AbuseFilter Improvements (Community Wishlist/FA14)
Long-term opportunity
Description
AbuseFilter is a tool used by Wikimedia admins to automatically detect and prevent harmful edits, such as vandalism, spam, or policy violations, by setting customizable rules that trigger warnings, blocks, or logging actions. It is crucial for administrators because it helps enforce site policies efficiently, reducing manual workload while maintaining content integrity. This collection of wishes is aimed at improving or extending AbuseFilter to enhance its flexibility, accuracy, and usability, leading to stronger protection against disruptive edits and better moderation across Wikimedia projects.
Other details
- Created: 19:02, 13 March 2025
- Last updated: 16:00, 4 October 2025
Wishes in this focus area
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Voting
This focus area currently has 8 supporters. Voting for this focus area is open until it is completed.
Supporters of this area
Support another related long-term wish: CU-level abuse filters phab:T234155 Johannnes89 (talk) 10:07, 14 March 2025
Support This has been my personal focus area for years. Matěj Suchánek (talk) 18:30, 14 March 2025
Support I totally get that vandalism and long-term abuse are issues, but I think it's a good idea to make some improvements to the Abuse Filter system. It could help prevent people from misusing it. Junior5a (talk) 04:40, 26 April 2025
Support ChildrenWillListen (talk) 20:28, 26 August 2025