Wikipedia:Cascade-protected items
Items transcluded here are considered ultra-high-use and are often critical to the Wikipedia interface or used on many articles or other pages. Occasionally, individual templates will be part of a very closely-related family of templates, all of which should probably be cascade-protected to avoid problems; even if an individual template in such a family isn't widely used, it should still be protected for the same reason. Templates that are template protected or temporarily fully-protected (whether for vandalism, an edit war, or some other reason) do not belong here. Articles should NEVER be added to this page.
This page is used to protect:
- High-risk templates that should always be protected, using cascading protection. On occasion, accidental unprotection or transclusion of unprotected templates into protected templates have led to severe disruption.
- High-risk files transcluded by them or used in the interface.
Do not delete or unprotect items because they are listed on this page! Don't do it, especially if a file has a backup copy on Commons. This page is meant to be an extra protection, to protect against silly mistakes, such as admins deleting or unprotecting high-risk templates and files. This cascade page is not meant to be the only protection. Items should generally only be removed from this page as a result of a deletion discussion closed as delete, in the course of complete deprecation in favor of a newer item, or because there is consensus to drop the item's protection to template protection. They should not be removed just because they are no longer widely used.
If this page causes any kind of problem, please ask on the talk page or speak to an(other) admin.
Changes must be requested on the talk page using {{editprotected}}.[1] Cascading protection should not, generally, be applied to individual templates, since it protects their /doc subpages as well.
Escape templates
Often used in system messages and templates with Parser Functions.
- Template:!-
- Template:Pipedash
- Template:'
- Template:(
- Template:((
- Template:)
- Template:)!
- Template:-!-
- Template:End box
- Template:S-end
- Template:·
- Template:,
- Template:•
- Template:*
- Template:Bull
- Template:Bullet
Citation templates
Used in almost every article
- Template:Citation
- Template:Cite
- Template:Cite citation
- Template:Citation/core
- Template:Harvard reference/core
- Template:Citation core
- Template:Citation/make link
- Template:Citation/Link
- Template:Cite book
- Template:Book reference
- Template:Book reference url
- Template:Citebook
- Template:Cite Book
- Template:Cite books
- Template:Cite-book
- Template:Cite conference
- Template:Conference reference
- Template:Cite encyclopedia
- Template:Citeencyclopedia
- Template:Cite encyclopaedia
- Template:Cite dictionary
- Template:Cite encyclopædia
- Template:Cite episode
- Template:Cite show
- Template:Cite journal
- Template:Citepaper
- Template:Cite paper
- Template:Cite magazine
- Template:Cite magazine article
- Template:Cite Journal
- Template:Citejournal
- Template:Cite Magazine
- Template:Cite mailing list
- Template:Cite mailinglist
- Template:Cite map
- Template:Cite maps
- Template:Cite news
- Template:Citenews
- Template:Citenewsauthor
- Template:Cite news-q
- Template:Cite newspaper
- Template:Cite-news
- Template:Cite news2
- Template:Cite new
- Template:Cite newsgroup
- Template:Cite usenet
- Template:Cite press release
- Template:Cite pressrelease
- Template:Cite press
- Template:Cite press release.
- Template:Cite video
- Template:Cite audio
- Template:Cite media
- Template:Cite DVD
- Template:Cite dvd
- Template:Cite web
- Template:Web reference
- Template:Web-reference
- Template:Web cite
- Template:Cite website
- Template:Cite-web
- Template:Citeweb
- Template:Web citation
- Template:Cite url
- Template:Cite blog
- Template:Cite Web
- Template:Cite webpage
- Template:Citation needed
- Template:Are you sure?
- Template:Citation missing
- Template:Citation Needed
- Template:Citation requested
- Template:Citation-needed
- Template:Citationeeded
- Template:Citationneeded
- Template:Cite missing
- Template:Cite needed
- Template:Cite source
- Template:Cite-needed
- Template:Citeneeded
- Template:Citesource
- Template:Fact
- Template:Facts
- Template:Needcite
- Template:Needs citation
- Template:Needs citations
- Template:Needsref
- Template:Proveit
- Template:Ref?
- Template:Reference needed
- Template:Refneeded
- Template:Refplease
- Template:Source needed
- Template:Source?
- Template:Sourceme
- Template:Uncited
Meta templates
High-risk templates that serve as "roots" for more specific templates.
