Icon|bi bi-arrow-right-circle|||}} View documentation.]]
'''Page lifecycle events:'''
==Semantic MediaWiki==
*Page created
These user preferences are provided by Semantic MediaWiki. If you would like to change these settings, you can visit the corresponding [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:User_preferences help page].
*Page moved
 
*Page deleted <br>
<br />
'''Recent activity:'''
[[Category:Personalization]]
*Page edited
 
*A new comment has been added to a page to which the user has subscribed via preferences
[[en:{{FULLPAGENAME}}]]
*Another user replied to a comment that the user has created or is watching
[[de:Benutzereinstellungen]]
<br>
'''Page quality:'''
*Page approved
<br>
Some system notifications are sent regardless of notification subscriptions. For example, a notification is sent when a task is assigned to a user.
<br>
Notifications for watched pages are different: they depend on the notification subscriptions configured for the watchlist.
===Notification channels===
Notifications are always available in the wiki. Additional delivery channels can be configured where available.
<br>
'''Email''' settings include the frequency of email notifications:
*'''Instant'''
*'''Daily'''
*'''Weekly'''
<br>
An email address must be available in the user profile to receive email notifications.

Revision as of 08:28, 2 September 2026

Important!A job queue processes changes to user preferences. There may therefore be a delay before changes to the settings take effect.

Preferences control personal settings for the account, including the user profile, appearance, editing, recent changes, watchlist, search, and notifications.

Accessing preferences

  1. Open the user menu.
  2. Select Preferences.
  3. Change the required settings and select Save.

Alternatively, open Special:Enhanced_Preferances directly.

NoteThe Reset to default preferences button restores the default preference settings and deletes notification subscriptions.

User profile

Basic information

  • Connected apps: Select Manage connected applications to manage applications connected to the account.
  • Real name: The real name is optional. If provided, it may be used to give attribution for work in the wiki.
  • Password: Select Change password to change the account password. This option is only available if the wiki is not connected to a central authentication provider.
  • Access account data: Select My account data from this project to access account data from the wiki.
  • Profile image: Select View profile to open the profile page, where the profile image can be uploaded or changed.
  • Two-factor authentication: Shows the current two-factor authentication status. Select Manage to configure two-factor authentication. For more information, see Extension/ATHAuth.

Internationalisation

  • Language: Sets the language used for the wiki interface, including menus and other interface elements.
  • How do you prefer to be described?: Sets the grammatical gender used by the software when addressing or mentioning the user. This preference is optional. The selected information is public.

Available options include:

  • They edit wiki pages
  • She edits wiki pages
  • He edits wiki pages

Signature

  • Your existing signature: Shows a preview of the current signature.
  • New signature: Defines the name displayed as the signature.
  • Treat signature as wikitext (without an automatic link to your user page): Determines whether the signature is interpreted as wikitext rather than as plain text.

Comments on talk pages can be signed by entering WikiSysop (talk) 08:28, 2 September 2026 (UTC). The wiki replaces the four tildes with the signature and a timestamp.

Email options

  • Email: Shows the email address associated with the account.
  • Show my email address to other users: Makes the email address visible to other users.

If the wiki is connected to a central authentication provider, the email address may be managed by that system and cannot be changed in the wiki.

Privacy

The following settings control acceptance of the site's privacy policy and terms of service:

  • I accept the privacy policy of this site
  • I accept the terms of service of this site

Both settings must remain active to use the wiki. If either setting is deactivated, it must be accepted again during the next login.

Appearance

Skin

If multiple skins are available, select a skin for the personal view of the wiki. The selected skin affects only the current user.

Date format

Select the format used to display timestamps throughout the wiki, for example, on discussion pages.

Time offset

  • Server time: Shows the time of the wiki server.
  • Local time: Shows the time based on the selected time zone.
  • Time zone: Sets the time zone used to calculate the local time.

Advanced options

Controls whether links in the content area are underlined.

  • Skin or browser default: Uses the link styling defined by the skin.
  • Always: Always underlines links in the content area.
  • Never: Never underlines links in the content area.

The table of contents is not affected by this setting.

Context menu

Open context menu by (not for mobile): Defines how the page context menu is opened.

  • Click on right mouse button and pressing CTRL: Opens the BlueSpice context menu with a right-click while holding CTRL. A normal right-click opens the browser context menu.
  • Click on right mouse button: Opens the BlueSpice context menu with a right-click. Holding CTRL opens the browser context menu.

The context menu provides actions for a linked page without opening that page first.