- Template:Tl
- Template:T
- Template:T1
- Template:Tp
- Template:TI
- Template:Temp
- Template:Template
- Template:Template link
- Template:TemplateLink
- Template:Tmbox
- Template:Cmbox
- Template:Ombox
- Template:Mbox
- Template:Fmbox warning ruler
- Template:Main other
- Template:Ns0
- Template:Talk other
- Template:File other
- Template:Image other
- Template:Template other
- Template:Category handler
- Template:If empty
- Template:Check talk
- Template:Check talk Talk
- Template:Check talk Template
- Template:Check talk Wikipedia
- Template:Check talk Wikipedia talk
- Template:Check talk User talk
- Template:Check talk User
- Template:Check talk Image
- Template:Check talk Image talk
- Template:Check talk Category
- Template:Check talk Category talk
- Template:Checktalk
Interface templates
Templates that are used in the interface. That is, templates that have been designed to be used in the MediaWiki namespace.
- Template:Editnotice load
- Template:Editnotice load/core
- Template:New page DYM
- Template:No article text
- Template:Script doc auto
- Template:Script doc auto/core
- Template:Script doc auto/core2
- Template:SpecialCategoryTOC
- Template:Anontools
- Template:Anontools/ipv4
- Template:Anontools/ipv6
Cenarium's stuff
- Template:Yesno
- Template:Class
- Template:Classicon
- Template:Class/icon
- Template:Class/colour
- Template:Classcol
- Template:Class colour
- Template:Class color
- Template:Classcolour
- Template:Classcolor
- Template:Class col
- Template:Importance
- Template:Nowrap
- Template:Reflist
- Template:Fix
- Template:WPBannerMeta
- Template:WPBannerMeta/importance
- Template:WPBannerMeta/core
- Template:WPBannerMeta/istemplate
- Template:WPBannerMeta/class
- Template:WPBannerMeta/qualityscale
- Template:WPBannerMeta/importancescale
Cascade protected images
The images listed here are protected even if they are accidentally deleted. Thus no-one can upload a bad image during that time. This also protects the images after they have been restored, since admins sometimes forget to re-protect the images after they have restored them.
Admins sometimes delete protected images by accident, or because they think we don't need them since they exist on Commons. But images are usually locally uploaded and protected here at the English Wikipedia since they are used in an interface message or in some widely used template. Thus these images are high-use and high-risk.
Used in interface and message boxes
File:Ambox important.svg
File:Ambox warning pn.svg
File:Cscr-featured.svg
File:Edit-clear.svg
File:Imbox license.png
File:Information icon4.svg
File:Merge-split-transwiki default.svg
File:Semi-protection-shackle.svg
File:Ambox deletion.png
File:Ambox notice.png
File:Imbox content.png
File:Imbox style.png
File:Imbox notice.png
File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
The 50 most-used images
File:Information.svg
File:Symbol stub class.svg
File:Information.png
File:Crystal personal.svg
File:P vip.svg
File:Nuvola apps important.svg
File:Symbol start class.svg
File:Symbol question.svg
File:Ambox warning pn.svg
File:Symbol category class.svg
File:Robot icôn.svg
File:Question book-new.svg
File:Stop hand nuvola.svg
File:Flag of the United States.svg
File:Commons-logo.svg
File:Red pog.svg
File:Imbox deletion.png
File:PD-icon.svg
File:Nuvola apps korganizer.svg
File:Ambox content.png
File:Sports and games.png
File:Video-x-generic.svg
File:Wiki letter w.svg
File:Vynil record.jpg
File:Disambig gray.svg
File:CC some rights reserved.svg
File:Cc-by new white.svg
File:Button sig.png
File:Flag of France.svg
File:Disambig.svg
File:Cc-sa white.svg
File:Flag of Poland.svg
File:NotCommons-emblem-copyrighted.svg
File:Camera-photo.svg
File:Flag of Australia.svg
File:Soccer ball.svg
File:WikiProject United States logo.svg
File:Stop x nuvola with clock.svg
File:Waricon.svg
File:Stop x nuvola.svg
File:Portal-puzzle.svg
File:Flag of Canada.svg
File:Copyright CD.svg
File:A coloured voting box.svg
File:Symbol c class.svg
File:Flag of Germany.svg
File:Stop hand.svg
File:Flag of India.svg
The 51-100 most used images
File:Replacement filing cabinet.svg
File:Symbol neutral vote.svg
File:Edit-clear.svg
File:Symbol template class.svg
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
File:Symbol list class.svg
File:Purple question mark.svg
File:Feed-icon.svg
File:Symbol b class.svg
File:Bclass-checklist.svg
File:Ambox warning yellow.svg
File:Clipboard.svg
File:Symbol support vote.svg
File:Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg
File:Imbox content.png
File:Copyright-problem.svg
File:Terrestrial globe.svg
File:Flag of England.svg
File:Flag of Italy.svg
File:Flag of Russia.svg
File:WP Canada Logo-.svg
File:Flag of Japan.svg
File:Exquisite-kfind.png
File:Poland map flag.svg
File:Symbol redirect vote2.svg
File:Symbol redirect class.svg
File:Template-info.svg
File:Flag of Spain.svg
File:Olympic Rings.svg
File:Gnome-mime-text-x-credits.svg
File:OlympicsWP logo.svg
File:Africa satellite orthographic.jpg
File:Updated DYK query.svg
File:Exquisite-microphone.png
File:Nuvola apps package graphics.svg
File:Flag of Sweden.svg
File:Puppeter template.svg
File:Insert-signature.png
File:P train.svg
File:Image-request.svg
File:Three rail tracks 350.jpg
File:Information icon.svg
File:Red x.svg
File:Gamepad.svg
File:Flag of Brazil.svg
File:Soccerball mask.svg
File:Television icon.png
File:Yes check.svg
File:School ip.svg
File:Crystal Clear app Login Manager 2.png
File:Baseball (crop).jpg
File:WPVG icon 2016.svg
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Images used in system messages
File:Lock icon blue.gif
File:Example.jpg
File:Button redirect.png
File:Button enter.png
File:Button upper letter.png
File:Button lower letter.png
File:Button small.png
File:Button hide comment.png
File:Button gallery.png
File:Button blockquote.png
File:Button insert table.png
File:Button reflink.png
File:Monobook-bullet.png
File:Monobook-bullet-ga.png
File:Monobook-bullet-star.png
File:Button link.png
File:Crystal 128 kivio.png
File:Gtk-dialog-info-14px.png
File:Imbox content.png
File:Imbox notice.png
File:Imbox style.png
File:Nuvola actions undo.png
File:Ambox warning orange.svg
File:Ambox warning pn.svg
File:Ambox warning yellow.svg
File:Circle-style-warning.svg
File:Commons-logo.svg
File:Crystal Clear app amor.png
File:Crystal Clear app help index.png
File:Crystal Clear app ktip.png
File:Crystal Clear app lphoto.png
File:Emblem-question-yellow.svg
File:Mail-send-receive.svg
File:Namespace MediaWiki.svg
File:Template-info.svg
File:User-info.svg
File:Yes check.svg
File:Wiki letter w.svg
Other known high-risk images
File:Ambox deletion.png
File:Cscr-featured.svg
File:Icon - upload photo.svg
File:Commons-logo-en.svg
File:Questionmark copyright.svg
File:Gtk-go-back-ltr.svg
File:Emblem-important.svg
File:Searchtool.svg
File:Cc-nc white.svg
File:Cc-nd white.svg
File:Green check.png
Padlock sets
File:Cascade-protection-shackle.svg
File:Create-protection-shackle.svg
File:Extended-protection-shackle.svg
File:Full-protection-shackle.svg
File:Interface-protection-shackle.svg
File:Move-protection-shackle.svg
File:Office-protection-shackle.svg
File:Pending-protection-shackle.svg
File:Semi-protection-shackle.svg
File:Template-protection-shackle.svg
File:Upload-protection-shackle.svg
DYK stuff
- Template:Did you know/Queue/1
- Template:Did you know/Queue/2
- Template:Did you know/Queue/3
- Template:Did you know/Queue/4
- Template:Did you know/Queue/5
- Template:Did you know/Queue/6
- Template:Did you know/Queue/7
Main Page
Footnotes
This page was initially in user space at User:Cenarium/Protected templates, whose idea it was. It was copied/moved to Wikipedia space on 16:57, 14 October 2009 (UTC). Similar pages from other users, notably User:Hersfold/Lockbox, User:Dinoguy1000/Lockbox, User:Davidgothberg/Lockbox, and User:Mifter/Protection Test have been incorporated.
See also
- Full list of cascade-protected pages
- Wikipedia:Protection policy#Cascading protection
- Wikipedia:High-risk templates
- Wikipedia:List of indefinitely protected pages#High use templates
- Category:Wikipedia protected templates
- {{High-use}}
- {{Used in system}}
- ^ Editors can edit the lead of this page (this edit is proof of that) since JoJo moved the cascade protected stuff to Wikipedia:Cascade-protected items/content in 2017.