Context menu for a page link

Preview

  • Show preview for links: Shows a preview of the linked page when the pointer is moved over the link or when the link receives keyboard focus.

Editing

General options

  • Enable section editing by right clicking on section titles: Allows a section to be opened directly in edit mode by right-clicking its heading.
  • Edit pages on double click: Opens a page in edit mode when the text area of the page is double-clicked.

Editor

  • Mark all edits minor by default: Marks edits as minor by default when saving a page.
  • Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary (or the default undo summary): Displays a prompt when an edit is saved without a custom edit summary.
  • Prompt to lock page when starting editing: Prompts to lock the page when editing starts. The page can also be locked later from the page menu.

Accessibility

  • Enable colorblind-friendly scheme for syntax highlighting when editing wikitext: Uses a colorblind-friendly color scheme for syntax highlighting when editing wikitext.
NoteIf a gadget provides syntax highlighting, this preference does not affect its color scheme.

Recent changes

Display options

  • Days to show in recent changes: Sets the number of days included in the default view of Recent changes. The maximum is 90 days.
  • Number of edits to show in recent changes, page histories, and in logs, by default: Sets the default number of edits displayed in Recent changes, page histories, and logs. The maximum is 1000.

Advanced options

  • Group changes by page in recent changes and watchlist: Groups changes to the same page into a collapsible view.

Changes shown

  • Hide minor edits from recent changes: Hides edits marked as minor from the default Recent changes view.

Watchlist

Edit watchlist

The following options open pages for managing watchlist entries:

  • View and remove titles on your watchlist: Opens the page for viewing and removing titles from the watchlist.
  • Edit raw watchlist: Opens a text-based interface for removing pages from the watchlist.
  • Clear your watchlist: Removes all pages from the watchlist.

Display options

  • Days to show in watchlist: Sets the default period for which changes are displayed on the watchlist. The maximum is 90 days.
  • Maximum number of changes to show in watchlist: Sets the maximum number of changes displayed on the watchlist. The maximum is 1000.

Advanced options

  • Expand watchlist to show all changes, not just the most recent: Displays all changes to a watched page within the selected period instead of only the most recent change. This option is enabled by default.
  • Add direct unwatch/watch markers (×/+) to watched pages with changes (JavaScript required for toggle functionality): Adds markers to changed watched pages for quickly adding or removing the page from the watchlist.
Watchlist showing direct watch and unwatch markers
Direct watch and unwatch markers

Changes shown

These settings define the default filters for changes displayed on the watchlist:

  • Hide minor edits from the watchlist
  • Hide bot edits from the watchlist
  • Hide my edits from the watchlist
  • Hide edits by anonymous users from the watchlist
  • Hide edits by logged in users from the watchlist

Watched pages

These settings determine which pages and files are automatically added to the watchlist.

  • Add pages and files I edit to my watchlist
  • Add pages and files I move to my watchlist
  • Add pages I create and files I upload to my watchlist
  • Add pages where I have performed a rollback to my watchlist
  • Add new files I upload to my watchlist: enabled by default.
  • Add pages and files I delete to my watchlist

When a corresponding dialog provides a Watch this page checkbox, these preferences determine whether the checkbox is selected by default. If no dialog is available, the page or file is added to the watchlist automatically according to the preference.

Save dialog with the Watch this page checkbox selected
Preselected Watch this page checkbox

Token

  • Watchlist token: Provides a secret key for accessing the watchlist through a web feed. The token can be viewed and reset.
SecurityAnyone who knows the watchlist token can read the watchlist. Do not share the token.

Search areas

Preferred namespaces: Defines the namespaces that receive a higher priority in search results.

Search settings

  • Enable search using a keyboard shortcut: Enables the keyboard shortcut Shift + 7 for opening the search.

Notifications

Notification preferences control which subscribed notifications are delivered through the wiki and, where configured, by email.

Notification subscriptions

Subscriptions can be configured for different types of events.
Page lifecycle events:

  • Page created
  • Page moved
  • Page deleted

Recent activity:

  • Page edited
  • A new comment has been added to a page to which the user has subscribed via preferences
  • Another user replied to a comment that the user has created or is watching


Page quality:

  • Page approved


Some system notifications are sent regardless of notification subscriptions. For example, a notification is sent when a task is assigned to a user.
Notifications for watched pages are different: they depend on the notification subscriptions configured for the watchlist.

Notification channels

Notifications are always available in the wiki. Additional delivery channels can be configured where available.
Email settings include the frequency of email notifications:

  • Instant
  • Daily
  • Weekly


An email address must be available in the user profile to receive email notifications.


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